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Operation Freedom Memorial 10K

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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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24.53
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5.00

8:14 AP.  91 degrees, winds SSE 29mph gusiting to 35mph.  Humidity 43%.  3:00 in the afternoon in the baking sun.  A little miserable, I confess, but my joy at being able to run at all overshadowed the misery.  Happy Mother's Day!

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I GOT INTO SAINT GEORGE!!!!!

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7.24

First I ran outside in 90 degrees--5.24 miles at 7:46 AP.  Then I went into the Y and walked 2 miles on treadmill at 11 percent incline in 31:20 while I talked to Adam.  He was on the treadmill doing incline training for Pike's Peak so that's what gave me the idea to walk at incline for my crosstraining today.  It was hard work and kept my heart rate well over 160!  Wow! 

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5.29

I get to run two days in a row!  Ran with Adam from the downtown Y to oak park and wound around some of the trails before heading back.  7:37 AP. Legs feel great but I am a little out of shape for sure as I was feeling tired at the end.  We got rained on which was A-okay with me!

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20 miles in 1:09 on the cybex bike at the downtown Y during lunch

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Too spanked at work to get any workout today.  10K race tomorrow.  Nervous with a knot in my stomach.

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Race: Operation Freedom Memorial 10K (6.23 Miles) 00:44:15, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
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Well, here it is, first race back since stress fractures, first time I've ran 6 miles in over two months, first time I've tried to find any kind of speed(not a lot there right now).  It was chilly in the 40s and 22mph north wind but fortunately the race was out and back east/west so a crosswind the whole time.  Except for the first and last quarter mile it was on soft shale and dirt which definitely eased the impact on my legs so a good choice to try out racing again.  It was a small race put on by our friends the Clarks for our Kansas Soldiers who have died and a Gold-Star mother was there handing out the medals and prizes.  It was very cool!  I warmed up at a nice jog about .75 mile with Karlee then we shivered and stretched a little.  The start was a laidback 5-4-3-2-1 and we were off.  Four fast dudes took off, I was behind them, and that was that.  I ran by myself the entire time.  I got to see many familar and friendly faces at the turnaround and after.  I dropped the first mile at 6:50 then eased back, got a little lazy in the middle miles, and picked it back up at the end.  I never felt truly miserable but I could tell my legs have gone soft from no impact and I need a base.  I just told myself to "tempo" and have a good run.  So, as far as fitness, it's not as good as I hoped nor as bad as I feared, to this is a good starting point and things will fall back into place from here.  First things first, gotta build my base back up and worry about speed later on.  I hear it comes back relatively quick so I hope it's true.  I had a great time!

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