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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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Fri, May 22, 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

1:05:03 (32:53/32:09). Did not feel quite as good as Tuesday, but still great to be running again!

Interesting (to me), yesterday I got a package from the Eugene marathon people. It was a plaque for 3rd place in the 45-49 year old age group. I wrapped it back up and sealed it and placed on the table to send back to them so that the actual 3rd place finisher would get her award. I emailed the race director and told him about the mistake (I also offered to give him my list of excuses for not getting 3rd place ;-) ). He mailed me back and told me that the first place finisher had won overall masters and was not eligible for an age group award. Kind of bittersweet. I don't generally display my trophy's anyway, but there are some that I fondly get out of the box every now and then just to remind myself of the day, I don't think this one will be one of those, because really I got 4th place not 3rd.

Have a wonderful, and safe, Memorial Day weekend bloggers.

Good luck to all those racing this weekend!

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:42:05 from 71.229.164.25

Well congratulations on your third pace finish, even if it was really fourth place. I guess they don't allow award "double dipping."

I think you're an awesome runner in any case and you ought to have a plaque or trophy.

From Bonnie on Fri, May 22, 2009 at 14:32:00 from 128.196.228.134

Ha ha ha ... very nice of you to say Carolyn. Though they did not send me a "great runner and sometimes funny person trophy" ;-) they sent me a 3rd place AG trophy and I wasn't 3rd place.

Age group awards are kindof just so-so anyway -- it depends on who shows up and almost random. It is not like I knew who I was racing against with respect to age group -- I just race whoever is around me regardless of age (maybe if we all had to wear our ages on our back or something it would mean more ;-) ).

My two "best" races were ones where I did not actually place very high but I ran a great race ... and there have been many races that I have even won 2nd or 3rd overall (never 1st yet) and I was completely disappointed with my performance.

I hope you have a great day.

Regarding scheduling -- good luck, I will keep my fingers crossed that the seminary schedule will work out the way it is supposed to. Do you have access to showers at work? Lunchtime is a great time to run during the winter ... it always invigorates me! And fitting your run in getting to work is nice too. I would not break up your runs too much, you really don't get as much benefit from a 4 + 4 (maybe 2 + 6, but that hardly seems worth the effort of changing and showering twice a day) run as you do with a 8 mile run. However, if you could do a 8 + 4 then it is pretty good, but you need some 8-10 mile runs during the week (especially for 1/2 marathon and marathon training).

From montelepsy on Fri, May 22, 2009 at 16:45:32 from 64.235.121.163

Awards don't come so easy for me, so I proudly display my "good eater" ribbon for all to see.

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