THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

April 29, 2024

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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
12.00

mid-morning: 6 at 8:01 AP with the stroller.  I decided to go to Sedgwick County Park and let the boys ride their bikes while I pushed Vanessa in the stroller.  Problem is, David was at work and I didn't know how to put the bike rack on my car.  I puzzled over it for a while, even tried looking on the internet, and finally wrestled it on.  It didn't look right--there was this big middle piece with grooves and notches and padding that looked important, but it just hung loose.  Hmmm.  Feeling brave, I loaded the two bikes on the contraption and we were off.  Whatever I did, it held!  Phew!  I'm sure my husband will get a good laugh out of it when he gets home.  We ran/rode 5 and then stopped at this huge playground with sandboxes and water and all kinds of cool stuff and the kids played there for a quite a while, then we ran/rode the mile back to the car. I'll do a few more this evening on the treadmill while David does the yoga video I rented him.  His back has been hurting so he wants to try some yoga.

pm: 6 on the treadmill at 8:28 AP.  Then I did yoga with my husband and it felt really good.  Hopefully I am all loosened up and ready to charge at the tribal speed workout tomorrow.

Mizuno Waverider 12 Miles: 6.00Pink Nike Avant Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Teena Marie on Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 22:00:26 from 174.52.45.85

Sounds like an amazing time! SO SO SO glad your contraption held up. You are one brave girl! :)

I love the Rodney Yee yoga dvds. :)

From Kelli on Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 23:15:04 from 71.219.99.30

That is a great stroller pace!!!!

From JulieC on Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 00:12:21 from 71.213.103.7

glad it held. Last year, I took off with our ski rack not latched securely, to return a movie and was not so pleasantly surprised when I came to a stop things were flying off my car!! Our makeshift ski rack was in pieces. My husband had worked so hard to fit it to our car!! I am impressed with your tribe!!! Good luck tomorrow with speed. I will vicariously get my workouts in thru you for now. : D

From Burt on Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 20:49:44 from 206.19.214.144

Oh gee April! I imagine if it would have fallen, David would not have gotten a kick out of it at all.

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