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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
Fri, Jun 17, 2011
Total Distance
7.39

8:01 AP.  From the downtown Y along the river.  Felt good!  But, the story of the day, I got to meet fellow blogger Tracy and family!  We hooked up at dinner(which was good), quickly confiscated steak knives from the kids before a sword fight ensued, had a good laugh over internet friendship, and things clicked from there out.  The kids were all getting along and it was a good time. We hit a local playground and then topped the evening off with ice cream.  Unfortunately, Kansas decided to show off some thunderstorm action and we went driving straight into some nasty hail and wind and I know Tracy and family got hit in town.  We drove through most of it but ended up pulling under an overpass for about 10 minutes after the radio started talking about an area of rotation nearby and the second set of hail was starting to hit the windshield.  After that it was just rain getting home and then we popped out of all the storms and made it safe.  

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Burt on Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 11:48:57 from 72.223.90.79

How was Tracy? On an awesome scale of 1 to 10 was she ordinarily awesome or extraordinarily awesome? I'm so excited!

From seeaprilrun on Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 11:51:15 from 174.70.177.86

Burt, prepare yourself for awesomeness. Tracy is totally cool.

From Burt on Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 11:59:00 from 72.223.90.79

How does one prepare himself for awesomeness? Maybe there's some on-line crash courses I can take. Or some deep meditation. Or take my monthly shower early.

From Tracy on Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 13:17:23 from 208.54.38.221

Burt, you can prepare by doing some deep breathing and some knee bends. Maybe a couple downward dogs too.

I would say that on an awesomeness scale (1-10) April and I are both 11. You can only imagine the awesomeness. i think it overwhelmed everyone in Salina, KS. The vibes probably caused the big stom.

From Burt on Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 17:01:12 from 72.223.90.79

Sounds like if I'm not properly prepared, I'll have an aneurysm. Thanks for the warning.

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