Pink Emissary

I was recently selected to be a Pink Emissary for the Pink Series this year.  I am very excited and hornored to be an ambassador for women's running and fitness.  Studio 5 recently did a segment on the five women selected to be Emissaries this year.  Here is a copy of my profile they posted:

Melody Jenson
Age: 33
Family: Husband, 3 sons ages 6, 4, 1
Occupation: Stay-at-home mom, Dental Hygienist
Personal Blog: runningafterbabies.blogspot.com, melodyj.fastrunningblog.com


 Biggest Benefit From Running: "Some of life's greatest lessons have come through running including: learning how to set and achieve goals, learning the importance of self discipline and hard work, finding a positive outlet for stress and frustration, learning to deal with disappointment and failure, and being happy for the success of others."

About Melody: Melody has been running competitively since she was 10 years old. In elementary school her PE teacher recognized her affinity for running and encouraged Melody to try out for the middle school track team. She went on to run in high school, then competed for Ricks College (received All American honors in the 1500 and 3000M), BYU Hawaii and BYU. After graduating from BYU she became more of a "hobby jogger" which was still smokin' fast to the rest of us. In 2011, after the birth of her 3rd son, Melody started training more seriously. Since then she has run 5 marathons, a handful of half marathons, and hundreds of 5 and 10K races. She is training to run the Phoenix Marathon on March 2, 2013. Melody schedules her training time early in the morning before her husband goes to work, which means 5:00 am wakeup calls, but she never regrets it once the workout is complete. To stay motivated, Melody has a list of long and short term goals that she looks at daily, as well as detailed training plans laid out several weeks in advance. Melody's current 5K PR: 17:40, Marathon PR: 3:07