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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, Mar 15, 2009

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
11.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.50

1:32:32. Thirds progression run. First 30` easy, second 30` medium and 30` medium to hard. My legs were SOOOO tight and unhappy at the beginning of this run. But, I was committed to getting a good workout. The defnition for a good workout was to get progressively faster without it being a struggle at all ... So, I decided to take a different tack from the last time I ran this workout ... I went by feel and just tried to increase the pace slowly from mile to mile. It worked out pretty well!! I did have to slow down my pace during the last third, I started speeding up more than I was supposed to (I was supposed to keep my hard portion no faster than 7:36 pace). I did not have mile markers on all of the course, and some of these miles have an overlap between thirds. 1:50, 9:45 (slightly longer than a mile because I was running on the trail and the marker is on the bike path), 9:07, 8:50, 8:25, 22:00 (2 1/2 miles - ave 8:00), 7:58, 7:41, 7:51, 7:53, 1:46.

Felt really good at the end, could have run more!

One problem that I have had this week in particular, but it has been going on for a couple of weeks now, is related to caloric intake. As my mileage has gone up I know I need to take in more calories, but when I sit down to eat I am just not that hungry. It is not uncommon for me to not really want to eat on my hard workout days, but usually I make up for it the next day (when I am pretty hungry) - but the past two weeks have not been like that, I just don't really have an "appetite" when I sit down to eat. Even weirder, yesterday, for the first time in 17 years - 17 years!! - I thought about a hamburger! wow. It freaked me out. So much so I ate a huge bowl of spinach last night (thinking I was low on iron or something). I do feel better today (and was hungry this morning, finally - I think it was because this was not really as hard of a run as most of my Sunday runs are) -- so I hope it was just a fluke occurence. Is anyone else out there a vegetarian that sometimes feels the need to increase either protein or vitamins in their diet? has the need manifested itself in a lack of appetite?

Happy Sunday bloggers.

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 15:44:38 from 198.241.217.15

Your legs were SOOOO tight and unhappy at the beginning of this run and at the end you felt really good and could have run more. Isn't tha amazing how that happens? Great workout!

From Bonnie on Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 16:25:48 from 71.210.101.173

Hi Carolyn! Thanks, it is not uncommon for me to start off my run feeling bad ... it is only a problem if it gets worse! ;-).

Congratulations to your son, by the way, he (and you) must be so proud.

From Snoqualmie on Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 17:04:04 from 67.171.56.164

Glad you had a successful workout. Going by feel seems to be a very useful tool! I never viewed it that way "in the old days" because my fitness level just didn't support it I think.

I hope you get the diet thing figured out. I'm a dedicated carnivore so I'm no help. (http://thepaleodiet.com/paleo_books/forathletes.shtml)

From allie on Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 17:53:48 from 208.110.141.10

i am vegan and i sometimes feel exactly what you are describing. sometimes after races i do not have a desire for food, even for several hours after a marathon. it's frustrating because i know i need it. for me, "loss of appetite" symptoms seem to come from a lack of B vitamins or low iron levels. i used to take ferrous sulfate, a liquid iron supplement that seemed to remedy my anemia and helped a ton with my energy levels and re-gaining my appetite. i am definitely not a nutritionist or a doctor, but i would say you are correct that your loss of appetite is due to a nutritional deficiency somewhere in your diet. maybe a blood iron level test? or maybe you just need more protein? i hope you can find your appetite again because with your mileage you need LOTS of calories!!!

and finally, great run today. way to pick up the speed and finish strong!

From Bonnie on Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 18:07:44 from 71.210.101.173

Thanks Sno!

Hi Allie, you are vegan - that is cool. I would love to be, but I am too lazy to think up ways to get protein without eggs and cheese. I think you are right - I will up my spinach and tofu this week and see how things go ... I also could be a little dehydrated. I doubt I am anemic (yet) because in general I feel pretty good - but better to nip these things in the bud at the first warning signs! I kind of thought about vitamin B too, it has been a while since I paid attention to that. Maybe I will supplement a little while I figure out how to increase levels in my everyday diet.

I was pretty happy today - in a couple weeks I have some serious MP runs, given how this run felt today I am not as nervous about them now!

Hope you have a great week!!

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