| 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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| | Loaded the girls up this morning and drove to Eureka(middle of nowhere) to meet a large Mormon Russian croc-running family. I have pictures to prove it. I ran on a dilapidated track paced by Sasha and his 8 year old William who schooled me on a 6:25 mile. Had lots of discussion and ate afterward with him and his lovely wife Sarah while the 11 kids played on the playground. They are warm and kind and the kids were awesome. The big girls chased Val around and all the kids got into some muddy water with a spigot. Fun little road trip and I enjoyed the company and finally getting to meet the infamous Pachev family.
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| | slow with the stroller, only way I could get Val to take a nap. 86 and overcast so not bad
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| | val napped almost 4 hours so more sleep than I usually get between shifts. kid zone was going to close soon at the Y so I ran one slow mile then 4 more at 6:58 on the treadmill. Drove to SCP and pushed the stroller for 4 more really slow, although we had to stop halfway for a playground
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Super easy in the morning after work with Michael. We decided to sprint at the end.
Update: forgot I ran around a few miles waiting on him first since he got off later so added two miles
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| | Leg day at the Y with Michael. We've tried this a few times and I just don't get sore so really went hard and heavy today
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| | 85 humid degrees with the stroller. I'm not sore from leg day. Michael is flabbergasted. Did arm weights at the Y
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| | running isn't looking good this week. Val has had a nasty case of hand foot mouth disease and now it looks like I have it too
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| | first run back after 7 days of hand foot and mouth disease misery. The blisters have finally dried up enough it is not painful to walk anymore. 6 stroller miles easy with Michael, stopping at mile 5 at the playground for a few minutes so Val could play.
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| | stroller miles. Run was cut short because the stroller had a flat and I had to run it to the bike shop for repair. Going to try and run long in the morning after work
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| | I had great aspirations of getting a long run this morning but with no nap yesterday and up all night at work...it had been 23 hours since I slept, so I came home and went to bed. Got out in the afternoon before work. I can tell I'm still tired. Long run tentatively rescheduled for Monday morning after work.
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| | That was pretty much terrible. Ran after I got off work. Was dead-legged from the beginning, then the blisters on my toes from hand foot mouth got raw and raised up again. Then, at mile 12 my gut cramped with that need to poo....so I wrapped it up at 14. I'm not 100% back from illness yet I don't think. Nothing but slow miles for me until my body gives the signal it's ready for more.
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| | Treadmill at the Y. I only had 40 minutes so decided to maximize it considering I felt pretty decent with a day off and 9 solid hours of sleep under my belt. Warmed up one mile slow then 4 miles 6:58 pace then cool down to 40 minutes. All on zero incline in an air-conditioned gym.
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| | treadmill at the Y. got bored by mile 4 and did 2 x 400 at 6:35 pace and closed with a 6:53 mile. work the next 2 nights
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| | 20 post 6 loops at 0315, haven't slept since my run yesterday morning. it is the "endless day" part of my weekly cycle.
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| | strolled out at 330 at post 6 to start my laps. by lap 10 there were lots of sirens in the area. by lap 12 cops everywhere and I had to stop while they chased their fugitive that ditched the car he stole into the field. then they staked out the place the rest of the night searching for him. why did he have to bail in my running area??? In couldn't finish my run so I settled for opening the garage and standing in the light by my ambulance with my arms folded looking disgruntled.
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| | Stuck on the treadmill at the Y with Val in kidzone. My headphones died at 15 minutes in so I was pretty bored. Did speedwork because I am always bored on the treadmill and it helps to push buttons and make whatever up as I go along. Michael was doing his own thing on the treadmill next to me so it helped we were both suffering.
Warmed up 5 minutes, then 2 x 90 seconds on/off 6:18 pace, 4 x 60 seconds on/off from 5:52 to 5:46 pace, 2x90 seconds again at 6:18 pace, jogged a few minutes, 8 minutes at 6:40 pace, jogged a few minutes then finished the last half mile at 6:58 pace because Michael was done and the kids were done with kidzone and ready to go swimming. Any week I can string together 40 miles somewhere in the sleepless madness I call my life is a good one so I'll call this week a success.
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| | My usual treadmill time at the Y. Threw in 5 x 800 at 6:31 pace to break up the boredom a little
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| | 20 laps around post 6. It's super humid at 0330
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| | 20 laps around post 6 at 0330. 2 nights in a row without a fugitive or a call interrupting my run. nice
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| | 8 stroller miles at SCP. lifted weights after with Michael
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| | with Sarah pushing the stroller
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| | brisk jaunt after getting off work
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| | after a horrific night at work. worried about my sister in Houston. just wasn't into it today...was supposed to do 18. stopped at 12 and now I'm gonna nap
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| | Stroller miles. Did 45 minutes weights after at the Y. Sister in Houston is still safe in a two-story home they evacuated to with family. Streets are filled with water. The levee is near breaching. We are all terrified but a neighbor has a boat and thats the contingency plan
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| | Treadmill at the Y with Michael. 2 ez, 2.5 6:58 pace, .5 easy cooldown. 20 minute core/interval workout after
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| | 20 loops around post 6 at 0330. Slow going because the grass needs mowed and my legs are still sore from lifting...not to mention I was really, really deep in the sleep deprivation hole
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| | Tired day. no sleep since work last night. I just couldn't do it
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| | Intentions were good, made it to the Y, but Val was mopey and acting puny and has a bit of a fever so mission abandoned. Flying solo with young children as a parent makes consistency quite difficult.
