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Tucson,AZ,USA

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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, Mar 19, 2009

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
10.00	7.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	17.00

AM:(13 miles, 1:49:14). Tempo interval workout: 5 x 2000 w/400 recovery + 3 x 200 w/200 recovery. Goal pace (8:40 - 9:00/2000, which is 6:58-7:13/mile). These were actually faster than threshold pace, but not quite a speed workout - somewhere between 10K - 15K pace. 2.5 mile + 600 m of strides (24:21) 8:59 (7:13) 8:59 (7:13) 8:59 (7:13) 8:58 (7:11) 8:57 (7:10) recovery jogs were 2:30 average (:49, :50, :50) recovery was about 1:10 slightly less than 2.5 mile cd (20:30) I am very excited about this workout. This was a 10K workout at about 13 seconds slower than my estimated 10K race pace. There was a stiff headwind on the back stretch that I am telling got pretty tiring after 20 laps (mainly a problem on the fast laps) - I would estimate it cost me a couple seconds. I was pretty darn tired for the last 5 laps!

PM:(4 miles, 37:04). I was a big baby when I first started this run ... my legs were so tired and tight. Once I got started I was glad I got out and ran, I loosened up immensely.

I am very excited -- tomorrow night we are going to go to the first U of Arizona outdoor track meet of the season! Should be fun, Abdi might be there (since he is an alum and I have heard he shows up to many of the meets held here in town).

Comments

From allie on Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 15:14:10 from 208.110.141.10

great workout today, bonnie! way to go.

From Bonnie on Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 15:26:32 from 71.210.101.173

Thanks Allie! I was a little nervous about it. The last time I did this workout was last year, I only did 4 of them and was about 7 secs/2000 slower (of course that was at altitude). I think it was a good stamina workout!

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