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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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Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Total Distance
8.00

Tired as always between night shifts. Ran 8 really, really slow on the dirt roads, not watch. I think I'll actually run slow the next 2 days since I'm racing on Sunday afternoon. 8k is an awkward distance. It's not really short enough to go out at a suicidal pace but it's not long enough to need to conserve either. I usually don't do well in any race within a month after a marathon, for that matter, so no big aspirations.

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Comments
From Chad Robinson on Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 15:25:50 from 50.73.39.89

I had a 5 miler last week and more or less went after it at a slightly slower 5k pace. It is a weird distance to prepare for. I would definately take is slow the next 2 days and let is go at the race. Good Luck!

From Burt on Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 15:33:24 from 72.223.91.148

Good luck April! Chad, not so much.

From Claudio on Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 16:25:43 from 216.99.185.50

You could start at 10k pace and then between 3 and 4 miles switch it to 5k pace and go for the win with a fast finish. good luck!

From SlowJoe on Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 11:04:02 from 132.3.53.68

That does sound like a tough distance. 10K is by far my least favorite, but 8k sounds like it might be more miserable.

From JulieC on Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 12:43:59 from 70.56.110.185

I still think you can nail this 8 k just three weeks out. Just your awesome workouts since then show it all!! : D. GO APRIL!! I have to live my running live vicariously through you!! RuN GIrL ruN!!! hey what did you think about my racing dream? did you get that email that I sent about us running a half marathon together!?

From flatlander on Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 17:02:26 from 76.31.26.153

Good luck Sunday, but I have no idea how to run 8K, that is a weird distance. I don't even do 10Ks much, but I'm sure you will figure it out.

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