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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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Sat, Apr 17, 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 hilly miles, 1:10:55). I can't believe how good I felt today. I did not sleep as long as I should have (I got to bed late because I got home from work late and Dean and I were up late discussing life and work stuff -- ok, we were talking about statistics I will confess). It was hot, and it was hilly, but I felt nice and relaxed and was breathing out of my nose the whole way, and I still finished almost 2 mins faster than I usually do ... AND then -- I went and took some pictures of a cactus that is blooming down the road ... I will post tomorrow, hopefully.

PM: (4 miles easy).

Have a wonderful Saturday bloggers! I hope all the people racing in the SLC 1/2 today had wonderful races -- and you Boston folks, stay cool and think positive thoughts!

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 15:56:55 from 24.8.167.243

Congratulations on feeling good. I'm very impressed that you could breathe out of your nose when running on not enough sleep on hills in hot weather. That just shows what great shape you're in. I always breathe through my mouth when I run, I think.

From Samantha Dean-Howard on Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 18:00:21 from 90.201.147.150

Hey way to go on such a great training run well done, and yeah Saturday is going good for me :)

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