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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
Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Total Distance
5.10

El Dorado--beer run. They totally filled the mugs at the stops, and it

ended up being a lot of beer to drink on the run. 2 mile warm up.

First mile, felt okay after the beer, second mile, oh yeah, felt like

puking and slowed to a jog, third mile, big belch, and then I could

speed back up. It was about my slowest 5k ever but I was the first

beer-drinking female to stumble across the line so I won some Oakleys

and some Mizuno paraphanelia. I was also half-lit, and by the time I

drank one more waiting for the awards I was quite toasted. Glad David

was there to drive me home. He PR'd in the 5K despite the beer, on no

training. Nice! It was a good way to end this year in running.

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Sun, Jan 01, 2012 at 12:21:55 from 74.195.74.62

Good win. Forget the sub-3, this one's the real feather in your hat!

Have a great 2012 April! Talk to you soon about your Houston plans...I think we'll be there by Thurdsay.

From JulieC on Sun, Jan 01, 2012 at 15:18:57 from 67.41.188.93

April, did I hear right? you are running the Houston marathon? hope you are getting in some nice zzzzzsss!!

From JulieC on Sun, Jan 01, 2012 at 15:20:23 from 67.41.188.93

did you really take off two running days to save up for the El Dorado? : D

From seeaprilrun on Sun, Jan 01, 2012 at 22:39:17 from 68.103.254.209

Joe and Julie--I intended to go to Houston and stay with my sister and watch the trials, but now we are broke and I can't get the time off, so I won't be in Houston. :( As for the two days off--between family in town and a slough of night shifts with no day off, I chose to get my 4 whole hours of sleep and not cut it short to run.

From JulieC on Mon, Jan 02, 2012 at 00:10:48 from 67.41.188.93

I was just kidding April....I figured you had a valid SLEELPLESS reason. I figured you didn't need to rest up for a beer run!! :D. Sorry things are hard right now. hope they turn around soon!!!

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