About Run Momma Run
Technically, I'm the CEO of Run Momma Run, but all of us running moms created it. Your passion feeds it and it feeds me. It's a place we can come together to celebrate and support each other - women who run, especially busy moms. Whether you put one foot in front of the other to get to the end of a marathon or the end of the day, we're cheering you on! ~Laura
The Business
When I'm not pounding the pavement (or the trail),
running is what I like to talk about, read about, write about and
otherwise surround myself with. So, I started a business that let's me do all of that.
About the Runner Momma Medal Rack
While chatting with some running mommas I discovered none of them had a
nice place to hang their marathon medals. Some let their kids play with them,
some were stuffed in a box, mine were hanging on a towel rack in the
bathroom. What are we thinking? Racing, especially marathoning, is not
an easy task. Finding time to train, running in the wee hours before
kids get up, being sleep deprived, breast feeding, working, trying to
fuel, tending to injuries, being partners, business owners, you name
it, we're busy! In the midst of it all we rarely give ourselves a pat on the back, so I decided to create
the Runner Momma Medal Rack. Show it, ladies! You're amazing.
About Me
The Running
 I've been running regularly for about 10 years. The
reasons are many; cardio fitness, mood enhancement, leg enhancement,
waist enhancement. You get the picture. Running for fitness and mental
well-being are high on the list. But mostly, I run because it gets me
closer to myself; closer to my inner thoughts, my fears and my joy. It
also helps me shut off that crazy-self-talker-chick who can't stop
thinking about all the things she has to do everyday. When I'm running,
I'm just running.
Distance running came into the picture in
2005. I wanted to do something challenging for my 40th birthday, so I
decided to run the Newport, Oregon Marathon. I've run 3 others since, a
bunch of shorter races, half marathons and now trail running and
racing. The races are fun, but it's the training I really love. Hooking
up with running buddies, doing the long runs, seeing how my body can get
stronger with each increase in distance is what motivates me. Well,
let's hope it does! I just signed up for my first Ultra - a 50K trail
race called the Siskiyou Outback (SOB!) in Southern Oregon in July,
2010.
 The Mom
I've got two amazing kids, Jack Woo, 6 and May Se-Jin, 4. They were both adopted from Korea when they were 4 months old. We have always told them we picked the best ones and we were right!
Oh, and let's not forget amazing hubby! Bill is a child and family therapist. He's funny, hot, well-read, a super-daddy and not afraid of teenagers, which is great, because I'm freaked out about those years to come.
I've been a website developer and owner of Dive In Designs for over ten years. It's taught me tons about business, marketing, social media and how to help companies be their best on the web.
The Resume
- Ice skater extraordinaire (age 14)
- Gas station attendant (love short-term customers)
- Air Force Staff Sergeant (8 years in the service, definitely a previous life)
- Ski bum (in Europe and Oregon, over 100 days a year)
- Retail Manager (they called me the up-sell queen)
- Homebrewer (IPA. Period)
- Woman in transition (BA in Comparative Literature, Women's Studies, U of O, Summa Cum Laude, Oregon Six)
- Website developer and business owner (1999 to present)
- Mom (18 to life - yahoo!)
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