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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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Sat, Aug 04, 2012
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
12.000.000.000.000.0012.00

AM: (~8 miles, 1:11:50).  Probably a little longer than 8, but it was 96.8F (exactly ;-)) and sunny -- whew,  my first run "back" to the full-on desert heat.   

PM: easy 4

NBC did not even cover the womens 10K!!  horrible coverage, they only cover US stuff - where the US wins or qualifies, and skips everything else.   Better coverage can be found here   or here, both have  Brit announcers (who are awesome at track and field coverage).   Even for you on Macs you can get this (despite what it says when you first open it -- you can close the pop-ups and it should work -- it worked on our iMac).

I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend, I have to go drink some ice now ;-). 

Comments
From Jake K on Sat, Aug 04, 2012 at 14:13:15 from 67.177.11.154

it looks like they are going to show the men's 10K live... they just said it was "over 6 and a HALF miles"

Guess they didn't measure the olympic stadium track too accurately? :-)

From Bonnie on Sat, Aug 04, 2012 at 14:14:33 from 64.119.33.134

ha ha ha. I am taping the NBC coverage and watching it live with Brit announcers -- they do a better job!! I am watching it here: http://www.coolsport.tv/stream1.php

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