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| | Treadmill fartlek for an hour. Mostly quarters at 6:40 pace. I'm having terrible tailbone pain for no reason. I haven't fallen or anything. Hurts to sit, cough, sneeze, or laugh. Can't lay on my back. Standing, walking, running, are fine. so weird
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| | Loops at post 12 that kept getting interrupted by calls until I gave up. Tailbone is better
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| | stroller miles. did some legs and core at the Y afterward, running on no sleep...literally
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| | Dreadmill at the Y. 1 mile warm up, 3 at 6:58, jogged a mile, 4x 400 at 6:18 pace with 400 rests, coold down to 7. Not really a planned speed workout, just got bored as usual on the mill. My mysterious tailbone pain is almost completely gone.
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| | Only had time for some triceps and shoulders at the Y with Michael
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| | got slaughtered at work. picked up daughter, slept a bit, took daughter to Mom's...no mercy, no run
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| | creamed all night at work again. shuffle kids, tiny bit of sleep, another night of this madness and another missed run. hoping tonight is slow and I feel good enough to run laps in the early am. Getting a cold.
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| | Stroller miles with Val after we dropped Vanessa off at school. Leg day afterward at the Y with Michael
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| | Surprisingly not really sore after leg day. treddy at the Y. .25 mile warm up. 5 miles at 6:58 pace, .25 cool down. gonna have to up the pace on fast day
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| | Tired day after two night shifts but I needed to do something--visited the treadmill at the Y since it was storming this morning. .25 mile warm up then 4 miles at 6:53 pace. Did some arms afterward on the weight machines
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| | hardcore leg day at the Y. I'm kinda enjoying this lifting thing!! later in the afternoon ran a hot and windy 4.3 pushing the stroller
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| | enjoyed the cooler weather with a stroller run, then arms and abs at the Y afterward
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| | no run today but I benched for the first time ever. Benched almost my bodyweight so pretty proud of that. It was fun and scary but Michael spotted me so I knew I would be fine.
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| | Eventually got this run in at post 12. We heard two gunshots nearby around 0200, so I was a little leery. Went out around 0300 and walked the perimeter and didn't see anything so went ahead and started laps. Got interrupted by a call at lap 10, but ran 20 more when we got back. 30 laps total. It's a run. Nobody shot at me.
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| | At the Y treddy...4 at 6:53 pace with .25 cooldowm then 30 minutes of abs | |
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| | heavy leg day with Michael
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| | stroller miles with Val then an hour of arms and chest at the Y
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| | early morning miles after work...nice to run without a stroller in a rare treat today
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| | Lifted back at the Y with Michael then practiced deadlifting
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| | 30 laps at post 6 at 0300. did 20 minute core workout afterward
1500: Val wouldn't nap. 4 more miles. Went to the Y and did 10 x 90 seconds on/off with the fast ones at 6:27 pace and the slow ones at 9:13 pace
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| | Leg day, squatted 145, try 155 next week.
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| | nice cool 60 degree stroller run! sprinkled on us the whole time. did shoulders and chest after at the Y with Michael. Benched 95. will be a while before I dare go to 100 or over
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| | 30 laps at post 12 at 0300
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| | another 30 loops at 0300 at post 12
went to the Y and did back, triceps, and abs later since Val refused to nap. ah sleep. it's been a few days
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| | Michael and I did an hour of HIIT today and we were both sweaty and gassed at the end. good workout.
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| | The usual stroller run. A really short 20 minute chest lifting session at the Y because kidzone closed early afterward
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| | stroller rolled again. one hour chest and arms after at the Y with Michael
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| | delirious at the Y from sleep deprivation but had to get Val out of the house. 4 on the mill with 3 at 6:58 pace. felt terrible
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| | did legs and a little HIIT at the Y with Michael
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| | 6.3 with the stroller. Shoulders, deadlifts, and core at the Y. deadlifted 170 and learned how to do cleans
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| | The usual stroller run. biceps, triceps, and lats at the Y aftereward
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| | dreadmill at the Y. 7 total with 6 x 800 at 6:31 pace and 4 x 400 at 6:18 pace
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| | stroller run in 38 degrees!! yay!! leg day at the Y afterward. Really struggled with back squats today. picked up 175 once on my deadlifts though
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| | Tired day....nothing is gonna get done between shifts but we did manage to do an hour of Insanity at 0400 at work
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| | Showed up at the gym, feeling craptastic as usual, operating on the two hour nap I snuck at work last night(don't tell anyone). .25 warm up, 3 at 6:53 pace, .75 cooldown. 30 minutes of lifting for back
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| | no run today. shoulders and arms with Michael. we trashed our arms
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| | stroller run fail. grouchy baby...had to turn around early. chest at the Y with Michael
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| | stroller run. felt good. legs at the Y afterward. felt good there too
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| | 8 stroller miles at SCP. felt great. did back at the Y after and deadlifts. Deadlift PR--195 for 3 reps
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| | did arms at the Y. today was a wash for running--busy with Michael's promotional ceremony and work
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| | no stroller. nice to run outside solo
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| | 0300 at work--Insanity
1 slow, 3 at 6:58 pace on the treddy. 30 minutes of back after
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| | feel terrible. 45 minutes chest and shoulders and 15 minutes on the stairmill
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