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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
Thu, Oct 28, 2010
Total Distance
10.00

7:48 AP.  Yet another windy afternoon run. Mixed route--dirt roads to 170th and back and then two loops in Sienna Ranch.  First loop was 1.5 at a comfortably hard pace in 10:04(6:42 pace).  I was okay with that.  I am just giving my body a heads up for the longer, harder, tempo runs to come.

Blue Avants Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 16:28:58 from 214.13.130.104

I like that "heads up." I'm with you, time to get the lungs moving. I've been getting soft with easy runs! That's a great pace.

From JulieC on Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 09:10:38 from 67.41.188.153

Yet another 10 miler!!! Hey!!! You sure have slipped into winter mode!!! Exactly when is your marathon? How many weeks? What races do you have planned in between? I am glad you bounced back so well. : D

From Burt on Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 11:29:52 from 68.225.214.248

Not blustery? Hmm. That's weird.

From seeaprilrun on Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 21:28:03 from 68.103.249.204

Joe--yeah, I've been eyeing my marathon training schedule starting here pretty quick and I definitely need to steel myself for those tempo intervals with "brisk" recoveries because as I recall there was no full recovery. Those workouts were hard!(but totally paid off)

Julie--I hate the summer. I hate the heat. I'll take bundles of clothes and ice and freezing snow any day over hot ickiness. Houston is January 30th--I am starting a 12 week schedule on November 7th--same format I used for my spring marathon. It worked once, hopefully it works again! In the meantime, I am eyeballing an 8k on the 7th as a kickoff and then a 10-miler on the 20th. I am feeling like I want to race again!

Burt--nah, not quite windy enough, it needs to be about 20mph or so to qualify as blustery

From SlowJoe on Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 00:25:16 from 84.11.148.245

Yeah I think I'm gonna do at least key workout 1 each week on that plan you gave me the link to. Those do look tough!

From seeaprilrun on Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 09:32:08 from 68.103.249.204

JOe--I'm going to sound like an advertisement here but after training for 3 different marathons 3 different ways that 12-week schedule left me the strongest and I didn't fall apart at the end.

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