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East meets West

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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
49.45
New Blue Asics Miles: 40.45Asics Miles: 9.00
Weight: 107.33
Total Distance
10.00

1:26:00/8:35   9:25/9:09/8:56/8:42/8:36/8:27/8:03/8:04/8:17/8:13

Nice and easy today.  Started early but it heated up fast outside.  Did about half a mile between miles 7-8 where I ran a little faster racing the trash man:)  Will probably take it easy all week to rest up for my 5k saturday.

New Blue Asics Miles: 10.00
Weight: 108.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
9.00

1:15:19/8:21 average.  Slow start as always. Did .45 in the middle at comfortably very hard pace which the Garmin called 6:55--hopefully this translates into 6:30 pace or so for my 5k Saturday--I know comfortably hard on these dirt roads translated from 7:11 pace to 6:48 pace on my last race--we will find out on Saturday!  I am shooting for as close to 20 minutes as possible--I would love to go under but don't want to set an unrealistic goal.  Did 10 minutes of abs with a Denise Austin video I got.  It has 7 different 10-minute ab workouts.  I am a huge fan of Denise Austin--she never promoted any of this super-skinny anorexic diet until you die stuff--she is a strong-looking woman who is not ridiculously thin.

Splits were  9:26/9:24/8:28/8:09/.47 at 7:58 pace/.45 at 6:55 pace/8:24/8:12/8:05/7:55/7:54 pace for last little bit.  Clearly I am a person who takes a few miles to warm up.  Rest of my runs this week will be nice and easy!

Asics Miles: 9.00
Weight: 107.00
Comments(5)
Total Distance
8.80

9:07 average pace.  Took it really easy and restrained myself.  It was cool today, in the 60's, and the run felt great.  Just ran wherever I felt and let the Garmin measure the distance--kinda nice!  Ran a few roads I haven't run in a while.  Only encountered one dog who just barked at me.  

New Blue Asics Miles: 8.80
Weight: 107.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
8.15

8:58 average pace.  Took it nice and easy.  Legs feel fresh and good.  Will probably only do 4 miles tomorrow with race pace bursts and then go pedal to the metal Saturday.  I can't wait!

New Blue Asics Miles: 8.15
Weight: 108.00
Comments(5)
Total Distance
4.00

4 miles easy at 9:05 pace, with 4 bursts of race pace to practice what the pace feels like and give my body a warning about tomorrow.  Off to enjoy lunch with friends and our kids and then take 'em all to the sprinkler park.  It is supposed to reach 90ish degrees today.

New Blue Asics Miles: 4.00
Weight: 107.00
Comments(1)
Race: East meets West (3.1 Miles) 00:20:37, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
9.50

Well, I didn't make the low 20's so I am a bit disappointed, but it is still a 42 second 5k p.r. for me so chin up right?  I'm not sure what to take from this race.  I started fast, felt good, then about the halfway point just laid down and died.  I wasn't really miserable, I just suddenly didn't feel like running hard and wanted to run off the course and call it a day.  Usually I can power through the mid-race mental battle but not today.  My splits per the Garmin reflect what happened.

mile 1 --6:19(didn't feel too fast)

mile 2--6:48(it just gets worse from here out)

mile 3--6:55(just getting one foot in front of the other to finish)

last little bit 5:40 pace--maxed out at 4:17 pace(at least I mustered up a kick)

The cons: not the time I wanted, lost the mental battle that I usually win

The pros: still a pr, 2 mile spit is only 7 seconds slower than my 2 mile high school pr, there is more speed in my legs than I thought judging from my kick and max pace, 3rd woman overall, 18th person overall, won my age division, good pancakes afterward and I like the t-shirt

In two weeks there is another 5k close by and I intend to get some redemption!

plan to run a recovery run here shortly after Vanessa goes down for her nap.

update: ran 5.5 easy. didn't bother timing it.  90+ degrees, windy, dusty, pretty miserable, good thing I'm going to a wedding tonight and plan on having a good time(plus I get a date with my husband, NO CHILDREN--:)  that doesn't happen often, just David and I! :)

 


New Blue Asics Miles: 9.50
Weight: 107.00
Comments(15)
Total Distance
49.45
New Blue Asics Miles: 40.45Asics Miles: 9.00
Weight: 107.33
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