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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, Jun 20, 2010

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
14.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.00

2:02:16 (1:03:17/58:58). 84F at the beginning, 93F at the end, no shade and never-ending sun. The sun is much hotter here than in DC, granted there was a lot more shade there too (lots of big trees), but the sun is definitely hotter here. It zaps you big time.

Last night on my run I saw a tiny baby jackrabbit - I had never seen one before - they are SO cute!!

Have a wonderful Sunday bloggers! I have to go to work.

Congratulations on the Ragnor folks! Great news about Kelsey winning her wedding!!

Comments

From KP on Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 21:25:33 from 173.24.252.21

you must've started early to see 84* temps!

From Bonnie on Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 12:56:52 from 128.196.228.134

Not as early as I wanted to get out it was ~7AM. I can procrastinate like it is nobodies business!

From Nevels on Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 13:16:01 from 131.204.15.93

i feel your pain; i ran a "race" saturday in TN with no shade. on a scale of 0-10, with 0 being feeling good and 10 being a heat stroke, i think i was around a 9.5 by early afternoon.

and wildlife is always fun to see. deer, foxes, rabbits; all of them are nice features of a run...

From KP on Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 13:20:07 from 65.208.22.25

nevels, you need to "process" this race quickly because i would like to hear about it.

From Bonnie on Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 16:39:19 from 128.196.228.134

Nevels, did you run Moon Pie? That is my favorite race EVER - despite the fact that it is always hot and miserable. The RC/Moon Pie festival is not to be missed!

From Nevels on Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 16:54:10 from 131.204.15.93

although the rc/moon pie 10-miler was this past weekend, it wasn't the moon pie (i did run that one 5 years ago, and i agree; it is a great race).

i did a slightly longer one, unsupported (no aid stations) that ran from Columbia to Dickson along Hwy 7, and it was a wee bit warm...

(i did stay at the RD's house right outside of Bell Buckle the night before the race, though...)

From KP on Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 16:58:16 from 65.208.22.25

was this a leg of vol state? i thought it was later in the summer?

From Nevels on Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 17:04:26 from 131.204.15.93

i think it covered part of the vol state course (or at least it was part of it at one time or another). same RD and same concept (in very miniature-form) though...

From KP on Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 17:11:56 from 65.208.22.25

awesome! getting to know laz is how you get into barkley. now i see why you have to process the race. anything involving him is a bit "different," to say the least.

From Bonnie on Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 18:47:37 from 128.196.228.134

Nevels!! You will appreciate this:

http://deenakastor.competitor.com/2010/06/21/moving-on/

favorite quote: "I have so much respect and admiration for the Ultra-running world and I’m glad to help support the crazy people who do it."

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 22:10:31 from 24.8.167.243

I don't know how you run in the heat day after day. My sweaty hat is off to you.

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