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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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Sun, Nov 22, 2009

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
10.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.50

1:29:37. The schedule called for 90` today, with the last 20` hard. I went out to the flattest trail I know about and proceeded to run the entire run hard ... dumb, but I was just a little inspired, and worried about running a 5K after not running that fast in months and months. For the most part, this trail is pretty easy - rocky, yes, hilly, yes - but short little ones, sandy, yes, but easier than most of the trails. It was gradually downhill out and gradual uphill back.

Anyway, 46:47/42:49 - it wouldn't surprise me if the "out" part were about 8:30 pace or so, the "back" part was tough since I was already tired, trying to pick it up and simultaneously going uphill. All and all, it was an inspiring run! I just hope it wasn't too hard, and that I can recover by Thursday -- XC madness here I come!!

Happy Sunday my blogger friends! I have to go track my friends who are doing Ironman Arizona today!!

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 17:29:58 from 24.8.167.243

So if you're running for time (90 minutes, say) and you're doing an out and back, don't you have to either run even splits, or know how fast you're going to run the second half in order to turn around at the right spot so that you end up back at the start in the allotted time. This is just too much for my poor little brain.

From Bonnie on Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 18:31:34 from 64.119.33.134

I run by effort ... so I estimate an easy pace to be about 9 min/mile (sometimes it is faster than this sometimes slower) - I figured that 20 min hard would be somewhere between 2.5 - 3 miles. The fastest I would be able to go on the trail would be about 8 min/mile pace, so I gave myself almost 3 mins extra on the "out" part ... really not a big deal. If I finish a few minutes early - so what? -- if I finish a few minutes later - so what? It is about effort (for me) not distance. You would be surprised how accurate effort can be. Dean can estimate distance within about 1/4 mile really easily. I can estimate it pretty closely if I run the same route a few times. My favorite quote from the book "Once a Runner":

"A runner is a miser, spending the pennies of his energy with great stinginess, constantly wanting to know how much he has spent and how much longer he will be expected to pay. He wants to be broke precisely the moment he no longer needs his coin." -John Parker, Once a Runner

I don't do this in workouts as much as races, but it is the way I approach most of my runs.

From LuzyLew on Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00:29 from 208.187.197.42

Love that quote-- good luck on Turkey day!

From jtshad on Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 14:45:23 from 204.134.132.225

Great workout, that is an awesome training run!

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