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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
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Warning:  Don't read this if you are sensitive to grossness

Oh my poor toe.  It was so swollen last night.  I already had a black toenail and then some tissue or something had grown under it so I had a really thick toenail and then last night it had become a double black toenail and the tip of my toe was huge and  the pressure was incredible and it hurt. I needed some serious pressure release because it was hurting.  David caught me trying to rip the toenail off and intervened.  After consulting with my mother he used a drillbit and hand drilled a hole in my nail until the blood and fluid started coming out.  Then I squeezed a whole bunch out.  So gross but my toe is normal size and I feel sooo much better.

Other than than, I actually feel pretty good today.  I am not nearly sore as I imagined I would be.  Stairs are slightly problematic but I can walk around and get in and out of the car just fine.   My appetite returned with a vengeance yesterday evening and I ate A LOT.  It was absolutely delicious and against all the rules--we're talking a hamburger(a big one with cheese and all the fixings, a real one, not a fast food one), fries, chocolate, and then later on popcorn and a giant diet coke.  I split the snickers bar in my goodie bag with the kids, but I ate the little bagel with cream cheese myself.  It was great.  I could not eat like this every day but yesterday it was GOOD.

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Comments
From Tracy on Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 14:46:16 from 209.175.177.37

Yummy, on both the toe and the food :)

Be careful with that toe--treat it nicely so it doesn't get infected! And enjoy your recovery!

From Burt on Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 13:46:19 from 68.76.197.194

I was going to ask how you were feeling today. Cool. Good thing David didn't slip.

From JulieC on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 09:11:08 from 67.42.16.218

Totally relate to the toe pain. I had to pin my toe four or five times to release the pressure. The nail was a mm away from being completely back to normal from Ogden in May and now almost three weeks out it is coming completely off, again. I babied it after Ogden so it took over a month to fall off then. But man oh man the pressure and pain, swelling and very red. Ahhhhh...after the release. The big blister on my left foot was like an amniotic sac. It took several layers to get to the root cause of the pressure and even then it re-sealed and I kept it with about a half a ml. of fluid in it and waited 10 days and the skin peeled to reveal healthy pain free skin underneath. I am sure you wanted to hear all that. Basically, it depends on the marathon, the shoes and socks, and loading of body glide. And even then, 26 miles is just too long. I am off to bed soon. I am rambling : D>

From Burt on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:23:46 from 68.76.197.194

Julie - I doubt April minds, but the rest of us have just vomited. lol.

From JulieC on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 14:01:43 from 67.42.16.218

yah we are both nurses. this is how we talk while eating and worse, right April?

From seeaprilrun on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 19:27:35 from 68.103.250.39

Yeah I could make just about anyone turn green if they saw and smelled what I saw and smelled and then sat and talked about it over soup, chili, and other emesis-resembling foods :)

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