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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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Tue, Jun 23, 2009

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
13.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	13.00

AM: (9 miles, 1:19:26, 40:14/39:12). A bit warm, but partly cloudy so it was tolerable. I am a little worried as I have not heard from all of my DC friends yet. The metro crash yesterday was close to a major transfer station from the green line to the red line -- this particular line/train is heavily used by my friends who work at the National Center for Health Statistics (where I did my post-doc). Tragic event, I am sad (and right now a little worried).

PM: (4 miles). Pre-blogging as I am busy all day and will likely not have much time to blog again until tomorrow.

Safe travels bloggers.

Comments

From Burt on Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 13:14:30 from 68.76.197.194

I immediately thought of Lucia when I saw that. I'm sure she's fine.

From Bonnie on Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 13:24:27 from 75.164.37.45

Burt -- given her blogs, even if she rode the metro to/from Bethesda she would have been on a train going the other direction on the red line, so I wasn't too worried about her -- she probably has friends who might ride that train. It would be good if she would blog today.

From Snoqualmie on Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 15:20:47 from 67.171.56.164

It's absolutely horrifying. All those innocent lives.

Great miles today!

From argentinerocket on Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:40:02 from 74.9.147.114

Thank you for thinking of me guys, sorry to have worried you. Did you hear from your friends, Bonnie? I forgot to call my family too... They weren't too worried though, "No news is good news" they always say.

How's Titus?

From Bonnie on Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 12:17:13 from 75.164.32.215

Hi Lucia,

I suspected you were safe -- but it was good to hear from you yesterday.

Titus is much better. The vet took the drain out on Sunday and told me to leave the collar on him. I said, no way -- I took it off when we got home and Titus is much better. What a waste of money. We probably would have been much better off just getting them to clean it up, give him some antibiotics and let him take care of it ... live and learn. He is "housebound" for a while (till we save up for the next round of vet bills ;-) ).

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