Q&A answers part 1

I completed week 5 of Half Marathon training for Disneyland.  I had to run inside all week and got to go out during the weekend.  I am pretty happy with my week considering that I was very tired and the family schedule has been pretty crazy because of my husband's insane work schedule.  The poor me post on that is here.

Week 5:
Mon 4 miles hills
Tue: 3 miles
Wed 3 miles temp0
Thu: 5 miles Speedwork 10x400
Fri: rest
Sat: 9 miles went really great.
Sun: 3 miles recovery...wasn't great...stiff and pain in calf and groin.

Was supposed to run outside and get a mommy break today....but it did not happen.  Will had a low fever yesterday and this morning was at 101 when he got up so I did not send him to camp even though by 8:30 he was down to 98.9  So we dropped Jonathan at camp and I went to the gym for 4 miles.  Of course when we got home and I checked Will's temperature is was 98.2!!!  And now he is asking to go in the pool!
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Thank you all for leaving such great questions for me!
Here is part 1 of my answers!  You can still leave me some questions here. 
Unlike other people who live not too far away from me, I will answer ALL the questions and I did not put anyone on "probation"

Amanda@runninghood  asked:

When was your first kiss? It was when I was in High School  with a guy from the swim team.   He was my first real boyfriend.  He was 2 yrs older and my parents did not approve of us dating.

Did you always want kids? Yes always.  I never thought of the possibility of NOT being a mom.

Were you a good kid or did you get in trouble a lot?? Boring good.  Straight A student.  On the swim team so too busy training to do anything dumb.  Never smoked a cigarette or pot. Did not drink.  I did not even drive until I was 25!   My brother took care of the trouble for both of us!

Biggest trouble you've ever been in?  One year, our coach decided to take the team to a training camp in Florida.  My dad did not want me to go and he said he would not pay for it.  I "forgot"  the part about him saying I cannot go and decided to find the $ on my own.   There was no way I was going to miss this, it was the training camp before the Olympic trials plus it was in Florida.  So I told my coach about my dad not wanting to pay but not that he said I cannot go.  I did the most fundraising out of all the swimmers and I raised enough to pay for my trip.  I paid for it without telling my dad.  Then came the monthly parents meeting.  Well when my parents came home that night they were furious.  I was grounded for a month and I had to paint the garage but I did go to the training camp.

Teamarcia asked:

Manly probation? Why?? Well because somebody is a delicate flower and cannot handle 2 very innocent blonds making fun of him being hmm older. 

Ever been fired? Nope

What was your wedding dress like? Very simple, bought it off the rack for $99.  On my 10th anniversary I posted this pic of me wearing it.  It is a bit  big now.

First job? Basketball Coach

- Adam asked:

You're an 18 month runner (kicking ass), if you had a flux capacitor and could go back to March '10 and tell yourself 2 things, what would they be?

1 Those are not running shoes, get a good pair of shoes, NOW. 2. You are capable of more than you know.

Are there any french phrases that you just cant seem to articulate well in English? Oh yes.  I still translate in my head and sometimes it does not come out like it should.  It happens a lot when I am frustrated.  We have some expressions that have no real translation. 

- Nelly asked

How do people from Quebec compare to people from California? Are we California's weird? Oh boy, is that going to put me in trouble?  I said I would answer all questions..so OK.  I should say that I lived in Quebec for 31 yrs and here for 11.  Now this is only based on who I know and I have met of course.  I think people in Quebec are less interested in what others have, how much money people make, the kind of car, size of houses and all that STUFF.  Here people are very interested in STUFF and other people's STUFF, who has more than who.   I remember my first day at work here, a group of people took me out for lunch, they asked to see my wedding ring, how much did my husband make, what kind of car he drives and the size of our house.  I was shocked.  Nobody would never ask any of this back home.  The social standing is important here.  Also Californians are always in a hurry.  In Quebec the pace is slower, people enjoy the little things more. 

Why are you a Duke fan? Did your husband go there? You are as passionate a fan of them as anyone I've ever met for any sport. My husband went to  Cal State and Pepperdine.  When I started coaching I developed a certain style like most coach do.  I went to a coaching clinic and Coach K was a speaker and I wanted to be just like him as a coach.  I love Duke because of their program and their coach.  People can say all the crap they want, what they are doing there: and not because they get the freaking calls.  They recruit to make a team, not just to get ONE superstar.  They get players that will stay for 3-4 yrs and will graduate and they do that while staying in the top teams in the country.  He talked a lot about having a relationship with his players and focusing on that over X and O and I was like that as a coach also.   He said 2 things that I always remembered and this is over 20 yrs ago now. 1. "I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball. "  and 2. “Making shots counts, but not as much as the people who make them.”   Now I do also like the way they play the game.  The way he coaches would have been a perfect fit for me as a player as well. 

What is your favorite running moment? Crossing the finish line at the Carlsbad Half Marathon.  It was my first half and I was so proud.  I collapsed at the end and it was hard but in the end I cried tears of JOY.

What is my all time running dream goal? To have the courage to run a marathon.

- Chris K  asked:

Why Duke? Did you go there? I like the color blue. (Nelly asked that same question 3 comments above you).   No I did not go there, I went to LAVAL Univeristy in Quebec.

 

What does Bill think of you Blogging? I don't really know actually.  We don't talk about that much.  He does not read my blog, well I don't think he does!

Will you Coach Bball again this year? Probably, because I coach my kids for now, I let them have a say in this. 

Why is the WNBA still in existence?  I don't get it.   I have zero interest in it.  They are not making any money..most teams are loosing some every year.  I like to watch NCAA both men and women more then the NBA and I never watch the WNBA.

Can you vote? If so, do you generally vote Democrat or Republican, or, are you more non-partisan?  I can only vote in Canada.  If I could have voted in the last election, I would have voted for Obama.

Thank you for reading part 1!
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