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Topeka to Auburn 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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Sat, Jan 18, 2014
Race: Topeka to Auburn half marathon (13.19 Miles) 01:32:35, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
13.50

That was hard.  Gnarly wnw 26mph wind, lotsa big hills, tired from work, splits all over the place depending on what direction the wind and whether going up, down, or flat.  Still bested last year's time.  My buddy Kyle who ran 1:25 a few weeks ago barely slid under 1:30, so I will let him vouch for what a beast today was.  We even got a little cold rain.  Crazy splits 6:35, 7;09, 7;06, 6:36, 7:12, 6:51, 7:28, 6:26, 6:56, 7:10, 7:44, 6:51, 7:13, and a rockin uphill sprint to the finish at 7:10 pace.  Then I showered, napped in the car back to Wichita, and am now back at work.  I am actually very pleased with today's effort and result.

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Comments
From Burt on Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 22:00:34 from 184.98.222.140

Way to go champ! Repeat champ :)

From Matt Schreiber on Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 22:02:38 from 66.17.102.185

Very impressive effort April. Very impressive. Hills, wind, and drained from work - way to stick with it. Hopefully sneaking that nap in there helped a little! Great race and congrats on the W!

From JulieC on Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 23:21:25 from 70.210.197.86

A night shift before a half ...u can take off another two minutes right there..not to mention ferocious weather. U wln !!!! How did your "friend" fare?

From JulieC on Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 23:23:10 from 70.210.197.86

And long course!

From SlowJoe on Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 13:39:56 from 166.137.156.47

Congrats on the win! I wouldn't worry about the time at all; I mean I see everything from 6:30s to 7:40s which you'd expect on a windy, hilly beast like that. Great job given the night shift, wow.

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