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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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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
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1:21:18 ... 6.5 laps in Sugarhouse Park + a little bit to the bathroom and parking lot - probably a little bit longer than 9 (but not by much) - according to Anna's garminwatchathingy we ran about 8:45-9:00 pace the whole way.  Felt good, and easy (even the hills).

I am leaving for DC really early in the morning tomorrow -- my blogging updates will be late ... but I will be running!

Have a good week bloggers.

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about 54 mins -- it was dark and cold ... and I had to run to the airport soon after the run.  I had a nonstop flight to DC and so I grabbed a smoothy from the airport ... other than that, I had an english muffin and a boiled egg for breakfast.  Well, sometime about an hour into the flight I was very very sick.  I seem to have gotten food poisoning (from the smoothy?).  I was so sick Monday night, I am not even sure how I got from the airport to my hotel, I looked like a ghost.  I won't go into details, but Monday was a long night and I had no water (or anything) in my system by Tuesday morning. 

 

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1:00 - run on the I-66 trail to Mt. Vernon trail + 11 x 1` w/ 1` recovery.  It was cold and wet (35F + rain), very slippery on parts of trail that ran on bridges.  I had wanted to do 12, but  I had a very long day Tuesday -- my meeting went from very early in the morning until very late at night (grant reviews) ... and my stomach was still queasy, so I did not eat much.  I had a power bar before I went to bed last night, and then another this morning ... and I felt much better this morning, I am pretty short on calories (and maybe still a little dehydrated).

Things are better here ... I hope all you bloggers are doing well.

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Probably a little longer than 9, but not quite 9.5.  Ran out and back on the Rock Creek Parkway here in Maryland.  Everytime I run on this trail I am impressed just how beautiful it is!  Amazing to have such a nice commune with nature in the middle of the hustle and bustle of a major metropolis.  I ran by the LDS temple (I think it is in Bethesda, but I am not familiar enough with the delineage of the neighborhoods in suburban Maryland, so it could be more in the Chevy Chase area) - it is beautiful and I had never actually seen the backside before, only the view from the freeway.

Well, back to SLC!  Hope the snow did not ruin anyone's run yesterday.

 

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1:14:11 -- hohum.  Today I had a 50` steady state run planned.  Well, I got in very very late last night (flight was delayed) and I had to get up super early because I had to teach this morning.  Basically, I felt really run down (and sick to my stomach) -- so, I decided to modify my "workout".  Anna and I ran the first couple miles fairly slow and then pushed the pace slightly (we ran around 8:05 - 8:20 pace) for about 5 miles or so.  I did not feel any worse at the end, so I think it was just about the right amount of work -- and all I could really hope for right now.  I am trying really hard to be thankful to be running at all ...

Be well bloggers!

 

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53:16 - easy run to Liberty Park, 2 laps and home again.  Pretty chilly today -- but not too bad.  

Happy weekend bloggers. 

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