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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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39:15.  Nice day!  I am heading to the pool (hopefully for 1:20 of poolrunning - if I can stand it, otherwise 1:00 of pool running no problem doing it, but because it was almost 2PM before I finished, and I had not eaten yet, I got really hypoglycemic and felt pretty ill -- but once I drank some orange juice and ate a little "lunch" I was much better -- almost passed out though on my way to the sandwich shop) and then into work -- I have a big grant deadline.  I missed 1/2 a day of work yesterday because of an unfortunate "incident".  I have a non-malignant growth thing on my chin (hemagioma -- or birth mark, except this is not the correct term because technically it is reserved for things found on babies that they will grow out of -- and mine showed up ~5 years ago and is/was unlikely to go away -- basically it is a deep vascular malformation and LOOKS like a birthmark).  Anyway, for some unknown reason it got inflammed and yesterday just started bleeding for no reason.  TMI, I know.  But it was weird it just would not stop no matter what I did.  Finally, after an hour-and-a-half (and one ruined work-shirt) I called my dermatologist and they told me to come right in.  I think the original idea was to cauterize to get it to stop bleeding, but after I got there they decided to cut it and send it for a biopsy (I am sure it is nothing, but my biopsy from last week came back as squamous cell carcinoma so they are being extra cautious).  The main thing was that they cut it out and then sewed it up (so I have stitches in my chin that look like little hairs) ... so, I got to work at 1PM, tired and emotionally drained (maybe short a pint of blood? just kidding, it wasn't that much). I worked until 6 but just did not make the progress I had planned for the day.  SOOOOOO, off I go today, me and my little chin hairs ;-).

I hope you all have a great day!

 

Comments
From Barb on Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 03:32:30 from 81.85.252.242

Doesn't sound like a lot of fun there Bonnie. Glad that all worked out OK. Hope you got some work done! Have a good Sunday.

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