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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
13.000.000.000.000.0013.00

AM:(9 miles, 1:31:24).  26:57wu/28:00cd.  6 x 800 w/equal recoveries.  

3:19, 3:21, 3:22, 3:21, 3:21, 3:23

Yes, I know they are slow, and I also know that my schedule called for 6-8 and I only did 6.  So, I guess I have to explain my reluctance to expound on my runs of late. Things are not going well, health-wise.  I don't know exactly what is wrong, but I am being poked and prodded a lot this week.  About 10 days ago now I got sick.  I thought it was food poisoning or a stomach virus.  I spent Martin Luther King day in bed.  I felt a little better the next day, but I still couldn't eat.  Well, it has been 10 days now and I have only been able to eat for the last day - and that is because I am taking anti-nausea meds.  I did feel good on Sunday, but then on Tuesday I realized that part of the reason I have felt good on runs is that I am about 15-20 sec/mile slower than usual (this is what happens when you run only by feel and don't have a garmin -- you don't know you are running super slow until you hit a "known" run and can gauge how fast you are relative to other times you have run that route).    I don't know if I felt like crap today because of nutrition issues (I have lost about 6 pounds over the past 10 days) or because of whatever is wrong ... but blood tests are in the works and ultrasounds are scheduled for next week.  I can't tell you how frustrating this all is.  And no, it is impossible that I am pregnant.

PM: easy 4.

I hope you are all warm, dry, and running well!!  Sorry for the depressing paragraph, I am pretty frustrated, did I say that already? 

Comments
From Burt on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 17:26:14 from 68.14.209.26

Sorry you've been so sick. And who would start a rumor about you being pregnant? Nobody I know.

From Jake K on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 17:35:53 from 155.100.226.54

Bummer to hear that Bonnie. Hopefully they'll get it figured it and you can bounce back soon, and that its nothing serious.

All things considered, considering how crummy you've been feeling and that you haven't even been able to eat - that's still a good workout! A little silver lining in what I'm sure is a frustrating time.

From Bonnie on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 17:49:18 from 150.135.114.48

Thanks Burp!

Thank you Jake, the most frustrating thing of all is that I am a really healthy person. I am the one who barely gets the cold when it is going around, and I have been sick with some variety of something for the past 7 weeks!! Not really like me for sure. I can't tell if it is something serious or just me getting old ... or both ;-)

From Lily on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 18:04:55 from 67.199.178.210

Bonnie this is a little scary. I hope you can find out what is going on. Maybe your immune system was compromised from marathon training? I get really sick near the end of marathon training or right after the marathon each time. Oh dear.

Sure love ya. I will keep you in my prayers.

From Bonnie on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 18:37:28 from 150.135.114.48

hi Lily, xo

Yes, probably a little immune compromised ... I told the doctor (who is a friend of mine) that I did not care if it was in my head, I will take anti-depressants (or anti-psychotics or whatever), just get me so I feel ok and I can run my marathon ;-) ...

I will be super sad if it is hormones (or lack there of actually).

From Kim on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 19:47:06 from 67.199.179.59

Hey Bonnie! This is not what I like to hear when I come to check in on you! I hope your docs can figure things out quickly and get you on the mend!

From allie on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 21:05:58 from 97.126.211.101

oh no bonnie, i'm so sorry you've been sick. i had no idea. i hope you get some answers and feel better soon. thinking of you...

From Burt on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 21:27:15 from 174.254.14.57

allie - remember when Bonnie was training for the Houston marathon but couldn't do it because she was SICK?

From Andrea on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 15:20:47 from 72.37.244.100

:o(

From RAD on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 15:29:01 from 98.202.23.178

This is realy strange. I just had a friend from Colorado post almost the exact same issues of health on her FB. She is at her wits end not being able to eat for the last 7+ days. Started the same way and is lingering the same. I wonder if it is part of the course of a bug, or 2 completely different things. She is my age, so hormones (or lack thereof) would most likely not be an issue. Crazy!

Either way, I think those yassos are great for feeling so crappy and not eating for 10 days! I'd love to hit those on a good day :) I'm proud of your resolve to stick to it, figure it out and get back to 'normal'.

From MichelleL on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 22:54:42 from 1.36.87.64

Bonnie, bleh! Health issues are horrible, especially the part when you don't know what the heck the problem is. This reminds me of when I was dizzy for weeks after my trip to HK. Never got a diagnosis but it did go away. I hope yours leaves for good soon, or you can get the antipsychotics in your bloodstream soon. And send some my way :D

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