| 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.
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| | 72 laps at the indooor track at the NW ymca. I'm kinda digging these Nike frees. | |
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| | only 96 degrees | |
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| | 12 with Carlos after work in the morning. I begged and begged and he would not tell me the pace, but promised it was under 9 minute miles. | |
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4am: 26 loops at post 4 between calls 9 and 10. afternoon: 7 on the mill at the Y. swimming with the kids
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| | 25 morning laps around the block | |
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| | super toned-down version of the wicked mill hills I used to to but have to start somewhere. 1 warm up 8:34, 1 up 4% 7:30, 1 flat 8"34, 2 down -2% 6:40, .5 flat 8:34, .5 up 4% 7:30, 1 down -2% 6:40, 1 cooldown 8:34. 1 more mile on the indoor track with 10 strides maximum effort and full recovery.
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| | 3am: 25 loops(5 miles) at post 4 carrying the radio. washed the truck inside and out 2pm: 6 easy on the mill
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| | mostly in a straight line in the cool early morning. still running with no watch | |
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| | 7 on the mill, one on the track. legs feel good | |
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| | 7 mill ez. 1 fast track. stills sans watch. feel good. | |
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| | 3am. post 4. .2 miles. call. made it back. 1.4 miles. more calls. sigh. give up. ain't happening.
noon: dreadmill. 1 warm up 8:34. 1.5 miles up 4% 7:30. 4 down -2% 6:40, 6:40, 6:35, 6:31. 1.5 cooldown 8:34. Indoor track for 1 mile with 10 strides and full recovery.
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| | 30 easy post 4 loops. legs feel pretty much fine. | |
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| | nice and easy after walking Vanessa to her first day of kindergarten. long run tomorrow | |
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| | felt solid. still no watch, but I'm guessing pace is in the neighborhood of 8 to 8:15 | |
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| | tired. slow. 83 degrees..not bad. | |
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| | afternoon 9. you know it's been hot when 84 degrees is cool and comfy. | |
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| | 3am. squeezed in 15 loops at post 4 for 3 miles. quizzed my student while she did laps too. 8am. walked Nessa to school. ran from there to a post to finish paperwork from the 11 friggin calls we ran last night. ran home. 3.37 more here that's probably all that's gonna happen today
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| | 8:12 AP. I strapped on my broken Garmin with rubber bands because I was compelled to know what might be going on. ran 10 easy then 2 at tempo 6:43, 6:43. Well, there are signs of life in my legs, I didn't even know if I could crank anything under 7 minutes so I guess I'm happy with this little foolish temperature test. | |
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| | post 4 loops. 2.5 miles of loops, got a call, did all that, washed the truck, ran 5 more miles of loops. | |
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| | Wanted to go long today since my next opportunity due to childcare issues is Monday, but I got off work emotionally, physically, and mentally exhausted and tried a treadmill hill workout instead. Had to tone it down I was such a mess. some runs suck. 1 mile warm up, 1mile up, 1 down, half mile flat, .5 up, .5 flat, .5 up, .5 flat, .25 up, .5 flat, .25 up, .25 flat, 1 mile down, .5 flat, .5 down, 1 flat. let's just say rolling hills. yuck. should've just ran easy because I could not hang on the ups or downs today. | |
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| | 24 laps around the block. had to push my 18 miler to monday | |
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| | Y. 7 on the mill, 3 on the indoor track. Tomorrow's 18 in 80 degrees should be a blast. | |
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| | Just in case I thought I might be getting back into shape, I had this nasty little 18 mile reality check to erase any such thoughts. I ran slow, I got hot, and instead of a tempo the last 4 I squeaked out a few 7:20s then death-marched the last two miles. | |
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| | little bitty work run. 3 miles of loops, abripper x, 240 crunches. | |
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| | all I could squeeze in at work. came home and got a whole 6 hours of sleep. better than I've had in a while. will get a real run tomorrow. | |
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| | 6:53 AP. Didn't see that coming. After being up all night with sick kiddo and laying around most of the day, I finally washed all the pukey laundry, mopped up the barf, swept up albuterol and atrovent breathing treatment bullets, and made it to the dreadmill at the Y. .5 warmup 8:34 pace, and then, surprise, my legs were a go. 2 miles up 4% 7:30 pace, then just let em turn fast for the next 5.5 down -2% 6:40, 6:35, 6:31, 6:27, 6:22, 6:18. getting very close now to my St. George hill workouts of old. Maybe I am getting back into shape. a little. maybe. | |
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| | ez. no watch. | |
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