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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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1:19:58 - very nice run.  It rained most of the night (well poured would be a more appropriate description) - so it was pretty humid this morning.  My colleague that I am here with (actually he is a good friend as well, from my Vanderbilt days) gave me a ride to a cool park that I had heard had some nice trails.  It was great!!  the trails were dirt/sand with just a few ankle grabbers (tree roots mainly) - but over all a really nice running surface.  I was supposed to do 8 x 400 ins/outs (sprint the straights/ jog the curves) - I modified this workout for 'nontrack' and did 16 x :25 sprints with :50 recovery.  Much easier to do on a flat, sea-level run that on a hilly 4500 ft run ;-).

Today is a travel day -- and then I get one day at home and off to a conference -- I have to work on my talk on the plane today, I am actually getting a little stressed about it now, seeing that I don't have it fully developed yet and Monday is coming pretty quickly.

Have a good day bloggers.

Comments
From MichelleL on Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 11:20:42

Monday is like 72 hours away. Plenty of time.

From Bonnie on Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 11:25:17

ha ha ha ha ... when you put it that way!! I guess I can read my new track and field news this morning!!

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