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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, Apr 23, 2010
Total Distance
4.00

8:18 AP.   Busy day--orientation at my new job in home health.  Although learning all the paperwork is a bit daunting, I think I am going to really like this job.  I get to work pretty much independently, work around my schedule with my family, and I will really enjoy working with my clients to get them healthier and keep them out of the hospital and out of nursing homes.  There is a lot of teaching involved with patients but I like to do that.  There are a few procedures that I do not have much experience with but they seem willing to teach so I am not too worried about those.  This job is definitely right up my alley.  Anyways busy day and not much time for a run.  Did 5 surges of practice 5k race pace during the run.  No pressure for the 5k tomorrow I am just going to break in those new racing flats and run however I feel like at the moment.  

Crappy Asics Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From CookieLegs on Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 22:46:45 from 71.36.87.104

Good luck in your 5k tomorrow!!!

I like your attitude regarding your new job. My dad is 88 and has a hard time getting around, especially since a stroke a couple years ago left him nervous about falling. He lives out of state so I can't help him much, but he has been having home health care people coming in for a couple months now. He raves about how good they are at teaching him exercises to build up his strength, and says he can walk a lot better now.

It's kind of a vicious circle for older folks like him. They are nervous about falling, so they don't exercise or walk around as much as they used to. Then they lose muscle mass and are more susceptible to falling because they don't have the strength to keep themselves well balanced.

There is a geriatrics conference next week that specifically addresses the importance of exercise for aging seniors, and how it can help keep them out of nursing homes.

Well, enough rambling... Good luck - I'm sure you will be helping a lot of people!

From seeaprilrun on Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 22:56:15 from 72.205.231.223

That's great that your dad is having a good experience! The agency I am working for really emphasizes patient teaching and wellness.

From Toby on Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 23:15:34 from 216.194.124.36

Sounds like a perfect job to work around your family! Good luck on your race!

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