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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, Sep 04, 2008

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
12.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.50

AM: (8.5 hilly with a 4 mile steady state run, 1:10:52). Whew. Learned a lot this morning. First of all, I don't remember what steady state effort feels like, and second, if I run a steady state run at Sugarhouse Park I better be ready to respect the hills or hurt the last mile. I think I actually ran harder than I was supposed to, not intentionally, but it is how it worked out. My goal was to run 6 x 1.4 mile laps on the road at Sugarhouse (+ the bit in the parking lot which I think is pretty close to a tenth of a mile). The first 3 were supposed to be super easy and then I expected to run the last 3 at somewhere between 7:45 and 8:00 pace (usual steady state pace for me is 7:35 - 7:50, but this was hilly so I adjusted for it and altitude).

Actual splits: 12:22 (8:50 pace, good), 11:46 (8:24 pace, a little faster than I wanted), 11:47 (8:25 pace, ok maybe it is ok), 10:56 (7:48 pace, hmmm I can ease up a little), 10:43 (7:39 pace, holy cow what is going on), 10:30 (7:30 pace, ouch ... I had no idea).

Pretty interesting. Technically, I goofed up this run by running too hard (especially because I am running tonight again). I knew it when I saw my first lap split - this pace is supposed to be what I can "fairly easily" run for an hour -- there is no way I could have held on to this pace for another 25 mins - at least not on this course. But, it was pretty cool. We'll see how cool I think it is when I am dragging myself around this evening and tomorrow ;-).

Preblogging for the usual time constraints:

PM: (4 miles). Liberty Park on the grass, really slow.

Comments

From jtshad on Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 09:50:24

Great run, I love it when you do a hard workout and you exceed your expectations and get a motivational boost!

Keep up the strong running.

From Bonnie on Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 09:57:29

Hi Jeff! Long time! Nice job on your 1/2 marathon last weekend!

It is kind of nice ... I was suprised, but I am also a little disappointed with myself as I really did run harder than I was supposed to! Greg hates when I do that ... the whole "every run has a purpose" thing - and I did not fulfill the purpose of the run (though it did fulfill the purpose of some other run, ha). But, I figure I am a ways out of my next important race, so it is probably ok ;-). And it was a short workout and not likely to do any harm at this point. It is pretty cool, to me, to be able to run this workout right now. I am a bit sore today though!

From jtshad on Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 10:00:35

Yeah, it has been too long since we talked.

Thanks, the Poky HM was fun and was a good tune up for TCM.

When is your next race now that your base mileage and training is coming back?

From Bonnie on Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 10:06:59

Well, I will probably try to find a few 5 (yuck) and 10K's this fall ... I am running PF Chang's 1/2 (going for a PR) and then I am running the Napa Valley Marathon in the Spring (my first marathon)!!

We are moving at the end of October, so things will be a little "tough" - but hopefully it won't affect the training too much. The thing that might affect training more is that we are going to be giving talks in Taiwan at the beginning of October -- worth a few days of low mileage in the big scheme of life I think ... it should be an interesting trip. We are the only non-Asian speakers!

From jtshad on Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 10:09:47

Have you already got a place picked out in Phoenix area? I didn't realize that your move was already this close!

Have a safe trip to Taiwan!

Napa Valley marathon is supposed to be a nice race (gotta love running through wineries, just wait until the end to sample!).

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