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Tucson,AZ,USA

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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

Fri, Nov 07, 2008

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

1:02:02. Weird, I felt pretty bad today -- unmotivated actually (wrt running). My legs felt bad, then they felt good, then they felt ok, and so on. It was a strange multimodal feeling. However, in the end, I went much faster than usual - unintentionally. Also went a bit further than usual so either my 7's have been short, or this run was long -- but not by an amount worth counting!

Happy Friday bloggers.

Comments

From LaurenO on Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 13:01:52

We missed you last night! It actually ended up being a small group anyway... there was a basketball game and parking was sparse, so not many people made it.

Hopefully you can join us another time soon! We'll be doing a nice hill run Saturday morning at Sabino Canyon. The group is going 7.5 miles together, but the course is easily modified to be longer (I think I'm doing 10), and there are a ton of nice trails in the park. But if we don't see you tomorrow, hopefully we can connect next week! :)

From Bonnie on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 10:06:14

Hi Lauren,

Sorry I missed your entry yesterday (I was having email 'issues'). This sounds great, Dean and I might have to try to make the next time you do this run. I am going to make it a point to run with you during the PM this week.

I think the dirt path at Hi Corbett field is shut down ... it is closed every time I go by there! Dean went to the track at Pima Community College yesterday and said it was great ... I think I will try it next week.

Talk to you soon, I hope you had a nice run this morning.

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