THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

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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

Wed, Jun 26, 2013

Total Distance

8.00

8 recovery on the home dreadmill

40 minutes weights/core later at the Y

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Rachelle on Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 15:50:03 from 199.190.170.22

You should detail your weights/core routine...not that I'll actually do it but it would be fun to think about...

From seeaprilrun on Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 16:14:16 from 68.102.189.33

Rachelle--okay, I will try, it's a little different every time.

I always start with a 6 lb medicine ball, hold it at about my waist, bear down hard with my abs and go side to side 300 times(150 each side). I do 8 sets of these, in between sets I do 15 pushups, using 4 different variations(regular, wide arms, butt high in the air, side to sides). Then I hit the weight machines, usually pick about 5 of them and do 3x20 sets on each one. Between the first few sets I do a variety of exercises, usually crunches, mason twists, lunges, reverse lunges, squats, one-legged squats. Then I suspend from a bar and do 3x15 leg raises(kills the abs), and 1 set of 15 sideways one each side. This takes about 40 minutes, so if I have extra time I do box jumps, burpees, kettlebell squats, and maybe a few extra machines or ab machines.

From Rachelle on Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 16:18:46 from 199.190.170.22

Thanks for the detail April. I really do need to get on board with the strength training...it is so dang hard in the Summer but I am starting to feel (and look) like a noodle. Since I'm not really racing right now it would be a good time to start I suppose....heaven knows I'll be sore for like a month from it. ;)

From Tracy on Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 20:18:21 from 50.103.228.243

I like the detail on the core workout! Sounds like a good one! No wonder you're so ripped!

From JulieC on Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 20:42:54 from 63.224.112.88

Did u have to ask rachelle? I feel so out of shape reading that....i dont tbink i would last 10 minutes! What the heck?????? I started to late,in life,to get in that kind,of shape.. everything hurts...whine whine. But kudos april. Serious ab machine and three different pushups? I m tboroughly exhausted reading about it.

From JulieC on Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 20:47:55 from 63.224.112.88

Okay...r u lying down witb med ball? Next question....what are side to sides,on pushups? Third question...side way leg lifts? Both legs at same time? I cant even fivure what fhe,heck u r doing...300 times 8.....and i thought i couldnt do kellis,workouts.

From seeaprilrun on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 00:21:27 from 205.172.12.210

Julie--the med ball I am standing up, legs shoulder width apart, hold the ball about waist height, bear down where you feel it deep in your abs, and twist slightly froms side to side fairly rapidly, not a big movement but it does a lot. pushups, I have one hand out in front, the other to one side, pushup, keep myself up and move to the other side, push up, so on so forth. on the suspending leg lifts, both legs at once, even the sideways ones. it took a while before I could get through the whole routine.

From Jackie82 on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 10:08:48 from 18.189.56.67

Wow!!! This makes me want to step my routine up a notch!!! I'm copy/pasting your routine to a doc so I can copy. :) I promise to acknowledge you in my future prs. ;)

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