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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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Tue, Sep 22, 2009

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

AM: (10 miles, 1:26:53). 8 x ~100m strides at the end of the run.

I struggled again today -- the only time I felt "good" was during the striders ... I guess because my body was tired (mainly from work not running) and it was the only time my form was good ...

PM (4 - 4.5 miles -- depending on how late I will be at work ... oh please I want to leave before 8PM tonight!!).

Happy Tuesday bloggers, I hope you are running strong and feeling good!!

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 12:49:20 from 198.241.174.15

It's funny how running faster can feel better than running more slowly.

Here's hoping you get out of work before 8PM tonight!

From Kelli on Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 19:05:25 from 71.219.96.151

Just tell me it is cooling off for you!!!!

I have heard quite a bit about having better form when running fast, so it must be true if you say it, too!

Hope work finishes EARLY and have a great rest of the week.

From Snoqualmie on Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 12:12:56 from 24.18.192.33

I have an idea. Take a sabbatical and work as a barista for a year. Plenty of downtime, low stress, free coffee. Read books for pleasure, get days off, chew gum. I think it would do you a lot of good. :)

From auntieem on Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 13:05:24 from 67.182.145.8

I would like to take a sabbatical and write a book about baristas, or film a documentary about baristas.

I often feel my form is better when I run fast also, can't explain it.

Hope you get a break from work overload soon, Bonnie!

From Adam RW on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 09:39:10 from 155.101.152.103

Do you have a grant looming or just general lab fun?

From Bonnie on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 09:50:45 from 150.135.114.149

Hi Adam!! Well, I submitted a K-award in May (that will be reviewed next month) -- I am submitting a portion of that for a pilot project as part of an institutional grant. The primary problem is that I am teaching this semester. The teaching is new for me, certainly out of my comfort zone! Worse than simply the actual teaching is that I now only have about 1.5 days/week to get my "usual" work done! As you know, October is a big month at NIH and I have a lot of committments as a collaborator on other peoples grant applications. I am feeling like I am doing a sucky job at a whole lot of things right now (versus a decent job at a least one/two things).

I am so hoping for my K-grant -- I can get out of teaching one course/year -- and focus on my own research!

How are things for you? Have you heard anything about the grants you and your lab worked on last Spring?

From Bonnie on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 09:55:20 from 150.135.114.149

By the way Kelli, it was a frigid 69F this morning!! Yea!

Carolyn, Auntie and Sno, unfortunately, this will continue (my whining) through the year - it is a tough year (maybe two) in my career (I am getting ready to go up for tenure next year). I am trying to stay positive and remember why I am doing this ... mainly right now it is that I have worked on it for so long now I don't want to stop (kind of like when you are on hold and you KNOW you should just hang up and try again later, but you don't want to lose the 15 mins you have already been on hold ;-) ). Thanks for your support and well wishes.

From Adam RW on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:04:26 from 155.101.152.103

Hi Bonnie, Sorry to hear about the crazy workload. The peaks and valleys of life in science. I am in a good valley right now. I did get the larger of the two grants I submitted earlier this year so I'm funded for another three years. Also, this month finished up a review article and am about to submit a manuscript (Monday) my portion is done. So all and all pretty good. What course are you teaching? That is something that I do not have practice with but also see in my not too distant future. Good luck with everything!

From Kelli on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 13:14:53 from 71.219.96.151

69, huh. That must have felt like winter.

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