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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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Wed, Jun 17, 2009

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
7.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.50

1:04:32 (32:37/31:54). The first half of the run was excellent ... the cloud cover made it nice and cool - and then it went away ;-).

I am still a little upset about some things that happened yesterday ... but I am hoping to snap out of it soon. The work-related stuff is just not good ... I am supposed to be getting my dossier ready for going up for tenure next spring and I had a meeting yesterday with one of the senior faculty. I know this should spark me into action - but what it has done for now is make me feel extremely overwhelmed and depressed.

I hope you all have a good day -- I need to snap out of this slump.

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:45:14 from 198.241.156.7

I'm sorry that you're in a slump and I hope that things make a turn for the better.

From argentinerocket on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 13:02:02 from 74.9.147.114

Take a deep breath and slow down woman, you can get through this! Anyone as dedicated and goal-oriented as you can come out of bad times strong! Hang in there and keep running!

From montelepsy on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 13:41:31 from 64.203.113.50

What do the senior faculty put you through to get tenure?

From Bonnie on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 13:51:37 from 128.196.228.134

Nothing like you went through last week - your trials are much more physically demanding. Although I would say that both of our trials might be equal in terms of pyschological demand.

Worst part is that I can't "blame" them for putting me through anything. We have to demonstrate "national recognition as a leader in our research area" (we demonstrate this by publishing a lot of papers and getting grants), be a good teacher and serve on a bunch of committees ("plays well with others" type of stuff).

I have not been working enough on getting some of my papers published. And, I am teaching a course this fall that will be used to evaluate my teaching. It is a really hard required course for PhD biostat/statistics students. They are going to hate it - it will be one of the hardest classes they have ever taken (and, by the way, it is hard to teach because the material is dense) ... not a good class to get loads of "best teacher ever" reviews. So, I am basically very nervous about how well my dossier will look and be reviewed. To cap it off I have to find 5 strangers (other statisticians) to read my CV and papers and write letters saying that I am a great scientist and worthy of tenure. It seems pretty overwhelming right now and I really need to get some papers out. No ones fault or problem but my own ... well, maybe I can blame Dean ;-)

From Snoqualmie on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 20:20:28 from 67.171.56.164

Oh dear, that sounds so tough. But if it's what you want I know you will pursue it with determination and cleverness! But dang, tenure means you're *not* moving to Seattle? ;)

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