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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, Jun 30, 2009

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
13.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	13.50

AM: (9+ miles, 1:20:09, 41:03/39:05). I woke up with severe back pain that diminished a little after I did some exercises/stretches. I had my second chiro appointment yesterday. We decided to continue the Egoscue exercises and try the chiro stuff for 3 weeks. If things don't improve then I will go for an MRI. I am hoping that things improve. I have been trying to only take anti-inflammatories at night (I am not supposed to take them at all because I have a disorder that is exacerbated by NSAIDS) ... and things are only horrible in the morning so this is somewhat of an improvement.

The run was wonderful today -- it was hot -- but it is always hot. I am "embracing" the heat and trying to be more Zen-like ;-). But my legs felt good and I enjoyed being out there!!

PM: (4.5 miles).Windy, hot, beautiful storms along the horizon ... did not end up helping me, though I was hoping for rain so badly on my run ... it was 100-103F depending on what thermometer I believe ... but the sun was down -- and there were storm clouds (and lightening and a rainbow! how cool is that?).

Have a wonderful Tuesday bloggers!

Entertaining (to me) link from Pete Magill's blog.

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 12:16:43 from 198.241.217.15

I hope your back improves.

I impressed with the way you run in the heat. The high 60s nearly killed me this morning.

From Bonnie on Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 15:22:49 from 128.196.228.134

It is all about acclimating ... you would get used to it soon enough. Though, like me, you might not enjoy it ;-). I am NOT a hot weather running person. I love running in the cold, it really can't get too cold (though 8 below was tough on my lungs the one and only time I ever ran in it!).

Thanks for the well-wishes. This too shall pass, I can't believe my back is the worse case senario (which is not that bad relatively). So I will just continue to do what I can! I am just happy I can still train.

From auntieem on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 09:54:17 from 67.182.145.8

Hope the back thing resolves. I'm often WAY more sore in the few days after a chiropractic treatment, even though it doesn't feel like much work while he's doing the adjustment. I've been trying Rolfing lately, also, for upper back and neck pain, and I really love it. Anyone where you live who does that?

From Snoqualmie on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 11:04:59 from 67.171.56.164

That link = HILARIOUS! Laugh out loud funny. Thanks for posting. Sarcasm is such an art, because it has to be really well deserved to avoid meanness, and he nailed it! My favorite part: "...'This nightmare was light-years beyond outrageous.' Wow. That is pretty outrageous. Neither man explains where, exactly, he was driving that day. (His Hyperbole Awareness support group?)..."

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