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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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Blue Avants Lifetime Miles: 653.33
Crocs Lifetime Miles: 18.08
Lunarfly Lifetime Miles: 468.47
Mon, Mar 26, 2012
Total Distance
8.50

So I took a week off to re-set my mind and body. No exercise for 7

days. Today I re-start with a much clearer mind, rested, and focused.

October and Prairie Fire will be here before I know it, and training

starts today. I know what I want to do, and I'm gonna lay it out for my

DM(and FRB) friends. I want to go sub-3 and win Prairie Fire....and now for the

4-year plan. I want to run a 2:46 and qualify for the Olympic Trials

in 2016. There. I said it. Impossible? Maybe. But I also know that I

ran a 2:59 on 60 miles a week at altitude in 81 degrees 5 months after

coming out of the pool with stress fractures. So is trimming 13 minutes

and 49 seconds in 4 years a total stretch? So there. There is my

crazy unrealistic psychotic pipe dream. But hey, if it gets me out of

bed and makes me run for the next 4 years then that is good enough.  Ran 8 easy on the mill then did my old strength drills I used to do afterwards with strides in between.  Sit-up, push-ups, one-legged squats, lunges, triceps dips, jumps.  Time trial Thursday.  Time to get this show on the road.

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Comments
From Lily on Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 10:06:38 from 67.199.178.210

I believe in you April. Go get it!

From Jake K on Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 10:25:43 from 155.100.226.54

I love it - set big goals! You have no idea of what you are capable of until you really commit to something huge.

From JulieC on Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 12:35:01 from 67.41.191.75

wow April. I believe in you. I do. I do. : D. I think that stress fracture was a blessing in disguise. It rested you. And now with that week off to reboot...oh yah!!! Here April Comes Again!! : DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Dream big. Win big.

From Rachelle on Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 12:50:04 from 159.212.71.173

These goals are not unrealistic at all! I think you are totally capable of it. Go for it!!

From Claudio on Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 13:01:09 from 96.234.244.240

There you go April! you have the determination and the talent, you can do it!

From SlowJoe on Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 17:40:49 from 69.131.141.92

This is awesome, welcome back. I bet you still have years and years of improvement ahead, 2:46 is ultimately doable.

I might come run the PF marathon, I like the timing of it...we could definitely help each other out!

From flatlander on Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 16:10:46 from 76.31.26.153

That is a very realistic goal, and I fully expect you will accomplish it.

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