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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
Wed, Nov 17, 2010
Total Distance
8.50

7:27 AP.  Key workout day.  Sheesh.  2x2 tempo with .5 recovery.  The first two went okay but the second two my legs felt pretty acid-yuck.  Last mile was hard--I was breathing like I was running a 5k or something.

2 mile warm up 8:45, 8:16

2 tempo 6:47, 6:42

.5 @ 7:49 pace

2 tempo 6:50, 6:39

2 cool down 8:02, 7:17

I hope this pace does not feel that hard on Saturday.

Blue Avants Miles: 8.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From baldnspicy on Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 14:54:37 from 167.164.3.140

Great job! You'll rock it on Sat!

From JulieC on Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 16:42:33 from 70.56.111.86

that's because that IS my 5k pace!! GEEZ!!! You are picking it up on those recoveries too!! just sleep and go easy the next two days and it will feel so good for you Saturday or is it a Sunday race? VERY NICE WORK OUT!! : D Any wind predictions for your race day? Sure hope not.

From SlowJoe on Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 22:46:21 from 195.39.154.10

Nice finish!

After doing this, I think that the half-mile recovery is just long enough to fake you out and make you THINK you got some rest, but it really gets difficult again pretty soon afterward. I guess that's what makes it a good workout.

From seeaprilrun on Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 08:06:23 from 72.205.224.181

baldy--Thanks man, I hope so!

Julie--No big wind predictions, so hopefully I can get in my groove and stick my pace

Joe--I agree, that's why these workouts make you strong--you never really truly recover at the brisk recovery pace before you push your legs back into threshold pace. The tempos make marathon pace seem easy, and that pays off big time!

From KP on Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 23:21:54 from 173.16.13.61

nice workout! good luck saturday! you will rock it!!!

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