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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, Aug 07, 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 miles, 1:12:33). Beautiful morning today -- man o man it is NEVER this nice in August!! it was about 85F at 8AM and cloudy!!! yipppeee ... so nice. Today was Saturday, so I brought along some baby carrots -- every Saturday (when I am home) I bring a treat for some horses that I run by. This is really quite something, as I HATE to carry anything when I run, no water, no cell phone, nothing ... but, these are really cute horses. So, I wrap up baby carrots (or once I brought a tiny apple) and stick it in the back of my shorts and tie it up. Anyway, today the horses were getting new shoes, I learned their names, Big Boy and CoCo (or Cocoa?). Big Boy is in fact very big. Today I got to get in the horse yard with them ... it was fun!

I felt really good today on my run ... I can't believe how much faster I am running my routes these days, I can't wait until it is cool again...

PM: (4 miles easy).

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 14:49:04 from 24.8.167.243

You really are in great shape. And nice to horses too.

From Lily on Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 15:39:51 from 67.199.181.73

I don't like carrying things when I run either. It's just to annoying. Nice job today!

From Snoqualmie on Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 16:32:38 from 24.18.192.33

SnoFlake will be delighted to hear that! We were half-leasing a horse since May but he went lame in July and she has been, very sadly, horseless. We may have found a new half-leaseable mare; will know more next week. She is "working" (more like play in her view) as an apprentice at a horse barn with a bunch of other girls 2 days a week this summer. I will tell her all about Big Boy and Coco.

From Bonnie on Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 16:43:08 from 64.119.33.134

That is right!! I had almost (but not quite) forgotten that Snoflake is a horse-lover. I should have asked her for some tips, I was a little afraid of Big Boy the first time I saw him (he sees me run past and he would run "with" me!) ... he seemed friendly but his nose got big and he was breathing 'at' me ... so, then I thought I would bring him something, but I was afraid he was going to bite me ... since I have been doing this a few times now I realize how gentle both of these horses are though. CoCo doesn't even use her teeth when she takes it, she uses her lips ... Big Boy (and he is big) was nudging me today when I was trying to get the carrots out of the saran wrap, but he also was very gentle. They are awesome!

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