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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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Not really "easy" ... But not bad either.  Very , very, hilly.  I felt sort of worried with an hour to go, but somehow rallied and ran the last 2+ miles uphill at 8 min pace ... who knows where that came from! 

Happiest of Sundays bloggers! 

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AM: (9 miles, 1:16:42).  15 x 1` w/1` recovery, on hills (not hill repeat hills, just run-of-the-mill hilly route).  It was chilly this morning (35F) - especially after the beautiful 65F of last week.  It rained yesterday (snowed in the mountains) and the temps came down.  Still beautiful - just a little chilly and windy.  No complaints, truly (other than the wind, and dead legs).

PM: easy 4.  I want to ask if my co-worker wants to run with me after work, but I have to say, he is a half-stepper (always is a 1/2 step in front of me) - and he runs a little faster than I like to run my afternoon runs.  Oh, what to do? what to do?  It will be a moot point if he sees me dressed for a run, it would hurt his feelings not to say something.  sigh.

I hope you are all doing well bloggers! 

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1:06:43.  Radiation run, I felt a little tired, but it was much better than this summer (both because of the weather and my fitness level right now).

Happy trails bloggers! 

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AM: (11.x miles, 1:31:19)  28:28wu/27:05cd + 5 mile tempo run.  Greg said I should be able to do these between 6:49 and 7:05.  Again, I thought maybe this would be a little over-estimating my fitness -- and (as MichelleL will tell you) I actually do a lot better in workouts and races if I ease into pace.  I kept telling myself that it would me better overall if I ended up with a slower pace and finished the workout than to go out too fast and not get be able to finish.  So, the idea was to start out ~ 10 secs/mile slower than target and adapt by how it felt.  So, I just kept evaluating and adusting ... I was pretty happy with the result overall

7:19 (a little slower than I had anticipated, but I did not panic), 7:13, 7:08, 7:05, 6:57

Then, I ran the 2.5 miles uphill home!


PM: very easy 4.


I guess the idea is that my marathon pace during my 20 miler this weekend should feel "easy" ??  I am feeling a little tiniest bit more confident I can run 26 miles in 5 weeks, but it still seems a little far fetched!

Happy Thursday bloggers! 

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1:01:43.  Nice and easy ... little tired.  Need to recover for Sunday's marathon pace work!

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AM: easy, albeit hilly, 8 miles.

haircut, little work, some laundry, some cross-country and indoor track watching, and then

PM: easy 4.

 

Lucy the pitbull ate my cell phone this morning.  It (the phone) is still usable, but the screen has huge crack (from a canine?) in it.  sigh.  I saw our bobcat again -- still did not get to the camera in time!!!

Happy Saturday bloggers! 

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