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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, Mar 25, 2011
Total Distance
0.00

am. one hour thrashing wildly around pool running.  5 minute warm up then 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1 ladder with one minute rests, then recovered a few minutes, got bored, 5 sets of 1 on, 1 off, 5 minute cool down.  It's interesting how fast recovery is in the pool cardio-wise, even after all out flailing and effort and "sprinting" intervals the one minute is more than enough.  Mentally I need that minute, though.  I felt a little better about the form today.  I ran out of time yesterday but hopefully I get to swim some laps later.

afternoon:  2250 yards, one hour, and a nauseating belly full of chlorine.  I am not a good swimmer.  

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 11:11:50 from 131.59.200.82

Nice thrashing. I've never tried pool running; glad it seems to be getting you some decent cardio.

From Eric Day on Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 12:20:59 from 200.92.124.23

Sorry to hear about your problem April. But you seem to have a great attitude about this, so keep up the chin and, forward, only forward.

Have a great weekend.

From Pittbully on Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 15:18:36 from 76.25.104.103

April sorry to hear about your injury. I went to the DOC last week too and i have pretty bad shin splints, nothing a lil rest and mobics cant fix. I haven't done anything since last friday and im in colorado with my daughter too. Today pool day! Any pointers?

From seeaprilrun on Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 18:00:19 from 72.205.227.203

LOL no pointers, I am a horrible swimmer and am still trying to figure out this pool running thing. I just tell myself to go hard, breathe hard, get my heart rate up, and make it count because this is all I get. Mobic is good stuff--glad nothing's broken! I thought I was bulletproof, just didnt't think I was the stress fracture type. I thought those were for skinny malnutritioned girls. Anyways, I am hoping to volunteer an aid station in Abilene--you still planning to run?

From Smooth on Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 18:19:30 from 67.2.117.28

GOOD JOB in the pool! Do you run tethered? GREAT intervals!!! Keep it up! I can't swim to save my life! :)

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