Well, my husband and I are actually high school sweethearts, and we met on our high school cross country team ( Butte High School ...go Bulldogs...wooo hooo!!).

Matt ended up running for Montana State University for a year, and i decided not to pursue the goal of running in college; (which i dont regret).

Anyway, we both love to run still. I guess you could say that is one of our passions. Now, I cant speak for Matt but for me: I love to run plain and simple!!

I run because I love the idea of being able to explore places you can’t bring a vehicle. I run simply because it gives me a chance to relax and think about the many things that are going on in my life. I believe that running helps us learn about some of life's most precious honors like, kindness, loyalty, and above all, patience. Also it helps us understand, self-discipline so basically what you get from running is what you put into it...kind of like life. I love all the different feelings you experience when running and competing; especially when you’ve just ran twelve miles, and you still have on more to go. Feelings of complete and total exhaustion where all you want to do is cry. Then, its the combination of feelings you get when you finish. Feelings like; fatigue, relief, and accomplishment. I must admit, I’ve never been much of a hard-core trainer. In fact, I hate it and always have. Don’t get me wrong though, I do love to compete. Competition and I, it’s sort of a love/hate relationship.

I've been running distance since I was a sophmore in high school so about ten years, and with the exception of the 800m, Ive competed in everything from the 100m up to a 1/2 marathon.

I am a member of USA Track and Field, and my goal is to run my first marathon some time around April under 3:30:00 !!

After having a baby, running was a major struggle for me. I basically had to start from scratch. Chase James is eight months and 1 day old today, and he is truly amazing. We cant even imagine our life without him.

We think he's going to be a natural runner! Ever since birth he has had very strong legs...lol! He also loves going for runs in his baby jogger!