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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
68.50
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18.40

Exhausted.  After yesterday's monster run I only got 4 hours of sleep before rolling into work all night.  My legs didn't feel bad but I wanted to go to bed so bad it hurt.  Hot and humid.  Watch died halfway through but I was rolling 8:30 to 8:40 pace pretty steadily/

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10.00

Over 80 degrees and the sun was beating down by the time I started.  First mile repeat felt so terrible I almost pitched the workout--I could still feel the junk in my legs from this weekend.  I decided not to pitch it and just accept that my splits would be a little lousy--still good training stimulus.  Trying to run fast in the heat on wasted legs...what's not to love?  I am training for an ultra, so really, powering through on tired legs and wrestling with mental defeat is what it is all about.

2 mile warmup

6 x 1 mile with .25 recovery 6:44, 6:32, 6:25, 6:23, 6:28, 6:36. cooldown.

Off to the weightroom to keep my arms ripped...

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8.00

Ran very easy. It was very hot

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7.10

Refreshing zombie stagger between shifts in 98 degrees by Vanessa's school.  After dropping her off squeezed in 20 minutes legs at the Y before showering and rolling back to work for another night in paradise.

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13.00

It was 104 degrees when I parked at Vanessa's school and headed out for 8 miles.  huge sweatfest.  I looped by my car about 3 miles in to hang my singlet on the side mirror because it was just too hot for a shirt.  When I came back it was gone.  Really?  my nasty sweaty singlet?  I think someone is just mad because I keep getting there early to run and take the best parking spot....lol.

Headed home with Vanessa and did 5 more ez on the treddy.  My butt and hips are pretty sore from the weights yesterday.

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Total Distance
12.00

Northwest Y.  6:40 pace.  I spent time with Vanessa this morning, then dropped her off at a birthday party and had a little time to squeeze this in before showering and heading to an extra shift at work.

Next come TMI about woman stuff so if you are sensitive don't read on.

I had a really bad embarassing moment.  When I got off the treadmill and went into the locker room to shower it was then and only then that I realized my light grey shorts were soaked in blood.  This was unexpected and I can't believe I was on the treadmill for 80 minutes and nobody said anything to me about it....just finished up monthly business a few days ago so this was quite unexpected and untimely and not sure what that is all about.  I wasn't sure if I should go to work or go to the doctor.  Anywho, I seem to be fine now but seriously folks if you see a gal obliviously bleeding like a stuck pig in public please tell her!!

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68.50
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