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Emma Creek womens classic

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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
49.53
Pink Nike Avant Miles: 26.64Crappy Asics Miles: 16.39Adidas Adizero Mana Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
10.28

5 am: 6.21 at 7:55 average pace. Back to the grind again. Legs are no longer sore but I'm not sure about having decent 5k speed this weekend. I will try some strides tomorrow to wake up the fast twitchers. Planning on a few with Vanessa in the stroller later. Thinking about all you Boston runners today! Best wishes!

8 am:  4.07 at 8:22 pace with Vanessa after getting the boys off to school.  We of course did the obligatory Sonic tater tot stop.

Pink Nike Avant Miles: 4.07Crappy Asics Miles: 6.21
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Total Distance
10.00

7:53 average pace.  It was a gorgeous morning so I decided to touch base with 5k pace a little bit.  7.14 miles first 8:28, 7:55, 7:54, 8:00, 8:04, 7:55, 7:37, .14 at 8:05 pace than popped into the sienna ranch addition and did about a mile loop with random accelerations of 5k pace, usually from mailbox to mailbox, with jogging to full recovery between.  33 seconds at 6:14 pace, 28 @ 6:06, 24 @ 6:07, 22 @ 5:53, 39 @ 6:03, 40 @  5:20, 20 @ 5:47.  then cooled down 1.45 7:59, .46 at 7:33 pace.  Not much stretching afterward because I was in a hurry--had to shower me and bathe Vanessa, take Jesse to the doctor, pick up Lexi while Kim went to her job interview, drop Jesse off at school, take Lexi and Vanessa over to Kim's and then off to work.  It always feels like I have a full day before I ever even get to work.

Pink Nike Avant Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Total Distance
6.18

8:33 AP with Vanessa in the stroller.  We ran 5 then stopped at the playground and I did a circuit of strength drills while she ate her dinosaur snack and played.  Then we played a little more, and then ran some more, passing sonic, so I dished out my $1.07 for the obligatory tator tots.  Dinosaur gummies and tater tots, the breakfast of champions.

Crappy Asics Miles: 6.18
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Total Distance
7.00

8:31 AP stroller miles with my plucky little running partner.  Ran 5, stopped at the playground and worked on abs while she played, then ran 2 more and got our tater tots.  She sang a lot of songs for me today--totally awesome!  It is a lot easier than me gasping out songs for her mid-run!

Pink Nike Avant Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Total Distance
4.00

8:18 AP.   Busy day--orientation at my new job in home health.  Although learning all the paperwork is a bit daunting, I think I am going to really like this job.  I get to work pretty much independently, work around my schedule with my family, and I will really enjoy working with my clients to get them healthier and keep them out of the hospital and out of nursing homes.  There is a lot of teaching involved with patients but I like to do that.  There are a few procedures that I do not have much experience with but they seem willing to teach so I am not too worried about those.  This job is definitely right up my alley.  Anyways busy day and not much time for a run.  Did 5 surges of practice 5k race pace during the run.  No pressure for the 5k tomorrow I am just going to break in those new racing flats and run however I feel like at the moment.  

Crappy Asics Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Race: Emma Creek womens classic (3.1 Miles) 00:20:23, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
12.07

I am clearly not the type who can recover from a marathon and run a 5k well two weeks later.  That is my excuse and I am sticking to it.  Big underperformance.  First mile in 6:23, came through the two mile mark in 12:59, then rolled over and died.  I am  hoping that this is more like my 10k speed in two weeks at the river run.  Perhaps I will have my mojo back by then.  I am still glad I went--it was free entry since I was second last year and I got second again.  It is a really awesome all women's 5k and the atmosphere is very cool!  My sister-in-law Sasha got first in her age group and a pr so she was happy!  The racing flats seemed to be okay, my feet don't hurt, but they sure didn't make me any faster, at least not today.  I will try them again at the 10k in a few weeks!  The course is pancake flat and is a good PR course so I would really like to be sub-41.  I would love even more to be sub-40 but if I can't even break 20 today in a 5k then that ain't going to happen!  I am  thinking about going and running some more miles in a little bit since it is naptime.  updated: 5.57 mile shakout run at 8:15 AP.

Pink Nike Avant Miles: 5.57Adidas Adizero Mana Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments(7)
Total Distance
49.53
Pink Nike Avant Miles: 26.64Crappy Asics Miles: 16.39Adidas Adizero Mana Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00
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