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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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AM: met up and did a group run on the Urban Trail - basically the same run I had done myself the day before - albeit I ran it ~ 1 min faster, because I had company ;-).  I ran with a woman from Tucson, I knew who she was from race results, but we had never actually met (or raced together - I am/have been slightly faster than her in the past, but in a couple of months we will be in different age groups as I move up to the 50-54 year olds and she stays in the 45-49).  It was nice.

Ben Rosario talked to us about running smart and also about shoes/footwear.  Greg walked us through the use of his calculator (I had seen this talk before, but was still interesting). 

In the evening Dean and I went out to dinner, I was feeling pretty tired and really did not feel like a big night out.  The weather had been AMAZING!  after the 103F days that we left, the 75F felt like heaven! 

Comments
From SlowJoe on Sun, May 20, 2012 at 19:35:51 from 69.131.141.92

Sounds like a fun week. I am excited about the mcmillan calculator being updated.

Good luck on Monday Bonnie. Will be thinking about you.

From Kelli on Sun, May 20, 2012 at 19:44:23 from 71.219.97.214

103????? BIG UGHH.

I love running with new people, it always makes the miles fly by.

From Bonnie on Sun, May 20, 2012 at 19:54:42 from 150.135.114.163

Oh Joe, thank you so much. I can't tell you how sad and scared I am. It was so nice to get away this past weekend, but I nearly started crying when we were supposed to share our running goals ... it is just such unchartered territory - in terms of the level of lung function that I am going to have. But -- I have to read Lance Armstrong's book, because I know he had much stronger radiation directly to his lungs ... anyway -- I just can't tell you how much your kind words mean to me.

Kelli -- yes it is fun, I like running alone too, it is *my* time and I enjoy the peace of running in myself, but I did have fun meeting new people.

From Kelli on Sun, May 20, 2012 at 21:02:55 from 71.219.97.214

I feel that way about races. While I do like company and distraction here and there, I enjoy just being on my own and running!

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