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

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

Total Distance

8.50

a.m. Me and Vanessa are at Kim's watching Lexi. Did 4.5 at 8:30 pace on the treadmill. I think I'm starting to get my legs back. Planning on more this p.m. Job interview at 2!

p.m. 4 at 7:57 average pace in my new nike avants. I am in love with those shoes! They are light yet have just enough cushion to protect my feet! Oh they feel great! I got the job! I will be working home health, mostly setting my own hours, starting in two weeks. Monday I put my two weeks notice in to EMS, but I am going to stay on part time because I am just not quite ready to give up my beloved ambulance. I have worked on one for 8 years and I am afraid to stop cold turkey.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From SlowJoe on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:19:12 from 131.59.200.82

You may PR that 5k after all. Good luck on the interview.

From Tracy on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:04:12 from 209.175.177.37

Good luck!

From Nan on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 17:29:38 from 174.51.250.151

Woah, you're actually running this week?! I could barely walk for days, much less run after my last marathon. I took a full week completely off. Sounds like you are recovering well!

From KP on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 21:27:05 from 98.81.22.73

8.5 miles just a few days after a solid marathon... impressive!

congrats on the new job! i'm sure you'll love setting your own hours. that will be NICE!

From Bonnie on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 21:31:05 from 128.196.228.134

Congratulations!

From SlowJoe on Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 10:49:47 from 131.59.200.80

Oh, just noticed the update - congrats! That sounds like the perfect job for a dedicated runner and mother.

From Tracy on Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:00:16 from 209.175.177.37

Totally awesome! Congrats on the new job. Now you can schedule work around running :)

From ChrisM on Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 15:14:14 from 82.20.234.157

Congrats!

Sounds like the recovery is going well. Have you been buying more shoes? I'll have to get my act together...

Funny that I have the same idea as you with going back to 5k after the marathon--just need to make the legs go fast again

From seeaprilrun on Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 15:23:06 from 72.205.231.223

Thanks for the congrats everyone! I would love to pr a 5k in a week but remember from last time that my legs were just sorta stale for a month after the marathon so I will not be horribly disappointed if I can't quite pull it. I do want to touch base with speed again for the next few months and hopefully eventually end up with some pr's this summer. Chris my shopping spree ended up in 3 pairs of shoes--the racing flats, the nike lunar avants, and some asics gel pulse that I haven't broken in yet. All my other shoes are at the 500 mile mark and while they worked and served me well, I didn't especially like them and wanted to try something different. I am still quite enamored of those nike avants, they are only a little over 7 ounces but seem to protect me from the pounding quite well. I felt great running in them, even with the lingering soreness.

From JulieC on Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 15:26:01 from 207.224.204.173

look at that already upping the pace!! go for the PR. YOU CAN!!

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