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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
46.14
Pink Nike Avant Miles: 43.45Crappy Asics Miles: 2.69
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
8.72

7:33 AP.  Did 3x1 miles at 10k effort at 6:40, 6:54, and 6:44.  I was really hoping 10k effort woud produce faster speeds.  It is not looking real good for a PR on Saturday.  I just can't seem to get it together with running lately.  I am thinking of ditching a fall marathon, and running Houston in January.  My sister lives in Houston and is thinking of doing the marathon, plus this would give me more time to train for and enjoy shorter races for a while before thinking about a marathon again.  Then, hopefully I will be itching for the 26.2 and be ready for a big PR on what is supposedly a flat and fast course.

Pink Nike Avant Miles: 8.72
Weight: 0.00
Comments(7)
Total Distance
8.10

am  2.69 miles with my mom at 13:00 pace.  I pushed Vanessa in the stroller. Mom is trying to get back into running.  She did pretty awesome today!

pm.  Busy busy.   Got the shopping done, then had Jesse's concert at 7, so I wore my running clothes to the concert and then ran home super brisk, no dilly dallying so I could get home in time to put the kids to bed.  7:27 AP.

Pink Nike Avant Miles: 5.41Crappy Asics Miles: 2.69
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Total Distance
11.26

8:11 AP.  I made a rarity, hamburger helper, for dinner.  Never, ever, again.  Never, ever, go running on a belly full of that junk.  I felt puketastic the whole time.  Despite the icky belly,  I did enjoy running long and lazy and not hurrying my pace.  I still feel pukey, so I hope that either I just throw up already or the feeling passes.

Pink Nike Avant Miles: 11.26
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Total Distance
6.50

8:42 average pace.  80+ degrees yuck.  Took it very, very easy and listened to tunes.  Stretched out really good afterward.  I'll take another really easy day tomorrow and hopefully be infused with freshness for Saturday's race.  I've decided to go Joe and run without a watch for the race.  I'm going to go out with Eddy who is gunning for a 38:00.  While I think that is way too fast for me I am at least going to stay on his heels for a while if the feeling is good.

Pink Nike Avant Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Total Distance
3.06

Puttered along at 8:52 pace with 5 accelerations to 10k race pace.  The good news is that my legs feel good today, even during the accelerations.  In fact, 10k pace felt so good that I am actually getting excited about tomorrow!  That's a good sign!  Maybe, perhaps, there is a little hope.

Pink Nike Avant Miles: 3.06
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Race: River Run (6.2 Miles) 00:41:43, Place overall: 12, Place in age division: 4
Total Distance
8.50

Well, I have mixed feelings about this race!  First, this is not my official time--a close guess by looking at the finishing clock--they posted the race results already and I am not in them!  Annoying!  I wore a bib and they took my tag so it must have gotten lost.  I looked at the other results and was 11th woman I believe based on my estimated time.  Anyways:

The good:  PR!  Aerobically I was not stressed, legs felt pretty good .  I ran sans watch but they called some of the splits and I sorta  heard them--first one was 6:45(slow but I feel good), then 13:26 so 6:41?, missed the 3 mile split, at 4 miles I was 27:09 and sped up, 33:50 something at the 5 mile mark so another 6:41 and then I tried to buck up and finish the last 1.2 fast--around 6:35 pace if I did the math right.

Bad:  Not a very big PR, I think I had too much left in the tank afterward  At least my legs are starting to come back and I am feeling excited about more fast and short races! Afterward I also ran the 2-mile with Vanessa in the stroller and we did it in 14:09--our first mile was 7:30 because we were caught in the crowd so our second mile was 6:39--sweet!(told ya there was too much left in the tank).

I think if I get myself together and quit fearing the fast paces I can go sub-40 this summer.  I think I can I think I can....not sure what to do with my training.  Right now I am really wondering aimlessly.

Update:  I e-mailed the race director, he found me in the timing mess and fixed it.  My official time was 2 seconds faster than I thought!  12th woman, 4th in age group.  Times were faster this year than last year--must be the good weather we had.


Pink Nike Avant Miles: 8.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments(10)
Total Distance
46.14
Pink Nike Avant Miles: 43.45Crappy Asics Miles: 2.69
Weight: 0.00
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