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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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Sun, Jul 08, 2012

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
12.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.00

1:46:54. SO grateful for this run! After a week of waiting for rain, it rained (about 3/4 of the way through the run, but that is totally ok ...). Anyway, I have to work today - I have a paper to finish up that my collaborators are chomping at the bit to get submitted tomorrow. So, I decided that instead of driving to my favorite long run site (Campbell Mesa) I would just run from the cabin. About 1.5 miles from the house on trails to Buffalo park (up a very steep rocky trail). Then I ran 4.5 2 mile loops for 9 miles. Time for each loop was: 18:07, 17:20 (too fast), 17:27, 17:38 (water stop) - I was very happy with this time, not only was it nearly 4 miles longer than I have run for the past 3 months, but it was at altitude (which is not easy) - and had a little elevation change! Yippee! Nothing like not being able to do it for a while to make you enjoy training again. I am so very lucky.

Off to work. I hope you are all doing well!! Happy Sunday!

Comments

From Tracy on Sun, Jul 08, 2012 at 15:54:32 from 50.103.209.77

Sounds like an awesome run! Gotta love runs that feel this great!

From Dan on Sun, Jul 08, 2012 at 20:01:12 from 24.209.83.20

Glad you got some rain :) Sorry you had to work today, but we gotta do what we gotta do. Good running Bon.

From Brooke on Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 05:41:21 from 70.56.96.96

A long run, that is great! :) Your trip sounds wonderful and it sounds like you've had some excellent training runs. ;)

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