Keep Moving Ahead!: October 2010

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Provo Halloween 1/2 marathon

*RUNNING BUDDIES*

It was a perfect day for a fall run which took us from Aspen Grove down to the Riverwoods shopping center in Orem... Yes, it was quite the downhill course :)
One of the highlights were all the costumes! Aren't you proud of Matt for dressing up??

Matt came in first at 1:40; Leesa came in at 1:42; and I came in at 1:48.

Yes, my husband ROCKS!! I am very lucky he's mine:) He came in 292nd overall and I came in 523rd overall; Just a mere 231 people behind him... no wonder I couldn't see him in the crowd!
Oh yea, this is out of 2879 runners!not too shabby :)

My great running partner and friend, Leesa Jones. We have been running for about 5 years and we hope to continue for many many more!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Pumpkins with...

PERSONALITY

The kids had fun giving their pumpkins a "personal" touch this year.

Luckily, they were blessed with creative genes from their Dad :)

Good thing I'm around to take the pictures, right?!

Happy Halloween!

Sunday, October 24, 2010

cRaZy HaIr DaY!!

Emily and Thomas had NO problems getting up for one of their most FAVORITE days of the year...

CrAzY hAiR dAy!

FUN TIMES :)
I wonder how much school work they got done...

Thursday, October 21, 2010

XC STATE MEET

XC STATE MEET 2010 at Sugarhouse Park

14 years old, a freshman, running against 150 of the BEST RUNNERS in the STATE... Was she NERVOUS?

WHO WOULDN'T BE?

It was a VERY TOUGH course with LOT's of HILLS

KILLER hills!

Jac ran hard and did her best to stay strong. It wasn't her best race. It was actually an "off" day for her. Frustrating? Yes, especially when it's your last race of the year. BUT this is how life goes...she now knows what it feels like to have a "bad" race day.

"Bad race" is all relative of course since even on her "off" day Jac came in...

17th place!!

One of Jac's many gifts is that she is TEACHABLE . She learns from her experiences, good and bad. She has such a positive attitude. She knows she had an AMAZING season. She is proud of what she has accomplished. With that said, she is not afraid to be honest with herself, find out where she can improve and work hard to prepare herself even better for next year. Watch out runners, she will be READY!

We are so PROUD

Coach Rowe and Coach Hays

Coaches can make a HUGE difference. We have been so grateful for their passion and dedication to helping every person reach the full potential.

JAC and KENZ... the ONLY FRESHMEN on the team AND they came in

17th and 19th place!!!

THAT is something to CHEER about! :)

This team has had so much fun together. I have been amazed at the caliber of people the XC team is made of. I guess it just shows you that runners are AWESOME! hee hee

True friends are priceless; luckily,this team is full of them!
GOOD THING WE HAVE 3 MORE YEARS TOGETHER! :)