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

Wed, Apr 15, 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

1:05:41. Beautiful day. A little windy (15 mph) -- but it will be much worse later in the day (another "red flag" day with 40-45 mph winds expected - called red flag because if there is a fire we are in big trouble with the winds being this high).

Still swamped at work. My job is almost always stressful but because of the "stimulus package" things are actually really overwhelming these days. Extra money at NIH means many more grants. April 27th is the deadline for some special grants that are available and the U of Arizona could be submitting over 200 grants on this day; I am writing the methods and analysis sections for 8 grants right now, and every day I get emails requesting help on more. I have heard from my friends from all over the country that their institutions are submitting the same approximate numbers! ... fun times.

Have a good day bloggers!

Comments

From Snoqualmie on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 14:20:32 from 67.171.56.164

Glad you got in some pleasant running before hitting the numbers. My husband has had to write grants for a local organization and I know what a pain they can be. Well, at least with a deadline you know it won't last forever! The timing stinks though. Are you consciously tapering right now?

From Bonnie on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 14:43:23 from 128.196.228.134

ha ha ha ha ... I knew the "tapering" discussion was going to come up soon. Greg doesn't really 'taper' in the traditional sense. My volume will go down slightly in the last two weeks, but my actual workouts will look about the same, and maybe more intense(http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=14759&PageNum=1). This might be my last 75-80 mpw, but I will likely be near 70 mpw next week and still in the high 60's the following week. It kind of depends on how things are going, this is one of those times in the training schedule that Greg and modify days and tweak things regularly.

I think it is actually good for me to be so busy right now, it keeps me from obsessing too much about the race!!

From montelepsy on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 14:46:21 from 155.85.58.253

Bonnie, you're a stud. I'll hit 80 miles on a good month.

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