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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
Tue, Feb 21, 2012
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frustrated today.  I woke up out of my sleep with horrid ankle pain.  It's not swollen, I don't understand.  I can't hardly walk.  Went to the Y and did 60 minutes bike and 20 mintues elliptical.  The ache in my ankle is intolerable and I am forced to take motrin by the clock or I can't stand it.   This is unusual since I have a very high pain tolerance.  None of my injuries have ever hurt like this.  Also, despite rigid clean eating I continue to be bloated and gain weight.  This is no fun, friends, no fun.  The trail run last week was great, really great, made me feel like an athlete again, but inside I know that it was actually an underperformance, because I can run much faster and harder when I am 100%.  Now I am motivated, but not physically fit.  I am thinking it is finally time to throw in the towel and go to the doctor, both for the ankle and to figure out if something hormonally is going wrong.  A little TMI boys, but I am cycling every 2-3 weeks which is ridiculous so I am almost in a constant state of PMS.  I think I will call the doc tomorrow.

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Comments
From SlowJoe on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:34:41 from 74.195.74.62

On the subject of the ankle thing, and only the ankle thing - I looked back at the trail race I ran in late Jan 2010 because I sprained an ankle or two there. I was able to run the week after and then all of a sudden could not run exactly a week later. Then I was able to run for a few days and it hit again about 10-11 days after the race, so this sounds pretty similar. I remember concluding that I babied it too much when I should have been doing ankle circles and such. But, it went away shortly after that and I think I was fine by about 15 days post-sprain. Hope this ends up the same way!

From JulieC on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 19:48:46 from 168.103.184.105

I hope it goes as Joe described above. As for the TMI part--- been there--- YUP SGM last year-- 3 cycles in 6 weeks-- and when this happens BONES don't feel too good. I bet you are experiencing some adrenal fatigue from the race in the freezing cold and the stress from moving and working nights-- which then leads to HORMONAL imbalances-- especially in estrogen and progesterone and adrenaline/cortisol-- leading to bone aches. Prescription: YOGA, REST, SLEEP. ICE the ankle. 9 minute miles for a few runs please. I hope it is NOT broken. But take vitamin D and calcium to boot.

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