| 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). Favorite Blogs: |
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| OK ... I am working back, feeling good!
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Still not wearing a watch, maybe this week!!
I have to tell you, despite all the challenges I have faced in my 51 years of being alive, the past 9 months have been some of the toughest. It has been nearly 1 year since I started having symptoms, and nearly 8 months since my diagnosis. There were so many days when I nearly cried because I couldn't even walk up one flight of stairs. I could barely get out of bed in the morning, both because of the pain and the incredible fatigue. I still did get out of bed, and despite the fact that it was sort of stupid, I still ran -- I am so very grateful that my stupidity did not actually result in permanent joint damage, as I am assuming since the swelling has gone down in most of my joints, and I can walk/run nearly 85% of the time without pain. I felt worse than I have ever felt in my life, and I was certain it was never going to get better.
Even as I write this, not in a spirit of complaint, but rather in reflection, I realize that my case is not nearly as bad as so many others. I don't think I really ever realized what "chronic disease" meant. I thought of diabetes, maybe chronic obesity, and I always felt badly for people who struggled with these things - but I certainly had no idea how life altering this sort of diagnosis was. And certainly, I was convinced, I am healthy, I eat right, I have the genetics so that I have never been seriously overweight, crimminy - I had run a 3:19 marathon for goodness sake - I had even missed the "bad cancer" lottery and did not have to undergo chemo, lose my breasts, or worst of all be faced with an uncertain future because of cancer (like some of the women I met during treatment).
There were days over the past few months when I was nearly confident that I was going to have to go on disability. And, seriously, I could not believe it had happened so quickly.
But now, I am just so very grateful (again). I have good health insurance that pays for my exorbitantly expensive medication, that WORKS, and I am almost back to my old self. I have to be careful about being around people who are sick, I now am "immune compromised" - but I can run. Only time will tell if I will be able to race/train again, but I can run. So, I am very very lucky.
And, now I am back to fastrunningblog, so all is good :)
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| 2:10:12
I don't know if this is 15, but it is probably close ... Very hilly the whole way with about 35 mins on the trails. Dean had a new pair of Oakley sunglasses that I have adopted (e.g., stolen) to wear on my runs. I have never worn sunglasses when running before - wow I can't believe how much better it is! Especially in the glare of the 'started your run too late during the summer' day ☺. It was 90F when I finished my run at 10AM ...
Happy Sunday bloggers!
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
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A little worse this week compared to last ...
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| Knee hurts, arrg!
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| Knee is a little better today, still not happy about it though!
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