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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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Tue, Jan 07, 2014
Total Distance
15.00

East Y dreadmill, needed to keep my phone near in case the school called.  Wanted a long run but lost my ipod and didn't know how I would survive the boredom so lots of button pushing. 

2 mile warm up

2 at 6:27 pace

2 x 1200 at 6:15 with 400 recovery

6 x 800 at 6:15 with 800 recovery

cooldown to 15

Eventually when I'm in shape again this workout has 8 x 1200 and another 2 mile tempo at the end, but this was good enough for today.  Legs are tired.

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Andrea on Tue, Jan 07, 2014 at 11:00:31 from 70.208.20.1

Nice treadmill workout today, especially with no music!

From emruns on Tue, Jan 07, 2014 at 11:41:02 from 67.186.252.90

Yes, good workout! I don't know if I would survive without my ipod. We should have a contest for the most creative treadmill workout, since so many of us are stuck on it this winter! Yours are always nice and varied.

From allie on Tue, Jan 07, 2014 at 11:52:05 from 174.23.134.136

ahh, whirring TM belt music. good workout, april.

From SlowJoe on Tue, Jan 07, 2014 at 13:09:33 from 168.215.171.129

Cruel and unusual punishment! Great workout. Can't imagine trying to do the full thing outside much less on a TM...

From JulieC on Tue, Jan 07, 2014 at 13:22:28 from 63.224.116.166

I am seriously impressed NO Music and apparently a MEDIUM LONG RUN SPEED WORK!! You are a rock star. AND YOU ARE IN SHAPE. NO need to be ahead of yourself just yet....Boston is still 3 1/2 months away!! btw where are you getting your workouts?? I have no plan except what Kim and Jane tell me to do. But they are not training for a marathon....They tell me Julie we have been doing these workouts for years!!! I need a plan.

From JulieC on Tue, Jan 07, 2014 at 13:23:41 from 63.224.116.166

just curious what do you run your recovery pace at ?

From Rachelle on Wed, Jan 08, 2014 at 10:43:22 from 159.212.71.173

Wow that is quite the workout. Very nice!

From seeaprilrun on Wed, Jan 08, 2014 at 10:58:50 from 68.102.189.33

Julie--my go-to treadmill recovery pace is 8:34(7mph)

From JulieC on Thu, Jan 09, 2014 at 09:01:14 from 63.224.116.16

April that is my go to pace for warmup and recovery too...i alternated 8:27 to 8:34 depending how i am mentally

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