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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, Aug 09, 2012

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, 1:30:01). Hot run, my leg is a little better - and I was talking myself into taking it easy today, and then I was 5 miles out ;-) oh well.

PM: easy 4 -- I saved a tortoise tonight -- it was so cool. It was sitting next to the road and I was so worried that it had gotten hit or was sick. So after much deliberation, and standing there staring at it, I picked it up and put it in the bushes far from the road and finished my run, when I ran back by it was gone. If it had still been there I would have ran home, gotten my car, and brought it home until I found a rescue group.

RUDISHA RUDISHA RUDISHA ... 1:40.91 -- what can you say? RUDISHA! warrior indeed!

Comments

From Jake K on Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 08:38:11 from 155.100.226.54

Forget Rudisha - you are the hero of the day - you saved a tortoise!

How big was it?

From Bonnie on Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 08:46:22 from 64.119.33.134

ha ha ha ... it was about 12" in diameter! He looked really old - and he sort of was wheezing, maybe he was hissing ;-). When I lived in Nashville I saved a turtle - I think it was some sort of fresh water turtle - when I picked him up to move him from the road a huge gush of water soaked my shoe, I thought there was water in his shell (dumb, I know). I did a little research later and found out that these turtles pee on you as a defense mechanism, it grossed me out a little, so when I picked this Old Guy up, I gave him wide berth from my feet, apparently tortoises don't waste water ;-).

It was very cool, and I hope that I don't see him again (I don't want to see him smooshed on the side of the road, I would probably cry.

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