| 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). Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 70.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 70.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
| 1:59:33. 40F, raining, windy and a very very hilly run. I am not complaining - but this was, weather-wise a pretty tough run. It rained all night and was pouring when I got up this morning. I waited until it was more of a "drizzle" before I started. Since it was on the cool side I decided to wear tights, mainly because I knew it was going to rain the whole time and I hate wet sticky shorts. At first, especially on some of the uphills, I thought I was going to regret the tights -- but after about 20 mins I was soaked through and after the first 40 mins I was into a stiff headwind and it was cold. By the last 30 mins my hands were numb from the cold wind and wet gloves and I was very happy to be in tights ;-). I ran the last 20` hard -- the very last 2 miles are uphill (some parts are pretty steep) - it is a stretch of road that when I run "down" to the track usually takes me about 19 mins -- I ran it in 16:53, probably 7:45 pace on the gentler incline and about 8 min pace on the serious uphill part. All and all a very good training run, it is a good "rolling" course with at least 4 very steep sections and so the body gets used to "work hard" and then "recover" for the whole 2 hours ... no "sleeping on your feet" ;-). I hope you are all having a wonderful family day -- enjoying birthdays, successes and warm nights at home! | | Comments(7) |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
| AM: (~10 miles, 1:29:31). 9 hilly miles + 8 x 100m strides. I say ~10 miles because I am sure it was longer than 10. I ran to my turn-around point (rather than my time) and got there with almost 4 mins to spare! quite a surprise, I guess I am feeling frisky today! PM: (4 miles easy). A coyote came right up to our bedroom door this morning - if Dean hadn't have moved he would have run into the house! I think he was following a scent -- most likely Titus the cat (who had "just" came back inside, yikes!). Have a wonderful day and week bloggers! | | Comments(7) |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 1:02:56. Beautiful run up the Yeatman trail. Was in a bit of a hurry because of it being a Wednesday and all (teach in the morning). I can't believe how busy things are right now, and given that my life at work is always busy, for me to notice it being busier is saying something ;-). We have some folks coming into town this week from Nashville, runners (she was a DI steeple chaser for Iowa and then was the women's coach at Belmont University and he was coached under Jack Daniels when Jack was head coach at Cortland). I am sure they are going to LOVE running here this week. I am trying to find out if she can run in the open track meet that is being held here at the University this weekend -- could be fun, our first track meet of the season! That is, if I can get some of my work done so I can take an afternoon off. Tomorrow Dean is having his arthrogram -- to see if surgery is an option to get him up and running again. Lot's of things going on! I hope you all had a good hump day and are running strong with a smile!!
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 15.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.50 |
| AM:(~11.5 miles, 1:29:32). 26:33 wu/25:15 cd. Fartlek workout 20 x 1`w/1` recovery. Warm-up and cool down was somewhere around 2.5-3 miles. The fartlek portion was a little shy of 300 meters -- I was going to go down the track, but I have a sinus/head cold and thought a workout based solely on effort would be better right now than one where I was trying to hit a time. Anyway, it was slightly faster or right at 5K effort (~ 6:45 pace -- which means the first 15 felt pretty good, and the last 5 were kind of tough ;-)). PM:(4 miles easy). Have a wonderful day bloggers! | | Comments(6) |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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1:04:04. Up the mountain -- on such a wonderful morning. It was chilly, but shorts weather nonetheless. I will have to put the actual time in later, I did not look at my watch today after I stopped running. I was in a hurry because Dean and I are carpooling so our friends can use my car today to go sightseeing. I have a horrific head cold, but mainly just a sneezy runny nose thing ... it doesn't seem to affect my running much except for the fact I haven't slept well for past few nights. I hope you all have a wonderful Friday!!
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
| AM: (9 miles, 1:21:16). Hilly loop for 8 miles and then 8 x 100m strides. Our friend Dave seems to have gone missing. He went out for a run on the Yeatman trail and hasn't come home yet ... not that I am one to talk, but apparently he is directionally challenged. PM: (4 miles easy). I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 70.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 70.50 |
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