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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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Tue, Sep 28, 2010

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

another hour another ...yawwwwn ... hour.

Difficult to get up, Dean got home from work at midnight (grant deadline), poor guy.

Thursday -- pool running (I hope my new mp3 player gets here by then). My aircast should be here today ...I am hoping by wearing it when I am walking, and ellipticalling, I might speed this healing up! Back/kidney is better, still can feel it, but not really painful, just weird. I guess I just can't clean my house, for health reasons. Do you think insurance will pay for a house cleaner?

Have a beautiful, joyous, day bloggers.

Comments

From ChrisM on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 15:25:47 from 86.178.235.148

I think if you work out how much *your* time costs it is cheaper to hire someone else to do it!

From Bonnie on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 15:42:48 from 128.196.228.134

Chris, that is definitely the case when I am running ...

I am struggling writing my "personal statement" for the promotion/tenure committee. Spent almost 6 hours on it last night ... hard to summarize a 15 year career in 10 pages - especially for a bunch of people who have no idea what I do ;-). Do you guys have to do these across the pond? Are you planning on staying in academia when you finish?

From ChrisM on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 16:13:50 from 86.178.235.148

Well we don't have tenure here, positions can be made permanent (in the sense of not a 3 year contract but position indefinite and reviewed). Once (if) you get to professor (which means something different to in US) you are pretty much permanent but still not quite the same as tenure.

It goes lecturer, reader, professor in advancing order in UK.

That is quite a relevant question since I will be submitting in a question of weeks rather than months now! Not sure really, with the financial situation and new government, it is very difficult to see that happening, it was not exactly easy before.

From LuzyLew on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 18:54:22 from 208.187.197.42

If you have a doctor's appt. you should ask about kidney stones. That kind of sudden, horrific back pain is common to kidney stones--epecially if they are common in your family. They are incredibly painful --especially to pass them if they get big. How do you like the pool running?

From Bonnie on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 19:03:08 from 128.196.228.134

Luz dear, without a waterproof MP3 player, deep water pool running is not nearly as fun as watching paint dry ;-)

From LuzyLew on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 19:05:01 from 208.187.197.42

Well, that gives you time to obsess about your Personal STttment now doesn't it? Belly Dancing anyone :)

From auntieem on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 21:20:41 from 67.182.144.71

I am sure the waterproof MP3 will do the trick. Do you like audiobooks?

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