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pictures of my
"292 mile Badwater double" race from 2001...
August, 2006
12 days in BORA BORA!
Bathing Suit #2
front side. |
side view |
Bathing suit #3 |
This is how we got from our villa to the gym, beach, activities, and
dining. I could get use to this kind of life! |
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Bathing suit #4
sorry, back side only
We had a private pool
on our deck, and each morning we would jump off into the ocean.
A shark was spotted here just the day before. |
My teenagers were little boys again, and I couldn't ask for more.... |
Moe flying |
Ben walking on water, hmmm... |
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We swam with stingrays and sharks. The stingrays would let you
kiss them! |
Nothing like a sunset! |
The St. Regis was so peaceful and relaxing. |
Alan, Moe and Ben walking to our boat taxi to take us to another
motu for dinner. |
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Ben has so much passion and loves life...Many could learn from this
kid! |
Ben now wanted to play "be the model"...I think he's got it! |
Alan went scuba diving and was down for almost an hour. There
were no cell phones or traffic, just caves and the most beautiful
fish and sharks. |
Moe,
he's my little baby still... |
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Moe wants to be a cardiologist or neuro surgeon when he gets
older... |
The boys just got back from a 2 hour, 14 mile jet ski ride around
the island. |
Ben,
my little creative one! |
Another hobby that I enjoy so much, photography. See below
with the photos I shot of our fires. |
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My feet just a couple weeks after Badwater. I lost my toe
nails and I love that, they get in the way when I run my 100 mile
ultra marathons... |
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July, 2006
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 My
boys! |
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March, 2006
 these are my other training partners...they are
very well trained! |
I love Missoni (and Gucci, Prada, Tod's, etc)...ok
the other side of me! Check out my Missoni dress, mmmm, and my
son and husband, another mmmm... |
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 I
just got old...we bought our son his first car...I went from putting
him in a baby
seat, to a drivers seat, in a wink! |
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Wildfires, September 2005
Here are a few
pictures that I took during our fires that started in Chatsworth, burned
through Bell Canyon, Agoura and my neighborhood foothills of Hidden
Hills. The area that burned close to Hidden Hills, was Ahmanson
Ranch were I train running, and train my horses. I ran my solo 100
mile run in Ahmanson just weeks before this fire and as I watched it
burn for 2 days, along with my community, we were so devastated and
saddened to witness animals fleeing from their homes and how this
beautiful park, is now gone. I truly admire the firemen for making
our children, and our community feel safe. Running down the
streets with horses in a panic is not anything I want to do again.
I would listen to the children in fear, ask the firemen and police so
many questions and I'm happy that what I try to remember from this fire
is how a community really pulls together. My new favorite colors
are yellow and blue - I think you'll understand why from the first picture
and the last...
Hawaii, August 2005
I'm kind of digging the extra on my waist line, in my twenties, this
would have drove me crazy. Bathing suit #1 |
If you think running 100 miles is mostly mental, well about 80% is,
then you add a bit of training, focus, desire, genetics, and you
can't forget about the glutes, hamstrings and quads, a big part of
the team. |
I remember my triathlon days, and how I would look at the ocean is
now how I look at the mountains, I just want to be there... |
oh to be 44 years old...
inner peace and self contentment, I'm finally successful in my
life! |
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Bathing suit #2 Just me and my boys, my greatest passion |
My little teenie bikini.... oh well |
Another water polo mom and neighbor Lisa, having fun in the Hawaiin
surf. |
Bathing suit #3 |
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Bathing suit #4 |
My son is taller than me, and he's an incredible
athlete, I want my little baby back! |
My life! |
The only running I did was on the sand, and this was minimal due to
my still Badwater blistered feet! |
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Bathing suit #5 |
Playing in the surf with my son, and how I realized these are the
best times in life...the times spent with your children. |
A different bathing suit each day, I'm just as bad as Paris
Hilton! |
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These next few pictures are from my so
called life!
My friend Missy and I at
our kids dance- pre party |
Me, my sons date, and
a couple of his friends. |
My son and husband on our
golf cart driving in our City Parade, check out who's following them |
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A few of us running
Ahmanson trails. These are my training grounds just
outside my back door!
Ahmanson Ranch
This is where my solo 100
mile run will take place |
My husband with our
trainer
Carl and my 3 horses go for a ride in Ahmanson. |
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These next 3 shots were at
Rocky Raccoon 100 mile February 2004, where I was pulled at mile 80,
due to weight loss. We'll call it a bad day! |
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I think
I'd rather deal with cute little alligators, than the LA traffic I
have to face everyday... |
That's a
fake smile, I knew from the start, the day was going to be a
challenging one. |
Coming in at Mile 60, the
next loop I lost 7 pounds in 5 hours and was pulled at mile 80, with
10 hours to finish the last 20 miles. I could have crawled it.
The race officials and medical wouldn't allow me to continue, unless
I could eat and gain weight, my body just couldn't do it, and I tried so
hard...we'll call it an 80 mile training run! |
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Another race, and a not
so good one...I'm learning still. |
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The morning of Angeles
Crest
100 mile run, September 2004. Shown here with my crew,
Nancy and Deb. Nancy told me
that morning I didn't look good,
if I knew at that time what was
in store for that race, I would (should) have gone
back to bed... |
Here I thought I was cool
to run 100 miles, but check out the Tarahumara Indians that I get to
run with...pretty neat! |
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Coming
into an aid station, and I knew at this point, something wasn't
right. I was found later that night in the Angeles Crest
forest where I had passed out, was rushed to the emergency hospital
and had 3 IV's. The ER doctor told me "10 more minutes and I
would have gone into cardiac arrest", I find this hard to believe,
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years, and here I am! |
I am so
ready for the 2005 year, bring it on! |
My first race of the year...a 100 miler! |
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Ok,
so last year, I had a couple
bad races, let downs, DNF's,
however you look at it- failure, no...just all learning experiences.
Here I am back at Rocky Raccoon 100 mile race February 2005, to
see
what I'm made of, to see if I'm back! I just love the sign in
the background - this is the lake we
run around 5x at 20.2 miles each
loop... |
Shown
with my pacer Mari, at mile 80, where I was pulled the year before,
but this time, I felt great, and not once did I say "what am
I doing here", but instead, enjoyed the entire 100 miles... |
Shown
here at the 100 mile
finish with my second pacer
Jo, and Jorge who
won the
100 mile race. I was hoping to
do a sub 24 hour, but
happier
that I made a comeback after
my two DNF's in 2004. I
finished in just over 26 hours. |
Why do we do it? Because we can, we love it, and the buckles
we get, which by the way, you can't buy, you have to earn!
Jorge
and I shown with our awards! Then we went to cheer on runners still
coming into the finish. |
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My feet 1 hour after a
100
mile ultra marathon!
February 5, 2005
Not too shabby if you ask
me.
My 292 mile race
through Death Valley
"The Badwater
Double"
July, 2001
What I do on vacation...
People ask me if I still train on vacations...Running is a part of my
life, and to be able to "explore new territory" is very exciting to me.
Running 100 mile ultra marathons is all about exploring new territory
within yourself! We have so much more than we know, feel,
believe...
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