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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
12.13

7:59 AP. Supposed to be 10 easy plus 2 hard.  I noticed  a little shin splint in my left leg, it is down on the lower lateral side of the shin, nowhere near where my stress fractures where.  I have since poked, prodded, hopped off 2 foot walls onto concrete, bounced and bounded, and determined that it does not feel or act like a stress fracture.  Impact does not hurt.  Flexing my foot is what reproduces pain, and the pain disappears when I run fast because my footstrike moves forward and I don't flex as much.  Still, it is there and it bothers me.  I have been so careful.  I have run easy, made sure I recovered, never pushed or gotten sore.  Everything has felt great, I really haven't been sore at all, haven't pushed the envelope.  It doesn't seem fair to have this.  Anyways I ran my 10 easy and then mile 11 in 6:24, then kinda had a meltdown freaking out about the shin and shut it down and jogged in.    No need to push mentally or physically.  We shall see how it does with easy jogging and some ice the next few days.  There is a chance it is just an ambulance bite, because I did notice a little scratch in the area.  Sometimes I hit my legs and get bruises jostling in the back of the rig and don't notice until the next day.  If that is so, then it is just a little hematoma under the skin that gets sore with jostling, and will go away quickly.  I'm encouraged that impact is no bother, but discouraged that anything hurts at all.  My plane tickets and entry fees to Saint George are non-refundable.  I want to cry.

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Comments
From allie on Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 22:02:08 from 24.10.191.18

i'm sorry, april. i truly hope it's an ambulance bite that will heal up quickly with a little rest. i know that is probably very frustrating for you, but don't give up hope. you have been doing great with your training -- doing everything right. this is just a minor bump in the road, but i'm sure everything will be okay. there is still plenty of time before SGM. happy thoughts! :)

From flatlander on Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 23:39:50 from 76.31.26.153

I'm positive it's minor, don't panic.

From SlowJoe on Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 10:33:48 from 132.3.53.68

Yeah I agree with Flat. I had an achilles thing about a month before OKC and was almost positive that I was done, but a week of easy runs was all it needed. Maybe you won't even need that. I agree you have been running well within yourself so I don't think you'll get some kind of overuse injury; maybe just a tweak if it's not from the ambulance. Let us know how it's going today.

From Bonnie on Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 11:13:35 from 64.119.33.134

April, there is an ART therapist near you (actually, there are several, you can find them at www.activerelease.com) :

ART Healthcare Center - BlueChip Spine & Sports Specialists

Dr. C. Tyrel Hummel, DC

Go see someone there, it will hurt, but it sounds like soft tissue to me ... if you wait, you can cause more damage by changing you form to compensate, then it can turn into a vicious cycle.

Good luck, don't freak out -- you WILL be fine!!!

From Lily on Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 20:16:09 from 67.199.178.210

Eeeek time for some stretches.

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