THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

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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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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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*3 years since I had my last cigarette*

34 days to SGM.  Watching my diet really close now on the final countdown--if it's not nutritious, it's not going in my mouth.

will be attempting sub-3.  There.  I said it.

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8.00

8:16 AP. Easy along the river at lunch. 91 degrees but the south breeze made it feel cooler.

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9:13 AP.  94 degrees.  Worked all night.  Brought the kids to school, slept 4 hours, then stumbled out of bed to run on my shadeless dirt roads.  It was more of a stagger than anything else.

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12.00

6:57 AP.  Treadmill at the Y.  I decided to combine my midweek 12 with my hill workout since I work nights Friday, Saturday, Sunday.  My long run will have to be Friday before work.  I did a sorta simulation of SGM miles 7-19.

.75 warm-up flat 8:34 pace

1.25 up 4% 7:30 pace(Veyo)

1 mile decline -2% 6:40 pace

2 miles incline 4% 7:30 pace(Dammeron)

7 miles decline -2% 6:40, 6:40, 6:35, 6:31, 6:27, 6:22, 6:18

The 6:35 to 6:40 miles feel like a marathon pace on a decline.  Under 6:30 is too fast for marathon pace.  I hope 6:40 pace feels like MP at SGM. 

So, I have to retire the green shirt.  I will now be wearing my black and white GoRun racing team shirt for all races.  It's a cool deal though.  I represent at races, promote the store, show up at group runs and clinics(which I do when I can anyway) and I get 4 pairs of shoes, singlet, shorts, and race entry fees.  They said we could think about it and I was like "WHERE DO I SIGN!?"

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8.00

8:34 AP. Stinks I had to hit the treadmilll two days in a row but hey, whatever it takes.

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18.00

7:53 AP.   I was worried about this one. It was 8:15 by the time I started and temps hit the 90s by the time it was done.  I told myself I didn't have to do the tempo at the end.  When I hit mile 14 I felt decent in the heat, but only because I was going slow.  I knew once I started the tempo the south wind and heat were going to take a toll, and they did.  I was happy just to get sub-7s.  6:35, 6:52, 6:52, 6:48.  Not my best ending but the effort was good and good enough in the conditions.  Stopped 3 times for a second to get lemon-lime gatorade from the trunk of the car.   That's what SGM serves and it suits my stomach just fine.  That is my grand fueling plan.  Just drink gatorade at most aid stations.

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slow. no watch.  between night shift stagger in 100 gnarly degrees. naptime.

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