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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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Thu, Jun 10, 2010

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
14.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.00

AM: (10 miles, 1:26:22). 30:10wu/26:23cd (misnomer, there was nothing cool about this run). 4 mile SS run (7:16-7:28). WHINER ALERT (sorry, stop here if my whining gets on your nerves). It was 89F and sunny ... so I knew I was going to have to modify my expectations for my run today. Then, on my way down to the track I noticed how freaking windy it was - I hadn't checked the weather before I left the house because, I knew it was hot and I didn't want to psych myself out. I could tell it was bad (after I got home I checked and it was 15mph) -- double whammy for a run. I estimated 4-5 secs/mile for the heat and about that much for the wind too.

Anyway - this wasn't my fastest workout, I would not even say it was my best workout, but it was a GREAT mental workout. Since I am not even training right now I knew I wasn't going to kill myself to hit a "pace" - so I just concentrated on running by effort ... every lap I adjusted and readjusted my rhythm to the conditions, how hard it felt like I was running, and how far I had left to run (great simulation for races - I think). I can't tell you how much I dreaded turning into the back stretch every freakn lap -- the wind was fierce and I had to really concentrate to keep up effort while not fighting into it (since I knew that would only deplete my energy even more, and I was already depleting with every lap because it was so horribly hot). I looked at my watch the first 400 meters of every mile just to make sure I was not running too fast, and then I just concentrated on making it through the workout: 7:35, 7:24, 7:24, 7:21.

Then ... after all this, I still had a 3 mile run home -- 2.5 miles uphill (it wasn't pretty ... that is all I can say). IT IS OVER! yea. And, it supposed to be cooler today (106F yesterday, only 100F today? I hope I can drag my sorry behind out for a run in the heat tonight).

PM: (4 miles as easy as I can possibly run).

I hope you all have a wonderful day today - sorry about the whining. I am done now, and grateful I can run, that I am in good enough shape not to kill myself doing it, and just plain lucky as lucky can get.

Comments

From KP on Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 14:33:35 from 65.208.22.26

with temps that high, we all give you permission to whine away. do you carry a bottle with you when you run in this heat?

From Bonnie on Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 14:38:51 from 64.119.33.134

No, I don't carry anything - I just can't do it - I can't stand anything in my hands and I get too hot to wear anything around my waist -- I might have to get a water carrier for trail runs though ... although I just generally either find running routes that I can run laps or that have water available (pretty limiting I guess, but the snakes limit my running locations anyway ;)).

There is a drinking fountain at the track. I usually don't drink anything when I run, except for long runs -- but I did get a drink as soon as I got to the track and after my workout was over today (before I started the mountain climb home). I can go about 90 mins without water in the heat if I am running slowly enough, but only about 80 mins if I try to run hard.

From KP on Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 14:49:30 from 65.208.22.26

my goodness! i would die! i guess it is just habit, but i carry a bottle with me on nearly every run in the summer and on anything longer than 5 or so in the winter. i am used to it, so it doesn't bother me. from the time i started running, i've hung out with the ultra people that always carry bottles, so i didn't really know any better for quite some time. now, i feel lost without it!

From Nevels on Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 14:55:29 from 131.204.15.93

I'm with Bonnie in that I'm not the biggest fan of carrying stuff around with me on the run, and it takes quite a bit of distance for me to need to carry any water (usually 15-20 miles before I'll even want to carry something, even in the summer)

...maybe one day I'll be a real ultrarunner...

From KP on Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 17:25:00 from 198.200.158.140

oh hush, john. you're just a special ultrarunner with magical skills ;)

the bottle really is like an extension of my arm. when i did delano (bonnie, it is the 1-mile loop that john did 100 times) and did 32 miles, i had my bottle with me every step of the way. the temps weren't hot and aid was available every mile, so it definitely wasn't necessary. i guess i just like having it with me. my buddy that i work with that runs with me sometimes calls it my "crutch" because he wants me to lose it. i have a half this saturday and it will be with me.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 20:45:24 from 198.241.217.15

I know the heat and the water are the big issues here. I'm just amazed that you ran 4 miles on the track. Well, I guess that's just 16 laps. It just seems like a lot of going around in circles to me.

From Bonnie on Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 21:13:01 from 128.196.228.134

CinC: I have run 8 mile tempo runs on the track - 4 is no big deal ;-). It is a great place to run these kinds of things, no traffic, no hills, nothing to make you stop -- just run run run.

From auntieem on Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 21:27:23 from 24.18.77.246

I agree about doing tempo on the track; its a good way to hit the right pace with no interuptions. GREAT effort today, Bonnie! Wow! Super speed.

From Kelli on Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 22:30:21 from 71.219.93.114

OH MY GOODNESS!!!! It is time for me to fly there and stand on your route (or sit in my air conditioned car) and hand you popsicles!!!! My daughter is coming down to visit my sister, I will have to tell her to go give you some!

Amazing. Way to tough it out physically and mentally. I mentally quit way too often!

From Snoqualmie on Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 12:18:22 from 24.18.192.33

"ONLY 100?" License To Whine, baby!

From Bonnie on Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 13:27:22 from 128.196.228.134

Amazing how after 106-108F, 95F and shady feels pretty darn cool!! This morning it was about 80F and sunny (the sun comes up here at about 4:30 and by 6 it is already up in the mid-70s).

Kelli, you did this last year too ... now I am craving a popsicle!!

Hey Sno ... so very happy this morning to hear about TCWMBO (pronounced, "T-CEE-WUM-BO")!!!

From Kelli on Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 20:22:43 from 71.219.93.114

You know I finish every run from May through October with a Popsicle, even when it is 42 degrees like today. Popsicles are the best! I found these new Breyers coconut ones that are so good!!! YOU NEED ONE!

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