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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, Apr 17, 2010
Total Distance
10.00

8:42 average pace with the tribe.  They are gearing up for the OKC marathon next weekend.  I hope they meet their goals!  Went and ate breakfast with Wendy afterwards.  We did a lot of talking and it was good to bond with another woman who is trying to be a better Christian/mother/friend.  We even got emotional and sniffled a little bit. She is an awesome person and I am so excited that she is my friend!  It was really a breath of fresh air.

Pink Nike Avant Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Burt on Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 12:09:36 from 98.177.220.145

I'm sniffing too. But it's allergies.

Did you see my blog from a couple of days ago? Nan's real life sister played the part of Trisha on Napoleon Dynamite! Of all people I thought you would think that was cool. :)

From SlowJoe on Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:31:39 from 184.79.24.255

Hey April, my wife is having IT Band issues in her right knee and I remember you dealing with that a bit. Do you have any tricks of the trade that might get her through another week of running, and the race? She had to stop after 3 miles yesterday. We got a foam roller and looked up how to stretch IT bands but I thought I'd see if there was anything else. Do you think she should stop running the rest of the week? She's fit enough to run it all, even with a week off but I wan't sure if taking a week off would leave her better or worse off...

From CookieLegs on Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:59:30 from 71.36.82.238

Great job getting your runs in this week! It sounds like you enjoyed just running your dirt roads with no training pressure for a change! It's wonderful that you found a good friend (Wendy) because good friends are hard to come by! Hope your tribe does well in their upcoming OKC marathon. Oh, and congratulations on the new job!!

From seeaprilrun on Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 14:43:05 from 72.205.231.223

Burt--your blog is always cool! I need to get over there and make some comments, but it is so hard to match such sharp wit as what you have

Joe--stretching didn't seem to help me much. Exercises to strengthen the IT band is what really helped--especially one legged squats and leg lifts(I don't use any weights). If she can run without pain or limping I think she should run so she doesn't get rusty--can she run okay as long as it is superflat and there are no hills? I did avoid hills for a while in training until it felt better.

Adele--I have had a phenomenal week and feel sooooo blessed!

From SlowJoe on Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 15:58:37 from 184.79.24.255

Thanks April, she's gonna test it out early this week in the neighborhood (flat streets).

Oh yeah, 10 miles already? Guess it's time to dive right back into your training.

From Nan on Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 00:24:01 from 174.51.250.151

Nothing like a good friend to have sincere conversation with. SO therapeutic.

And then there is silly Burt. Always good for a laugh. :)

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