| 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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| Nike Air Pegasus Miles: 8.00 | Pink Pegs Miles: 30.89 |
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| | 8:52 average pace. A cautious test run in the snow. My knee/IT band held up fine, it just didn't seem to like going downhill. I did a lot of bunny hopping through deep snow so I would run like an exaggerated sprinter with high knees and good buttkick, and landed on the balls of my feet--which was nice and soft in the deep snow. Slow going but a good workout and probably good for my form, plus my knee liked it. I called in sick to work today because Vanessa is having major breathing problems and I am worried and need to hover. |
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| | 7:58 overall average pace. Decided to keep playing it safe with the knee and run on the dreadmill since there is no road camber or downhills on the treadmill. I did do some marathon pace work though. 2 mile warm-up, 9:13, 8:49, then 3x2 miles at 7:24 pace with .5 miles at 8:06 pace in between, then 1 mile cooldown. This felt harder than it should have on the treadmill, but I was expecting that so not a surprise. Why oh why does 7:24 pace feel like 6:40 pace on a treadmill? Dunno. Legs were actually tired from the bunny hopping yesterday, plus I did strength drills and 10 minutes of ab fry with Denise Austin yesterday too. Vanessa is much better today--almost back to normal so I am going to drag myself to work. Can't wait for my Texas trip this weekend! I get to see my sister, Aunts, Uncles, and my cousins and their newborn babies! | |
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| | 8:25 average pace. now off to begin a day of rushing around and then off to work | |
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| | According to my schedule today should be a 5k or 10k race or time trial, but I had already decided earlier in the week to bag it considering I still am hacking up a lung and the troubles with my knee. We had parent-teacher conferences this morning so after that I just had my husband drop me off at the track so I could entertain the idea of some faster work. Warmed up 2 miles and then launched into a brisk quarter to see how it felt, came through in 1:43 and decided that was fast enough, did 2 miles in 13:42(6:51 pace), then jogged a quarter and headed home--after about 3 miles I hit my dirt roads and decided what the hey I'll do another fast one and then ran a 6:39 mile. Funny that a fast mile on a hilly dirt road is unbelievably more comfortable and easier(and faster) for me than on a track. Slowed down and then ran almost 2 miles and getting close to him decided a few vo2 max intervals on the dirt wouldn't hurt. Ran .19 at 5:52 pace, jogged a few minutes, then .12 at 5:58 pace. Jogged down the driveway and called it good. Not exactly a killer workout but at least I got a few fast miles in and the whole point is to run at paces that make marathon pace feel slow. Off to work tonight and then tomorrow morning I leave for the long drive to San Antonio--I'm going to meet my sister there and we will go to Austin on Saturday. It will be strange going somewhere without my husband and children, but I think it may also be rejuvenating and good for me. | |
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| | 11 hour drive all by myself. But I got to see lots of family at the end. | |
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| | More driving, checked into the hotel, ate pizza. Ran with my sister one pre-race mile because she is super nervous about the race tomorrow. | |
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| Nike Air Pegasus Miles: 8.00 | Pink Pegs Miles: 30.89 |
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