| 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.
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| Pink Pegs Miles: 35.25 | Nike Air Pegasus Miles: 8.67 | Mizuno Waverider 12 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | 8:36 average pace. Ran mostly on packed snow and frozen dirt so traction was decent. Have a nasty cold but no coughing fits until after the run. | |
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| | When it comes to bad runs, this one ranked right up there in the top 10 for me. Sometime this week I needed a 4 mile tempo with 6:52 being the target pace. When I saw that snow was coming in tomorrow, I decided to do it today. I still have a nasty cold, haven't slept well, and was tired, but stupid me decided to attempt it anyway. Big mistake. Warmed up 2.2, 9:32, 9:00, .2 at 8:59 pace, then started the tempo. I knew I was in trouble in the first mile. My legs were stiff and unresponsive, my form felt jerky and strained, and I was tired of it already. By the second mile my calves were burning. Lactic acid already? Really? Third mile I was falling apart, I knew I wasn't anywhere near target pace, and almost abandoned the tempo completely, but then decided that although it wasn't going to be what I wanted, I could at least get a sub-marathon pace tempo out of it. Fourth mile my legs were so stiff and acidy, it was hard to push. It couldn't be over soon enough. 6:59, 6:57, 7:01, 7:06. I slowed to a pathetic shuffle, and almost walked. Although my breathing had recovered within 1/2 mile, my stiff, sad legs really didn't recover at all. It was hard to run 9:00 pace. I kept jogging and jogging trying to loosen them up but it didn't work. Cooled down 2 and some change 9:19,8:57, .47 at 8:46 pace. Came in and did lots of gentle stretching. Awful run. The rest of my runs this week will be restful and easy until I am over this cold, a little more rested, and my legs get over this icky tight acid feeling. |
| Nike Air Pegasus Miles: 8.67 |
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| | 8:42 pace. Still tired and achy. Ran very slow and just listened to music. It started to feel good around mile 6 finally and I picked it up a little but not much. Just getting the miles in and zoning out for today. I guess the snow isn't coming until tonight. | |
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| | 8:43 average pace. Feeling better today but still taking it easy. It is snowing, so it was quiet and serene but it is not cold enough so my dirt roads are squooshy and sloshy. Got my feet a little wet but it was an okay run. Did a few pickups just to marathon pace and they felt pretty easy. | |
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| | 7:44 average pace. Yeah, and it felt good! Target was 8:09 pace, which is comfortable for me. I drove to Sedgwick County Park to run today because my roads are straight mud,and ran around the park on the blacktop bike path, which is nice because it is not cambered at all. I think all the dirt road running really alters my sense of speed when I get on the blacktop, because I kept trying to slow down to what I though was 8ish pace but my legs kept insisting on 7:45 pace. It felt comfortable, breathing was easy the whole time. At the last mile my right knee did something weird where it felt like it was made of jello and was going to give out. No pain whatsoever with this though. At the end I was able to walk and stretch it off. Weird. My IT band on that side acts up from time to time so I wonder if that is just a weird symptom of it. Splits 8:12, 7:51, 7:41, 7:46, 7:57, 7:50, 7:44, 7:38, 7:46, 7:51, 7:39, 7:21, 7:31, 7:39, 7:31 Oh, and a side note, Vanessa has been wearing big girl panties all day for 3 days now, with only once accident a day and that is when she really tries to make it but doesn't quite get to the bathroom on time. I'm so excited! I was wondering if she would ever potty train--she will be 3 at the end of April so it is time.
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| | 9:09 average pace. Ran with Kurt, Eddy, and Casey from the tribe. Right off the bat I had that weird jello knee feeling and an occasional twinge in my right IT band, so I am sure the numbness yesterday is IT band related. Hoping a day off tomorrow and some stretching fixes it. If it still feels funky on Monday then I will be ditching tempo work and my scheduled 5k time trial and just running super easy all week--I am driving to Texas Friday to pace my sister for her first half-marathon--the Austin half, and I need to make sure the knee stays runnable. |
| Mizuno Waverider 12 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Pink Pegs Miles: 35.25 | Nike Air Pegasus Miles: 8.67 | Mizuno Waverider 12 Miles: 10.00 |
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