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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

Sat, Dec 18, 2010

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
12.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.00

AM: (8 miles, 1:09:19). Ahhhhh ... I finally got 8 hours of sleep (first time since thanksgiving) and I felt fabulous this morning ...

PM: (4 miles easy).

I have to finish my Christmas shopping today, not only am I a procrastinator, I seriously have not had any time to do any of this type of thing this semester. Next week will be super busy (I have about 3 weeks to finish two papers that I am working on with other people, one paper of my own, two grants that will be submitted in February that I have to begin sketching out a design for, and find some papers and create homework assignments for my next semesters class). It will be fun though, I can sleep in most days and work into late in the night -- I love when classes are not in session and everyone else is away ;-).

I hope you have a wonderful weekend bloggers!

Comments

From RAD on Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 16:15:21 from 67.172.229.125

Sleep?!? Christmas?!? When did all this happen? :)

Nice work on the 2-a-day and good luck with that shopping - I refuse to go within 1/2 mile of any mall/superstore today since it is the last Saturday of shopping! You are one BRAVE woman.

From Bonnie on Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 12:28:31 from 64.119.33.134

It was not very fun RAD!! It wasn't actually by choice, I signed up to adopt a family just before thanksgiving and they did not respond until LAST WEEKEND!! Last weekend I had guests in town and during the week I work 9-10 hours/day and just couldn't get much shopping done -- so, wahla, there I was ... on the last Saturday before Christmas ... yikes. I tried to stay calm and think of the family I had adopted. I tell you the day had all the things I despise, crowds, screaming, long lines ... but, it was good for me, I learned to exercise controlled breathing and was actually pretty happy by the end of it all ;-). Now I have two bikes sitting in my dining room that are the cutest things and stacks of presents to wrap.

I hope you are doing a little better and have gotten some sleep this week?

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