Valerie Stout
Valerie Stout
Age: 37
Hometown: Grand Rapids
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
I am a married 37 year old mother of 5 children. I work at Priority Health. My sport is running.
What is your single most important goal this year?
To finish a marathon
 
The thing I love most about competing is ____________.
the feeling I get when I cross the finish line
 


Author Archives: Valerie Stout

River Bank 25K

This was my 3rd River Bank 25K
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Ready to run RiverBank!

This will be my third year running the 25K.  
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Kent City 15K

My next race is the Kent City 15K.   It is on March 24, 2012.    I highly recommend this race for anyone who is training for the River Bank 25K.   It is a challenging hilly race, normally the roads are ice covered but I am hoping the weather will be warmer this year. I am so [...]
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River Bank 25K

My husband and I are training for the River Bank 25 K.   This will be my third year in a row running this race.   It is so nice to have a big race in Grand Rapids.   So far my training is going well.   Right now we are up to 8 miles for our long runs.
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Los Angeles 13.1 Race

I am leaving for California on Friday.   My husband and I are running the LA 1/2 marathon.   I am looking forward to running in the warm weather.
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Looking for a Duathlon

Last year I did completed my first marathon.   This year I would like to do a duathlon.  Does anyone know of any duathlons within 2-3 hours of Grand Rapids? Thanks!
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Luck of the draw….

I ran the 5K in Comstock Park a few weeks ago.   It was not my best time but because there were not many people in my age group I was able to get first place in my age group and I got a trophy!
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Better late then never marathon blog post

It’s been almost 3 weeks since I ran the Grand Rapids Marathon.   
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Marathon Training

It is 2 1/2 weeks until the GR Marathon.    We have finally gotten to my favorite time of year to run in Michigan.   The dark mornings are making it a little challenging, but I have been taking my dog with me.
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Run thru Sparta 5K

This weekend I ran the Run thru Sparta 5K.
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