Lacy Jaye Hansen

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Lacy Jaye Hansen has lived in Wichita, KS since birth. She’s a graduate of Wichita State University. Lacy became a wife, a mother, a graduate, and then by accident, a runner. After gaining too much weight with the birth of her son, she sought out running as a means to deal with dieting. Over 50 pounds later, Lacy discovered that she had a natural talent for the sport and found a new passion for her life. She’s constantly adding more marathons to her list and recently just completed her second Boston Marathon. Lacy is very passionate about healthy living and loves to see the human spirit triumph through running.

Fun Facts About Lacy

I Never Leave Home Without my iPhone and sunglasses

Where I'd Rather Be eating popcorn with my husband

My Bragging Rights I run with the boys

Personal Fun Fact I’m known as the “Queen of the one liner” in my family

Refrigerator Staple Vanilla Yogurt

My Favorite Healthy Food Egg White Omelets

My Guiltiest Pleasure A daily trip to Sonic for a Diet Dr. Pepper

Song That Gets Me Going in the Gym “Ali in the Jungle” by The Hours

Favorite Gym Activity A spin class that is so intense the mirrors fog up

Movie Seen Too Many Times to Count The Royal Tennenbaums

The Book I'd Read Again Any of the Harry Potter books

First Paid Gig Target cashier and Guest Services (I will never return items the day after Christmas out of pity for those poor workers!)

Accomplishment Most Proud of being told by my little boy, “You’re not like other mommies.”

Recent Posts

A Public Edible Fruit Forest Will Soon Be a Reality in Seattle

14 June 2013, 6:20 pm

Imagine a park where you don’t have to say to your kids, “don’t put that in your mouth!”. In fact, imagine one where you encourage them to do the opposite. Well, it’s happening! Seattle will soon be home to the nation’s first-ever edible park. A seven-acre plot of land in Seattle’s Beacon Hill area will [...]

Conservatives Found Another Thing to Hate – Bike Shares

13 June 2013, 2:00 pm

New York has everything, right? That’s pretty much true, including progressive thinkers who want to see a healthier population and a cleaner planet. One of the many ways New Yorkers are trying to accomplish these goals is through bike sharing, specifically through a company called Citi Bikes. The business is simple and really a no-brainer [...]

Gastric Bypass May be a Better Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

10 June 2013, 2:27 pm

A year-long study regarding the connection between weight loss surgery and curing type 2 diabetes was released this week. The study showed that surgery seemed to be more effective than lifestyle change and medication for treating the disease. However, the tradeoff was that those who had the surgery were at a very common risk for [...]

Britney Spears Flaunts Her Fit Yoga Body on Shape’s Cover

7 June 2013, 3:04 pm

Britney Spears is always in the spotlight. Sometimes for her music, sometimes for her personal drama, and lately for her new body, something the pop star has dramatically changed with yoga. The 31-year-old mother of two is preparing for her new Las Vega show, set to open in the fall. She recently told Shape magazine [...]

Kansas Farmer Sues Monsanto for GMO Wheat Crop Contamination

6 June 2013, 7:18 pm

“We’ve fought them before and we’re not afraid of them.”  Those are the words of Warren T. Burns, one of the attorneys representing a Kansas wheat farmer who is taking on the biotech giant Monsanto. According to the Associated Press, farmer Ernest Barnes filed suit against the company on Monday after genetically modified wheat was [...]

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