Rebekka Hannula

Am I there yet?

"Where the decent is easier there the ascent is more difficult" Leonardo da Vinci

City: Manitou Springs State: CO

Favorite Shoe: Saucony Grid Size: 8

Age: 47.2 years old

Marital Status: single

Family members:
I have three daughters. Janice 29, Stephanie 27 and Laura 20.
Grandsons, Jack 3, James 3 and Alec 1.

What I do for work:
Currently, I'm collecting serverance pay :-)

Places I’ve called home and why I like where I am now:
Germany where I was born and raised. Wisconsin, Oklahoma and since 1986 Colorado Springs.

When I started running and what got me started:
I started "running " on the treadmill in 1997 to lose weight. I lost 45 pounds by spending an hour on the afore mentioned piece of equipment everyday. In the spring of 2004 , I was persuaded to trade in the treadmill for the trails.

What does running mean to me:
Running means relaxation and peace of mind. I do a lot of thinking when I run.

Running accomplishments: View my Pikes Peak Ascent/Marathon results
I'm relativly new to racing , so I only have a grand total of 5 races under my belt. :-)

What I like about trail/mountain running:
The ever changing terrain and scenery.

Favorite running trail and why:
I love Waldo Canyon . It's so peaceful.

Favorite trail/mountain race and why:
So far I would have to say The Barr Trail race. There are no suprises because of all the training we do.

Best running experience:
The Leadville "Heavy Half" was a really good race for me. I did it just a week after I fell so I wore splints and my knee hurt. I didn't expect much from myself (exept to stay upright)so I decided to just have fun. I did OK time-wise and I enjoyed myself ;-).

Worst running experience:
Last June I fell on a Thursday evening run on the Barr Trail (where else) where I broke some fingers and really messed up my knee, thigh and chest, LOL. It was one of my more fantastic falls.(I tend to fall a lot) I still can't bend one of the fingers and I can't straighten the other one.My hand is looking good ;-)

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