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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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Wed, Apr 22, 2009

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
4.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.50

40:45. OH NO ... I couldn't believe when Greg told me to run 40` today ... oh why oh why. I can't be in taper (Greg calls it "peaking"). I feel horrible, fat, my legs feel like big hams on top of my calves. I am not ready, I have not run enough, I am slow. And how does one gain 2 pounds in less than 4 days without overeating (which I haven't)?? I can't believe the poundage creep I am experiencing. And just when I was so near my happy weight.

OK. Panic over. I know it is simply not logical for me to be so anxious - after all this is just for fun, it is not like it is my livelihood (of course I have risked my livelihood, or at least my ability to make tenure next year, to train for this marathon). I am still, illogically or not, nervous and anxious about this upcoming race. I came home from my jog feeling out-of-sorts, after "remembering" how great and prepared for my last race I felt -- well, I asked Dean about "how I felt" and he said, "you felt exactly like you do today". Hmmmm, selective memory?

Happy days bloggers.

Comments

From Snoqualmie on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 15:05:59 from 67.171.56.164

Steady, mate. The money is in the bank. We all saw you put it there. Nothing can take it away; it's there.

Your training has been fantastic, inspirational, and strong. We are going to have a great time at Eugene. Stay the course. Breathe. Have a drink of water. Have a carrot. :)

From Bonnie on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 15:07:54 from 71.210.125.219

ha ha ha. Thanks Sno. I am not quite hyperventilating yet, but close. I think my scale is broken and stuck. Carrot ... now thats the ticket.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 15:38:53 from 198.241.156.7

Hey, you're freaking me out! But Sno is right. The money is in the bank.

It's interesting how anxious we all get about these races even though they're really "just for fun."

Maybe you should stop weighing yourself.

From montelepsy on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 03:40:24 from 155.85.58.253

I bet the pounds are from latent muscle cells. They can grow now that you're not beating them up with 80 mpw. Way to go, She-Hulk!

From Snoqualmie on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:25:05 from 67.171.56.164

It sounds a lot like water weight to me. In case it helps: my favorite natural diuretic is Nettle tea. Add mint for flavor.

From Bonnie on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 14:50:55 from 128.196.228.134

ha ha ha Burt - now I have to worry about being green in my pictures as well??

Carolyn, I am a superstitous about "optimal racing weight". Kind of like Bull Durham - though I do wash my udies and shave, etc. ;-).

Thanks for the info Sno, I might have to stop by the local co-op and see if they have any nettle tea. I think the scale is "stuck" - Dean said he was 1.5 pounds heavier yesterday too - and he is much more worried about weight right now since he is not running as much.

From Bonnie on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 15:20:44 from 128.196.228.134

Sorry, Mike, I meant Mike -- it isn't easy being green.

From april27 on Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 09:25:24 from 99.188.251.180

You are fast! you are on Fastrunningblog! LOL No seriously when you talk about beign slow I giggle b/c you are the opposite of slow...And really what is up with tenure being messed up b/c of running? Your bosses should think hey she is dedicated she has drive...give her tenure!

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