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Location:

Wichita,KS,

Member Since:

Sep 14, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

marathon pr:  2:59:49.  Saint George 2011

Praire Spirit 50 mile winner 7:36:30 2013

I accidentally ran 100 miles in November 2013.  it was hard.  I threw up a lot.  decided to do a better job next time

I did it again on purpose October 2014--Heartland 100 winner and CR 17:38:37

Heartland 50 winner May 2014

Psycho Wyco 50k winner February 2012

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run enough to hold off the middle-age spread

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

 

Sub 3 hour marathon--SOMEDAY!  Done!

 

New long term goal:  ....run enough to feel kinda like I did when I was fit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal:

I was a single mom.  Two times over.  We all survived, despite the fact that I make atrocious decisions.  Then, I met a man I didn't deserve.  And he loves me so much.  And I love him. We lived in sin and bought a house for two years then hired a judge and officially got married(to our great delight and also the delight of our mothers), then a month later he was diagnosed with cancer.  Well we survived all that and he's 100% fine now.  But, we're really out of shape and really busy with kids and jobs and running just isn't my priority and there's so many other layers to all of it, but I'm running anyway.  This is my failure blog now.  Just to log that one run a week if I snag it.  
Somehow that matters and I want that run recorded.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Mizuno Waverider 12 Lifetime Miles: 333.61
Nike Air Pegasus Lifetime Miles: 507.20
Pink Pegs Lifetime Miles: 595.58
Pink Nike Avant Lifetime Miles: 624.04
Crappy Asics Lifetime Miles: 146.72
Adidas Adizero Mana Lifetime Miles: 113.32
Blue Avants Lifetime Miles: 653.33
Crocs Lifetime Miles: 18.08
Lunarfly Lifetime Miles: 468.47
Total Distance
11.89

7:40 AP.  Ugly, ugly attempt at speedwork today.  I want to become friends with 6:00 pace and perhaps build a relationship, and I want to try out these racing flats more, and the kids didn't have school today so despite a little wind we all headed to the track.  I strapped on the go-fasters and warmed up a mile, then started.  I was going for a dirty dozen--12x400 in 90 seconds with 200 meter recovery.  First one was slow because my hair fell out and I had to put it back in a ponytail while I was running.

91, 90, 90, 91(calves are already burning), 91, 92(oh my calves, 200 meters is not enough to recover anymore), 93(walked part of the 200 recovery after this to shake my calves out), 89.  Vanessa needed a pody break, bless her heart.  It helped to take a break! 88, 89, 90, had to stop and yell at a kid so extra break here, 86.  Then I jogged about 2.5 to cool down with some veering to chase kids.  The wind on the back stretch made this harder then it had to be I think, and I definitely need to strengthen my calves to adjust to running in these kinds of shoes.   Next the high school football coach and a player showed up and he asked me to video tape the kid doing some sprints while he drilled him on his technique.  That was pretty fun.  The coach was wearing 5 fingers shoes and the kid was wearing  Nike frees.  Interesting.  After watching that the kids wanted me to time them doing sprints so we did that for a while.  Nick ran 100 meters in 17 seconds in socks--wow that is 4:32 pace for a 10-year-old! 

I may do some treadmill miles after work just to enjoy running some uninterrupted miles.

update: did 4 on the treadmilll after work at 8:34 pace

Pink Nike Avant Miles: 4.00Adidas Adizero Mana Miles: 7.89
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From KP on Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 17:50:55 from 65.208.22.25

what are kids for, if not to make our lives a bit more hectic... nothing ever goes as planned with little ones around. way to get the miles in anyways!

From SlowJoe on Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 20:02:40 from 184.79.24.255

Nice job anyway. Oh and thanks for the confidence boost - your 10-year-old is probably faster than me (without shoes).

From JulieC on Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 20:19:30 from 71.219.45.70

Love your workout and you average under your goal girl!!! I think short breaks are overrated. In fact the long breaks make me feel more in charge than the run breaking me. GREAT JOB!!! It will be raining for me tomorrow so I have to mine on the TM. I am jealous. I like the track much better. : D

From Tracy on Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 21:06:39 from 173.23.75.96

Glad you and 6 minute pace were able to spend some quality time together today. I don't think I care to ever meet her.

From Smooth on Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 23:53:39 from 174.23.172.155

Looks like you and 6 pace are FAST FRIENDS already! :) EXCELLENT dirty dozen!

COOL helping the coach and that 10 yr. old speedstar!

From Burt on Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 12:55:26 from 206.19.214.144

Geez. What's up with the coach taking advantage of your niceness?

From Nan on Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 16:46:15 from 174.51.250.151

Sounds like an adventurous day at the track. Funny about the football coach. He probably read "Born to Run" and is now imposing the minimalist theory on his athletes. You are nice to help him out.

Also, I think you have a future track star on your hands!

From seeaprilrun on Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 21:32:57 from 205.172.12.229

KP--they certainly keep you on your toes!

FastJoe--I think he will beat me if I race him!

Julie--speed on the treadmill? I shudder at the thought...

Tracy--she wasn't very nice to me today, but I think she is just playing hard to get

Smooth--I was taking notes about technique for sprinting!

Burt--it's a small town Burt!

Nan--it would be so fun to have one of the kids get into running!

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