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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
63.35
Pink Nike Avant Miles: 8.00Pink Pegs Miles: 55.35
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
8.00

7:50 AP treadmill.  I was supposed to run this morning at dark thirty.  I had a vivid nightmare about coyotes attacking me during my run and starting to rip me apart and kill me on the dirt road by my house and woke up in a cold sweat with my heart pounding to my morning alarm--to go run on the dirt road by my house.  So, I didn't; all because of a bad dream.  I am being silly I know but it was a pretty awful dream.  Anyways I ran on the treadmill this evening while David did his military workout video.  Tribal hill workout tomorrow!

Pink Nike Avant Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(7)
Total Distance
8.74

94 degrees.  6 pm.  Tribal hill workout.  1.36 warm-up slow.  Steady up and down the hill at good aerobic effort--came out to 5.74 miles at 7:52 pace and I was hurting pretty good at the end.   I lost count but I believe we went up that hill 12 times, give or take one.  I stayed with Eddy until the last trip up the hill when he charged and dropped me like a hot potato.  When we were coming back down I kicked and came back up on him so he had to kick it into gear fast and finished about a second ahead of me.  Good times and a good sprint at the end.  1.36 mile cool down, by now it had cooled to 89 refreshing degrees.  We paused 3 times during the hill repeats to quickly swig some water, and stopped at the water fountain while cooling down on the way back.   I did something I have never in all my 31.5 years have ever ever done, and ditched my shirt, running in a sportsbra and shorts.  Desperate times call for desperate measures and I needed some breeze on my torso to help cool off.  Good thing my fellow tribe member Wendy also ditched the shirt for the first time, so we broke it in together.  Turns out it was no big deal.  I'm over it now and will probably run shirtless more often.

Pink Pegs Miles: 8.74
Weight: 0.00
Comments(7)
Total Distance
12.00

6 treadmill at 8:22 AP before I picked up the kids

6 treadmill at 8:29 AP after dinner while my husband did his workout

My legs aren't sore from the hill workout but they are definitely tired.  I could have run outside for the first set of miles today but it was 97 degrees at the time and my dirt roads have zero shade, so I opted out and tolerated the boredom of the treadmill instead.

Pink Pegs Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
10.00

7:34 AP.  Treadmill.  Started at 8:34 pace and gradually picked up speed. Last 4 miles at 7:19 pace.  On the treadmill I found this rather grueling but it is better than no run at all.

Pink Pegs Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Total Distance
7.50

8:33 AP.  95 degrees, heat index 100, humidity 44%.  No shade.  Dirt roads. But, I just couldn't bear another day on the treadmill.  I opted for the long sleeve approach today to save my white tender skin.  I plodded along slowly and listened to my tunes.  Really, all in all, it wasn't as terrible as I imagined it might be.

Pink Pegs Miles: 7.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
17.11

7:33 AP.  It was pretty humid but we started at 5:45 am so temps were in the seventies for the run.  Yes!  I started off the first 10.24 with Eddy before he split off and had to go.  I then took a gu and ran to the fire station and back and kept the momentum.  I felt strong the whole time.  I'm pretty surprised that I ran 17 miles at slightly faster than my PR marathon pace.  This makes me feel pretty good about a big PR at my next marathon.  I have concluded that 60-70mpw really is my optimal training range.

Pink Pegs Miles: 17.11
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Total Distance
63.35
Pink Nike Avant Miles: 8.00Pink Pegs Miles: 55.35
Weight: 0.00
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