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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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Thu, Apr 11, 2013
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
17.000.000.000.000.0017.00

AM:(13 miles, 1:45:56) 27:57wu/28:05cd.   8 x 800 w/ equal recovery (psuedo Yasso 800s - since I only did 8 instead of 10, I am just not strong enough to do 10!). 

Average: 3:17 

3:20, 3:16, 3:19, 3:18, 3:17, 3:17, 3:16, 3:16   (recovery was between 3:22-3:35)

I think this is the fastest I have ever run these ... like, ever.  (by comparison, this same workout before my aborted March marathon was: 3:24, 3:22, 3:19, 3:17, 3:17, 3:17, 3:17, 3:16).  It was not easy by any means, but I did try really hard to keep control - and think "let the pace come to you, don't fight to hit the pace" (and there was a little voice in my head that kept reminding me that I had to run 3 hard uphill miles home ;). I am hopefully optomistic about my chance to go sub 3:20!!


PM: easy 4.  like stupendeously easy 4 ;)

Happy Thursday bloggers!! 

 

Comments
From Rachelle on Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 10:18:00 from 199.190.170.31

Fantastic workout Bonnie and you paced it perfectly with the big negative split. Which marathon are you doing? I think your training indicates that you are very capable of 3:20.

From Bonnie on Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 10:29:14 from 196.3.39.209

Hi Rachelle, thank you for your encouragment!

I am running the Eugene marathon on April 28th (coincidently, happens to be by one-and-only other marathon -- this was not on purpose, just happened to work out that way).

From allie on Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 22:23:06 from 97.126.220.245

you nailed it! your pre-woodlands workout was very impressive, and you now you've gone beyond that...whoot!

two weeks...feeling good?

From Tracy on Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 10:58:10 from 209.175.177.37

Awesome workout Bonnie! You are super strong and will nail that sub 3:20!

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