"Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can." - Arthur Ashe
In January I signed up for my local running clubs Super Strider Series. That meant I had to pick eight races to complete over the course of the season. Most of them are long distance races.
I signed up because I also signed up for the Long Distance Duathlon National Championship in Miami in November. This race is a 10 K run 56 mile bike and 13 mile run. This is my A race for the season. Many of the races I'm doing this season are to prepare me for this A race.
That means lots of long distance running and racing. I did three road races this month and I'm now half way to my to finishing my road race goal. If I get all eight races done, I get a lovely run Badgerland Strider jacket and free admission to the club holiday party.
Here is a short re-cap of all three races
Super Run 5K- June 19
There are a couple of short options in the eight races. This one is in Lake Park in Milwaukee. even though it was mid June it was raining and in the mid 50s. I had to run so I lined up and ran in the cold rain. This is an evening run which I love. No early morning wake-up call. This course has a long gradual down-hill and a giant hill climbing a bluff from the lake., I used the race as a tempo run. I finished in 30:25, good enough for 4th place in my age group
Hart Fest Half Marathon- June 22
Just three days later I had a half marathon on the schedule. This race was a bit different for me because most of it was on trails around a local city park. The course had lots of twists and turns but there were lots of volunteer to keep me on track. Despite being cold and rainy early in the week, it was warm and humid for this race. I had forgotten my visor and was worried about being sunburned. Lots of the race was in the woods and on shaded roads. I did a very long ladder workout during this race to pass the time. I started at 1 min on and 1 min off and went up 1 minute until I got to 10 minutes, then went down the ladder. It really helped to pass the time. I finished in 2 hr 30 minutes. Not very fast. My running has really been struggling this year. I am hoping all the hard work starts to pay off soon with faster times. I finished 7th in my age group
Just three days later I had a half marathon on the schedule. This race was a bit different for me because most of it was on trails around a local city park. The course had lots of twists and turns but there were lots of volunteer to keep me on track. Despite being cold and rainy early in the week, it was warm and humid for this race. I had forgotten my visor and was worried about being sunburned. Lots of the race was in the woods and on shaded roads. I did a very long ladder workout during this race to pass the time. I started at 1 min on and 1 min off and went up 1 minute until I got to 10 minutes, then went down the ladder. It really helped to pass the time. I finished in 2 hr 30 minutes. Not very fast. My running has really been struggling this year. I am hoping all the hard work starts to pay off soon with faster times. I finished 7th in my age group
Fire Cracker 4 Mile
This race in Hales Corners a local suburb of Milwaukee drew 800 runners and walker. The course is not too exciting. A couple of small hills. It goes through sub-divisions around a city park. The fun thing is lots of the residents sit in their driveways and cheer. It was in the high 70s for this race and many of the resident put out sprinklers for the runners. It ran through several of them. It was warm enough I was taking three cups of water at every stop. One in me and two on me. I finished in just over 42 minutes. That is about 3 minutes slower than a few years ago. I was 11th in my age group, but I passed a women in my age group walking up a hill that had beat me in a 5 mile race last year. I got points for the club championship and one more race done for the Super Strider series.
This race in Hales Corners a local suburb of Milwaukee drew 800 runners and walker. The course is not too exciting. A couple of small hills. It goes through sub-divisions around a city park. The fun thing is lots of the residents sit in their driveways and cheer. It was in the high 70s for this race and many of the resident put out sprinklers for the runners. It ran through several of them. It was warm enough I was taking three cups of water at every stop. One in me and two on me. I finished in just over 42 minutes. That is about 3 minutes slower than a few years ago. I was 11th in my age group, but I passed a women in my age group walking up a hill that had beat me in a 5 mile race last year. I got points for the club championship and one more race done for the Super Strider series.
I am hoping I race into better shape soon. I have quire a bit of work to do before I'm ready for Miami. All of the Super Strider races going forward are all long distance. I have a half marathon in August, a full Marathon in October and two 9 mile races in November. I am hoping to qualify once again for Boston. I've already started training for the marathon. I just hope my body holds up to all the work. Time will tell.
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Chris
Wodke
Founder
& Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com
Chris is
a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the
Boston Marathon. In 2012 she finished
2nd at Boston
She has
appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint
Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open
Division Champion.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented TeamUSA at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in 2015i, Cozumel
in 2016 and Denmark in 2018. In 2018 finishing 5th in the 60 to 64
age group.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented Team
In 2014 she represented the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American
Triathlon Championship in Dallas ,
Texas USA
She
travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.
She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete and the book “Soup Sundays, A Journey Toward Healthy
Eating”.
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It
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symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing
loss.
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