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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
Mon, Jun 14, 2010
Total Distance
10.00

7:44 AP.  Up at 4:45, half a cup of coffee, and on the road by 5am.  

Long warm-up as I slowly gained consciousness 8:28, 8:31, 8:21, .5 at 8:35 pace

3 miles at FHP 6:50, 6:46, 6:51.  Got nice and wet in here because it had rained all night and Ididn't realize the pond had flooded my route in the dark until I was shin deep running through it.

Recovery mile and then brisk cool down 8:09, 7:39, 7:39, .51 at 7:25 pace.

Our 15 year old got arrested friday for shoplifting.  We are worried, disappointed, and stressed.


Pink Nike Avant Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From baldnspicy on Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 08:15:19 from 72.77.107.59

Nice run April. Sorry to hear about your son. That can definitely take a toll on the parents as well. I hope everything turns out OK!

From Tracy on Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 08:44:35 from 173.23.75.96

You had a nice run there with some good speed midrun.

Sorry to hear about your boy. That, I'm sure, is stressful. But if it helps, my younger brother got arrested for shoplifting when he was about that age. He tried to steal a wallet or something from a store in the mall. He's now a productive citizen--but I know my parents felt the same: worried, embarrassed, disappointed, etc. Hopefully this is a one-time mistake and this will set him on a better road.

From KP on Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 09:04:50 from 65.208.22.26

you started early this morning!

sorry about your son. hopefully he will grow out of it. that is a tough age for kids.

From CookieLegs on Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 11:43:24 from 155.101.152.105

Sorry about your son; is he the one you describe as dramatic sometimes? My 15 year old son was arrested a year ago for shoplifting 4 candy bars. $1.37 worth. Same feelings as you - disappointment, and worry. And, my son continues to do things that are worrisome . . . It's a hard age.

You did have some nice speedy miles this morning, though!

From JulieC on Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 16:55:13 from 71.213.103.62

Hang in there. Hopefully the arrest will prevent further problems with a brief teaching moment sharing your worries/disappointments and then your love!!

From seeaprilrun on Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 17:03:42 from 68.103.255.61

Thanks everyone for the kind words--we are working out and hopefully this is a lesson that only has to be learned once. He was with some friends who influenced his behaviour, I believe, and hopefully the consequences are painful enough it doesn't happen again. It has been good, in one sense though, because it has opened up some honest dialogue between us.

From SlowJoe on Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 19:33:21 from 184.79.24.255

Great little 3-mile set there! Hope you win that Houston lotto.

I got into untold amounts of trouble as a teenager (and beyond) and I think I turned out ok...by my definition... I'm definitely not looking forward to all the teenager-type problems when my girls grow up!

From seeaprilrun on Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 19:54:14 from 68.103.255.61

Joe--I got into loads of trouble growing up too. Well, I guess I did grow up eventually...sorta. This is a hard, hard age to deal with. 15 year olds are not reasonable creatures. I wasn't.

From SlowJoe on Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:24:56 from 131.59.200.80

I know what you mean by....sorta. Here's hoping our kids figure it out before we did.

From Nan on Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 00:08:49 from 174.51.250.151

Wow, great run.

I hope your son's incident leads to some growth; things like that usually do. Glad it has been good opportunity for discussion.

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