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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, Mar 30, 2011
Total Distance
0.00

Pool run.  5 minute warm-up.  10 x (45 seconds intensely hard, 15 seconds easy), 10 minutes steady, repeat the sprints, 10 minutes steady, repeat the sprints one more time, 5 minute cool down to one hour.  This was actually pretty tough.  Swam 1000 yards in 22 minutes afterward.  The swimming is getting easier...slowly.  Once again, a ridiculous interval workout that would destroy me on a track but is doable in the water.  My arms are sore,sore, sore.

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 20:21:00 from 184.79.24.255

Way to mix it up. You're gonna get some strong shoulders with the lap swimming too!

From allie on Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 21:55:26 from 174.23.241.50

great work, april.

From Tracy on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 08:11:46 from 173.23.75.249

You're going to be rock hard! Swimming is such a good workout!

From flatlander on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:00:14 from 76.31.26.153

Tri?

From seeaprilrun on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:40:47 from 72.205.227.203

I can't believe I'm saying this, but yes, thinking about those sprint triathlons this late spring and early summer as something to look toward and train for--it will keep me crosstraining and stop me from coming back to running too quickly..might make for a good transitional phase--I don't want to open up fractures by coming back too fast..

From flatlander on Fri, Apr 01, 2011 at 12:51:58 from 198.207.244.102

I think it's a great idea, you would probably be very good at it.

From JulieC on Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 07:45:41 from 71.35.250.228

so it looks like you sprint every day reading your reports!! where did you learn to run in the pool?? does it come naturally like outdoor running?

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