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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
78.52
Weight: 107.50
Total Distance
6.12

am:  6.12 very slow.  I slept in, last day in Houston, and when I got started it was pretty  humid and toasty.  I had to get off all that Houston concrete, so I scrambed up onto the dyke I had been eyeballing.  At some point I lost the dyke and was running cross-country next to some ditch and across some sort of field.  I eventually turned around and made my way back.  It was definitely nice to be off the roads.  Travel this afternoon, about a 50/50 shot of a small evening run on the home treadmill.  It has been a nice mini-vacation, and as a bonus, it didn't involve worker's comp.

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Total Distance
11.00

7:15 AP.  Between my little vacation and some emotional eating, I have put on a few pound.  It is nothing that can't be taken care of between now and the marathon October 13th if I am disciplined, but discipline when I am having emotional stress is not my strong point.  It was good to get some speed in to prove to myself that at least I still could.  I did this on the treadmill, didn't want to mess with 100 degrees today.

20 minute warm up

4x90 seconds on/off at 5:27 pace

2 x 1 mile at 6:00, 5:56 with .25 jog in between

3 minute jog

4 x 45 secs on/75 secs off at 5:13 pace

3 minute jog

10 minutes 6:22 pace

cooldown to 11 miles.

Weight: 108.00
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Total Distance
10.00

ez in the heat, no watch.  pressed for time but squeezed 30 minutes of core

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Total Distance
10.00

treadmill.  ez but threw in 3 random miles at 6:40 because I forgot my ipod and was bored and needed to get it over with

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Total Distance
18.00

7:16 AP.  I felt kind tired and sore, but it was in the low 70s with cloud cover and I didn't want to waste a day with good conditions, so I did a long run.  started brisk and felt decent so hit a 5 mile MP tempo for miles 6-11 and then slowed back down to brisk because my legs were basically just fried,  Splits were all over depending on how I felt at the time.  Confidence for sub-3 is not good, it will have to hit on a day I feel good and conditions are decent or it isn't gonna happen.

For fun, splits:  7:56, 7:28, 7:24, 7:20, 7:29, 7:02, 6:49, 6:55, 6:49, 6:48, 6:47, 6:49, 7:48, 7:42, 7:28, 7:17, 7:25, 7:20, 7:12.  All around a wishy-washy run.

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Total Distance
13.00

Am. 6 ez with Nancy and her girls in the stroller. Got some good weights and core in after

Afternoon. 6 ez around Vanessa's school

Signed up for Boston!

I can't believe I am saying this, but looking forward to taper time. Will back down slightly this week in hopes of a pr half marathon next weekend, then about ten days of slogging after that and then, the taper!

Weight: 107.00
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Total Distance
10.40

am:  6.7 Easy with Marcus.  Need to rest up to pace the 1:45 group at Johnston's half tomorrow.  should be fun!

pm.  home alone, lonely, weird, got on the treadmill really slow for 3.7 then my friend Jess called.  phew.  I really did need to be saved from this run

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Total Distance
78.52
Weight: 107.50
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