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November 16, 2024

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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
Total Distance
12.00

Treadmill fartlek.  I was dreading this.  Yesterday I barely squeezed anything in...today it needed to happen.  I had a 6 hour long psychotic snap in which I perused rental homes, realized my lease is up in a month and I MUST move, looked at a few dumps(ugh), dragged Vanessa everywhere, cooked macaroni, and then purged every closet and room ending up with 3 boxes, 12 trash bags, a lamp, a bike, and a fan that I hauled to the dumpster. 

I finally got on my home treadmill, grimly staring at my scenic closet door while Vanessa zoned out on Wild Kratts.  20 minute warm up, then 5 x (5x 1 min on/off) with 5 minute jogs in between, cooldown to 12.  The interevals were really only to keep my mind busy from the drudgery and not lapse into yet another psychotic snap.   

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 19:07:38 from 104.51.208.13

At least it was a productive psychotic snap! I would love to get rid of 12 trash bags of stuff.

Good work getting in the miles today.

From Matt Schreiber on Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 20:04:49 from 66.17.102.175

Nice miles April.

How's the weather in your direction?

From Rachelle on Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 09:53:49 from 199.190.170.24

Way to get err done April. I may have to copy this one tomorrow.

From Burt on Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 10:35:29 from 174.17.82.224

Joe, what about that guest house you have for rent? Oh, was I not supposed to tell April about that?

From SlowJoe on Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 13:46:03 from 107.77.80.87

My rental house is in SW Oklahoma - might be a slightly longer commute than she's looking for.

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