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Tucson,AZ,USA

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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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Tue, May 31, 2011

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
10.00	5.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	15.00

AM: (11 miles, 1:31:27) 28:17wu/26:39cd. 5 mile Steady State run (target pace: 7:16-7:29) actual: 7:29, 7:18, 7:18, 7:15, 7:09. Yesterday was SO nice, high of **77F** never never never is it this nice at the end of May. So, since it was cooler yesterday I knew this morning would be cooler than it has been too. So, I decided to get down to the track and get one more decent workout in before it is too hot. I vacillated between 4 and 6 miles, but on my way to the track I realized that it was not actually as cool as I had hoped, so I told myself to shoot for 5. By the time I finished it was 90.6F (no wonder it felt hot ;-)). Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised with how well it went, if it weren't hot (and if I had slowed down on the last two) I easily could have done 8, which surprised me. I was going to do 8 anyway, but then I remembered that I had a 3 mile uphill run home ... so I quit while I was ahead.

PM: 4 miles easy.

I am going to get my SI joint fixed today ... I hope.

I hope you are all doing well. For those of you not on facebook ... here is a picture of the beautiful Diamondback rattlesnake that was in our back yard yesterday.

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, May 31, 2011 at 15:37:09 from 198.241.174.15

I think you did a great job of hitting your target, even if you did go a little too fast on those last 2.

A 3 mile uphill run home would certainly scare me. As would that snake.

From seeaprilrun on Tue, May 31, 2011 at 18:52:57 from 174.70.177.86

Good luck with your SI joint. You know you live in Arizona when 77 feels that pleasant.

From Dan on Tue, May 31, 2011 at 20:51:43 from 24.209.83.20

The snake scared me more the heat, but it was close. My family freaked out when they saw the snake!!

From Bonnie on Tue, May 31, 2011 at 22:50:16 from 64.119.33.134

Dan, it sounds like you had such a nice time with your daughter! hurrah! you were rockn in that pea soup humidity!

From Steam8 on Wed, Jun 01, 2011 at 00:40:41 from 166.70.55.77

I would have loved to have been able to run 15 today! Enjoy it! .....Rattlesnake--not so beautiful! Yikes!!

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