| 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.
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| | Treadmill at the Y. 2 mile warm-up. 4 x 1min on/off at 5:27 pace, jogged a few minutes, then 4 miles 6:35, 6:31, 6:27, 6:22. half mile cooldown. While I regrettably report that I felt fat rather than light and deer-like, I also felt rather strong and tireless, and the tempo miles were easy breezy, I could've been singing. That will be an acceptable way to feel in one week!! Taper winds down even more this week, into the downright lazy category! Must get busy reading all these Saint George race reports for inspiration!!
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| | Mostly easy around Vanessa's school. I did pick it up though just the last quarter mile or so to MP. Really debating hard on the watch, really, my only use for it in a marathon is for inspiration to run harder at the end if I am cutting it close. Otherwise, I run a marathon by feel, I would be a fool to force a pace in the first half. I am afraid that with a watch I will be tempted to push an inappropriate pace in the first hald, and I'm not sure I have the discipline to not look! There is one golden rule I have learned, the hard way, about me and marathons...never ever ever go out beyond your fitness level the first half, you will not get away with it. Now pushing beyond your limits the second half is another matter entirely, but doing it in the first half is a mistake from which there is no recovery. | |
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| | 5 ez through the 217 before work. It is still 80 degrees in the afternoons here. I felt good, I felt bad, I felt like dropping out of the race Sunday, and then I got the number 2:57 in my head. I really need Sunday to get here so I can get this over with!! | |
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| | http://www.kansas.com/2013/10/09/3050325/bring-it-on-a-wichita-father-runs.html
Took yesterday off, I was sleep deprived, so the point in running was....there wasn't one. Dress rehearsal today! Vanessa didn't have school today, so we went to the downtown Y where I could run on the big indoor track, just didn't want to do the treadmill. Put on the whole get-up, socks, shoes, shirt, short, ponytail, everything, then ran 2 warm up, 2 at MP, and 2 cooldown. No watch. Still feel heavy but feel strong and ready to go. I walked right by the scale. no go. it doesn't matter what I weigh. Just gonna run! I will be at the starting line with my loyal Honey Badgers, Elaine(momma bear), Mike(Prefontaine), and Marcus(Bling). We've all really been praying and rallying for Mike--news article above.
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| | ez with Marcus through the icky sidewalk part of the course where there are way too many turns...tried to memorize it to get my tangents straight. We are going to the expo in morning(I got paid so I can finally sign up haha).
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| | Little shakeout with Marcus then went to the expo, got my packet, and got out.
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