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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, Dec 16, 2009

Total Distance

8.41

7:56 average pace. Gave mile repeats a try today. Warmed up 2.7 and then did the first repeat conservative at 10kish pace to get my body used to the idea of it. My legs seem stiff and unresponsive today, not sure why. Time for mile 1 was 6:48, then 4 minutes jogging recovery although I felt recovered after 1 and then 5k pace. 6:25 for this mile, now I am really noticing how stiff my legs are, particularly in the hips. Try as I might I cannot seem to open my stride up and really get going. Four minutes jogging recovery than mile 3 in 6:22. Once again just cannot get my stride opened up but resort to working on fast turnover to hold speed. Felt choppy, the problem is definitely in my hips. They do not always feel like this so it just the thing today, but I am glad I did the workout anyway. Cooled down then did one circuit of strength drills which I have neglected for a long time now. Wow they were hard, I can see now that they really do make a difference and I need to do them! Will work on stretching and strengthening the hips and hopefully next week my mile repeats are a bit faster. Aerobically the 5k pace was tolerable but certainly not comfortable.

Nike Air Pegasus Miles: 8.41

Weight: 108.00

Comments

From Tracy on Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 14:54:05 from 209.175.177.37

The reason why you are so fast is because you work so hard!

Is it cold? Maybe that also contributed to the stiffness?

I was actually just thinking that I have done very little strength-training since the summer. It's hard to get it all in!

From beef on Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 16:40:14 from 72.44.96.196

Yay for negative splits :-D Mile repeats are tough!

From Eric Day on Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 18:06:19 from 189.192.47.180

I'm tired just from reading your mile repeats & I've never done them.

Good workout, tough one I see.

From seeaprilrun on Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 18:46:16 from 205.172.12.229

Tracy--it was actually like close to forty degrees today! It is so hard to get it all in--I am just going to try for 10 minutes of strength drills 3x week focusing on legs

beef--this is my first formal session of mile repeats and they certainly are tough!

Eric--tomorrow will be an easy day, maybe my husband and daughter will lock themself in the house and I can cut it short ;)

From Samantha Dean-Howard on Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 17:28:42 from 90.201.147.190

Hey Hello Miss Mile rep virgin, theyre tough, and once started try not to stop LOL these first ones are almost always the toughest and most shock to the system.

Good way to warm up for 2 miles for mile repeats at a very slow jog. do some joint warm ups, dynamic ie, check out this guy on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_-Rl3sIugc&feature=related

not just the leg swings either, I do quick steps and leg swings etc before mile reps, as they use a bigger range of motion than your normal running and enjoy them, I now look forward to my mile reps I love them..... as I can see week in week out that I am improving, if it be less recovery, or faster times, or even more of them theyre tough but tough chicks gets faster :-)

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