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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
Tue, Apr 05, 2011
Total Distance
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It was tough to stay motivated today...today I wanted to run.  Soon....whenever I was attempted to slack on intensity in the intervals I would ask myself, "What kind of shape do you want to be in when you get to come out of this pool?"  I started out with a one hour pool run. About a 3-minute warm-up, then 5 x (1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 1:30, 1:00) with 30 seconds easy between intervals and one minute between sets.  Recovered 2 minutes then 4 x 45 seconds maximum intensity with 15 second recovery.  Cooled down a few minutes, then threw off the belt and put on my goggles and swam 1000 yards in around 21-22 minutes.  I am definitely getting smoother and faster with this swimming thing.  For the first time EVER, I was swimming faster than the people in the lane next to me(usually I'm the slow struggling one).  My shoulders and pecks and back and triceps are feeling it.  It's a good kind of sore. 15 days to my x-ray.  Left knee/tibia, can't even tell there's anything wrong at all.  Right knee/tibia, can feel something vague if I have been on my feet all day.  I've been chowin' tums and milk and red meat and oranges.  Those bones better be bulletproof when they're done healing.

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Burt on Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 15:18:13 from 206.19.214.144

Try lacing your milk with kevlar. Go April!

From Tracy on Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 15:30:46 from 209.175.177.37

I can picture your face when you are running in the pool. It looks a lot like the face in your profile picture (surprise!) The vision of it cracks me up for some reason. Maybe Burt can whip up a photo.

From Burt on Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 15:34:54 from 206.19.214.144

http://burt-mccumber.fastrunningblog.com/blog--I-ve-been-really-impressed-lately-with/12-30-2009.html

From Tracy on Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 15:38:08 from 209.175.177.37

The second picture is the best.

From seeaprilrun on Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 15:46:16 from 72.205.227.203

Wow! Now that's the pool running I need to learn to do! Tracy, I think it is the same face, and several times now I do believe I have spotted a little pointing and laughing from other folks in the pool.

From ChrisM on Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 15:56:31 from 82.26.212.49

the one tip about swimming I have is when you are doing front crawl and your arm/hand is coming out the water, to do it as if you were taking your hand out your pocket.

mmm kevlar milk...

From SlowJoe on Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 19:47:30 from 184.79.24.255

Glad the legs are feeling better; I actually heard the bones do come back stronger after a sfx than if you were never injured. But I believe pretty much anything anyone tells me.

From Kelli on Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 23:06:48 from 71.219.97.85

Bulletproof bones.....love it!

You are doing great, I am sure you are frustrated, but you are gonna be tough when this is over (in more ways than one!)

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