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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
Fri, Feb 11, 2011
Total Distance
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Vanessa was up all Thursday night with coughing, wheezing, and a temperature.  She's been sick but it got worse.  The doctor could barely squeeze her in Friday morning, and when we were driving there the car broke.  It was like the transmission blew or something because I had no power and could hardly accelerate, so I inched along with my hazards on, because, I am going to the doctor's office and I am NOT pulling over in 5 degrees with a sick baby!  People were honking and tailgating.  Ridiculous.  We made it to the doctor's office to find out she had an ear infection and pneumonia.  I called my husband, who had to leave work and come rescue us.  I had to call in too and the girls scrambled to cover my patients.  We spent the remainder of the day laying on the couch and coughing at my Mom's apartment and waiting for them to fix the car.  Then we finally came home in the evening and David packed and left for his buddy's house--they are driving up to a trail run early tomorrow morning.  I wish the best of luck to all the Psycho Wyco runners.  Anyways, that's my excuse for not running. 

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Comments
From Tracy on Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 09:33:51 from 173.23.75.96

That's tough. I hope that Vanessa gets to feeling better and that whatever they've prescribed her allows her to breathe better and get some rest. Stupid asthma! It makes the kids so susceptible.

And people suck! Honestly. Did they think you were going slow with your hazards on just to piss them off?

From seeaprilrun on Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 09:48:27 from 72.205.231.214

Tracy, I was so angry at people by the end of that drive that I wanted to pull over and get out and go kick somebody's honking a$$! As my levels of sleep deprivation rise my maturity levels plummit.

From SlowJoe on Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 10:12:15 from 184.79.24.255

Yikes, that is a pretty good excuse! Glad you were still able to the doctor's in the car!

From JulieC on Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 23:10:00 from 67.41.189.133

I would say that is a very VALID excuse for not running. As you read, I have been taking care of little ones like yours the past week. Influenza is hitting us hard along with RSV and pneumonia. Hang in there. Its harder when you are a nurse mommy. You want to just be a mom and then you have to do the nurse stuff too. If that makes sense.

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