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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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Sun, Oct 14, 2012
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16.000.000.000.000.0016.00

2:19:48 (1:10:09/1:09:39).  I ran on the Santa Cruz river trail today.  It is a flat bike path that winds up and connects to the Rillato path on the NW side of town.  This was the first flat run that I have done since San Diego in August.  It is completely uninspiring (read, boring) but FLAT.  Well, it was flat, but the gusting headwind after I turned around felt a lot like a hill!  The very small negative split after the turnaround belies the difficulty of running into a headwind for 8 miles, but I was very grateful that I was able to run hard, and strong, the whole way today -- the cool 86F helps a lot!  Yesterday the high was 70F!!!!!  today, 90F, but still better than the height of summer.  Seriously, fall in Tucson is heavenly.

Happy Sunday bloggers! 

Comments
From RAD on Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 15:35:21 from 98.202.23.178

86 is cool?!? yikes. I'm glad you had a great run despite the headwind. Looks like you are coming back strong!

From allie on Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 07:38:43 from 97.117.85.43

very nice!

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