Sarah Borst Jarvis

Thanks to Karl for the last post. I feel bad he had to miss the first highlight of his season - the Buffalo Run . He had been excited and training for it for months. I, on the other hand, happened to see a sign for the Splash&Dash on Wednesday morning at the pool. I thought it would be a fun little "warm up" for the upcoming races and so I signed up (after I had found a babysitter). I have been lucky so far - no flu symptoms yet. The truth: I was not ready for it . I did not really care. I just wanted to see where I am at in my training. But it was true. I am out of shape . I know, maybe not compared to some other people. But remember, being out of shape is relative. But it is hard and boring to train by yourself every day. I need training partners... Max (and Noah) in the Chariot don't count. I am 10 lbs. over race weight . At least. I am not saying that I am fat. But all these extra pounds are not making me any faster. I am using nursing as an excuse but that won...

So the Mama of the family decided her first race of the season would be the BYU Splash & Dash. It's a nice little race that's held every year and she's done it many times before. She of course was saying all kinds of things about how she wasn't really ready for it, how she is slow at everything these days, and it's been a year and a half since she's raced. Well, true to form she not only won the Standard distance for the women, she also beat the fastest guy! It's just proof that the Mama of this family has been getting herself to the pool early early and has been running daily while pushing 1-2 children in a chariot also laden with an extra 20+ lbs of toys and diapers. Meanwhile, the Papa of the family missed the Buffalo Run 25K trail run, which he will humbly admit he was totally ready to rip up but had to miss due to flu. Not that he's jealous of the Mama or anything. A huge thanks to the amazing former roommate/Cherry Chub Emily for watching the k...

This post is dedicated to the Cherry Chubs. I missed you, girls, so much. Remember this view from our 'backyard' in Provo? It is still just as gorgeous. A few weeks ago, we were finally able to embark on this winter's snowshoe adventure. About 5 years ago, we would do this every weekend, and now we do it once a year. But, it was (almost) like old times! We met at Karl's parents house (not quite as early) in the morning. We met there not because Karl still lives with his parents, but because that is where we dropped off the kids. As usual, April was on time, and Spencer late. We did not have a big group going, but definitely great company. Due to lack of snow in the valley, we decided last minute to drive up Southfork Canyon and hike over Lightening Ridge and down into Rock Canyon. The untouched snow and the view was absolutely beautiful. I was a little disappointed that April did not bring canned peaches like last time. I guess she is tired of us (still) making fun o...