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Location:

Tucson,AZ,USA

Member Since:

Aug 30, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

PR's

5K: 21:26 (2005)

4 mile: 28:10 (2005)

10K: 43:33 (2010)

10 mile: 1:13:35 (2009) (1:12:15 split in 1/2 marathon, 2011)

1/2 marathon: 1:34:31 (2011)

marathon: 3:19:15 (2013)

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

3:20 marathon - Eugene Marathon, April 28, 2013 (can I say I really want a sub 3:20? but I will be happy with 3:20-3:23) -- whoohoo!

Some good intermediate races 15K - 1/2 marathon, to gauge my fitness level (done this, hit a 1:34:35 1/2 marathon in March 2013, on a hilly course)

Going after my 10 mile PR in Fall 2013

Maybe some good 10K races after the infernal Arizona summer is over! 




Long-Term Running Goals:

I want to be one of those runners who is still running in their 80s (or 90s?).  You know the ones, who look all grisley and fit?  That is what I would like!  Until then, I just want to work hard and be as fast as I can, for as long as I can.


Personal:

50 year old, trying to defy gravity and time

Used to be faculty at the University of Arizona (biostatistics).  Currently manager of the statistics and data management group for companion diagnostics (biomarkers) at Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Roche diagnostics).  We evaluate protein biomarkers that can be used to direct drug therapy that would be most effective based on individual characteristics (personalized medicine).

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1:12:56. A little better than yesterday, but my legs just feel dead lately. It is humid here because of the monsoons ... I like it, even though I get super sticky. I like 80F and 70% humidity better than 100+ any day, dry or not. Have to finish packing ... I bought a new battery for my notebook computer, so now I have ~ 9 hours of battery time between the two batteries (one 4-cell and one 9-cell), so I can can work on both of my flights without charging up ... yeah!

 

8 days post "big fall" and I still can't: 1) take a deep breath, 2) lay on my right side or 3) get up out of a chair without wincing  -- but my face is healing up nicely, hopefully people will quit looking at Dean suspiciously ;-)  

Have a great weekend bloggers!

Comments
From allie on Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 14:30:40 from 174.23.226.74

that is some serious battery life. mine gets 1.5 hours at the most and it frustrates me to no end.

i am glad your face is healing, but no progress on the ribs? i feel so bad. and yet you keep running through it. amazing! have a nice trip.

From Snoqualmie on Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 14:32:33 from 24.18.192.33

Awesome job under those conditions and all banged-up!

From Nan on Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 23:12:36 from 174.51.250.151

Oh man, I'm sending healing vibes your way so those ribs will stop bothering you. Glad your face is healing though. Gotta love reading peoples thoughts when you're all bruised up. A few months ago I had tons of bruises all up my quad from some ART and graston scraping. Of course I just so happened to have a swimming party a couple of days later. Aaron got some strange looks and I had a lot of people ask me if I was okay too.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, Aug 01, 2010 at 11:35:48 from 24.8.167.243

Sounds like you are all charged up.

I have red KT tape on my legs and I got all sorts of looks when I walked through the mall in shorts yesterday.

I hope your ribs heal up soon.

From catherine on Sun, Aug 01, 2010 at 20:14:42 from 67.169.248.86

Good luck with the healing. It's amazing you've been running so much with the broken ribs!

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