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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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Wed, Sep 23, 2009

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
7.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.00

1:01:36 ... I don't have my splits, I will add them later.

Barista sounds pretty good right now.

Comments

From allie on Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 20:39:26 from 67.177.43.41

yeah! barista bonnie! you deserve this through all your hard work...at work and on the roads.

From auntieem on Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 21:09:11 from 67.182.145.8

You look a little like a barista. And baristas get to have funny body piercings and tattoos and stuff; you could live your wile side!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 11:55:29 from 198.241.217.15

I think you need some kind of a sabbatical, whether it's being a barista or something else. I've been thinking it would be nice to make a drastic career change - do something primarily physical for a change.

From Snoqualmie on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 12:29:53 from 24.18.192.33

In one of life's ironies, as soon as you can have all the free espressos you want, you won't need them anymore. But I am pretty sure that the lure of the barista life can be used as a bargaining chip here. Tell your boss you've picked out a tattoo and stocked up on hair-spikey gel and he/she will be bending over backwards to make life easier in no time.

From Bonnie on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 16:09:12 from 128.196.228.134

ha ha ha ... ah per chance to dream - who knew as I spent 12 years in college/post-doc that I would be dreaming of a job that I could have gotten without all those years!

Actually, Allie - I "deserve" what I am going through, based on the decisions I have made ;-).

Auntie, I am all over the cool hair gel, probably not the piercings, that just plain looks like it hurts

Carolyn, unfortunately, my career is not that forgiving or flexible, but it sounds very good!

Sno - I will make an appointment with the Dean tomorrow, I am sure she will be all over herself to ensure that doesn't happen! Funny thing is that in academia, finding another position is the greatest bargining chip (and one that is used all the time), but generally they will only "bargin" if the position that you have been offered is at least as good as the one you have (meaning as good as an institution). This, of course, is completely subjective - but I am pretty sure my bargining power would be pretty low with Starbucks ;-).

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