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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, Feb 07, 2012

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
8.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.50

1:16:43 (ok a little longer than 8.5, but not quite 9). I was a little late this morning getting started so I had to cut my run a little short.

So, biopsy was both worse than I thought it was going to be and not as bad as I thought it would be ;-). So, bad news is, this will either be positive for cancer - or it will be negative and the doctor will make me have a different type of biopsy (because she doesn't think she was able to get to one of the areas she was concerned about). Yucky.

On a very very positive note, it is beautiful here right now!!

Happy Tuesday bloggers.

Comments

From Andrea on Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 20:29:14 from 67.177.21.60

Hug from me too! Hard time for you, thinking about you a lot and wishing for the best.

Can't wait to come to that beautiful weather.

From Bonnie on Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 20:47:33 from 150.135.114.48

You will LOVE it -- and *we* (the state) can't wait for you to come enjoy it!!

From MichelleL on Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 21:49:41 from 42.98.202.243

Bonnie! Don't you hate it when life can't be all about running? Since when does "cancer" "biopsy" plus your "feeling like s**t" syndrome think they're important enough to upstage RUNNING. Hello?

Seriously, though, I am so sad to catch up on your blog today. I will be praying for you. Love from afar!

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