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Hangover Half Marathon

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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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Total Distance
57.00
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Total Distance
5.00

Core work and some 7ish minute miles on the indoor track at the Y with Jarrod.  I'm gonna run a half marathon on Wednesday, the "Hangover Half", after working all night.  Will be a good fitness ruler and starting point, although I know it won't be particularly fast because I have been slaaaacking, but slacking has been good, and my mind is good, and my spriits are high.

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Total Distance
6.00

Tried to get a little sleep before work tonight but mostly failed.  Hit the treadmill for speedwork, I had a tiny window of time before work.  Warmed up 1/2 mile then did 4 x 800 at 5:56 pace with 400 recovery followed by 4x400 at 5:56 pace with 400 recovery and cooldown to 6 miles. Not much, just hoping to create the illusion that 6:45 pace is easy in case this delusion that I have clung to enough fitness to run a sub 1:30 half on Wednesday holds any water.  Doubtful, truly, but I'm gonna at least try. Nothing wrong with a little reality check, I know I've been lazy.  It does feel good to feel myself getting back into the training mode mindset.  5:56 really didn't feel hard aerobically but my legs are weak.

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Race: Hangover Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:29:46, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 2
Total Distance
13.50

Well, this went better than expected.  I have maintained a little bit of fitness despite my lame excuse for training the last few months.  This was a certified two-loop course, measured .08 short on my Garmin but it's certified so okay I will take it haha!  There is about 1.5 miles of the loop going North uphill into a 20mph headwind in the cold and I rolled some terribly slow miles in there.  Overall I actually felt pretty decent.  I worked all night last night so getting close to 24 hours without sleep now but once I got rolling I felt okay.  Tired now though!  I think a little fresher without the wind I could've dropped a minute or two.  This definitely gives me hope that I am at a better starting point for the year fitness wise than I expected.  I actually felt pretty strong the whole time and definitely finished with some gas in the tank and not aerobically stressed, so could've ran harder I think.

Splits 6:35, 6:42, 6:49, 7:15, 6:44, 6:52, 6:40, 6:49, 6:55, 7:29, 7:00, 7:01, 6:50

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Total Distance
9.00

afternoon:  6 at recovery pace on the indoor track at the downtown Y followed by 30 minutes of core. Feeling good!!

pm:  3 recovery on the home treddy.  I think I am infected with running disease again

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Total Distance
13.00

am.  treddy hills, 6:48 ap.  .5 warmup 8:24, 2.5. up 4% 7:30 pace, 5 down -2% 6:22,6:18,6:15,6:11,6:07.  feelin groovy!!  30 minutes legs and core afterward with two handstands.

pm.  5 ez on the south Y treddy

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Total Distance
10.50

joined Mike for a few loops of his 40 miles for 40 years, first 5 mile loop slow, started the second one slow then took out with Kyle for the last 3 somewhere under 7:00, last mile I was 5k grimacing.  jogged back .5 to catch Mike and Elaine.  two pieces of banana bread and off to bed.

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Total Distance
57.00
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