| 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 | | 44.50 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 53.50 |
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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 |
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1:58:03 ran to Sugarhouse Park (28:43) did 5 laps (12:06, 12:08, 12:01, 12:08, 12:07) and then home (27:46). The laps felt slow, but they really weren't (~8:40 or faster) -- I dread this run, because the run home has about 2.5 miles that are an uphill grind (much worse than the rollers of the park) ... I was really suprised I negative split by almost a minute ... hmmm. It was 35 and rain/snow the whole time -- I was soaked within a mile! Very glad when the run was over! Happy Sunday bloggers. | | Comments(6) |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
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1:17:58 - nice run, almost the same run as last Thursday - up Wasatch Drive and back on trail by Heritage Park -- I added on a little at the end (a extra uphill section) ... felt pretty good at the end, but I have to say, I felt pretty sad and slow on the way out! Nice day for a run, still tights weather, but the sun was out and it was pretty. I saw 4 other runners today -- the first time I have ever run into that many people on this run. Only one said "good morning" back to me ... sad, this happens to me a lot here in SLC - almost everywhere I have ever visited runners say "hi" to eachother - but when I say it here people just ignore me ...
Happy Day Bloggers. | | Comments(11) |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 8.00 |
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10 x 150m hill repeats (~25 wu and cd, 1:11:49). Pretty good run - this is my 4th week of these and I have gone farther (and faster - though I mainly focus on strength and form) every week. I took the first 3 a little too fast and my legs were really burning the last 10-20 meters of the last ones -- but I pysch'd myself out and kept saying, "you are running the last 150 meters of a race, you're legs are burning, what do you do?? Gut it out!" Also, I read an article a few weeks ago about how patients who are having painful procedures can increase their pain threshold by counting out loud, it might be a placebo effect, but I swear it has helped me on some of my more painful runs (I did not actually throw-up today, but there were some moments where I did feel sort of sick to my stomach). It was misting rain (and about 35F), but I could tell it was Spring -- like seeing an old friend I was so happy to see the porta potty's are back at Poppington Park!! Run warm and safe bloggers | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
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1:10:32 - relatively easy run up to 11th and then through Memory Grove Park and back up to my house. Lots of elevation gains and losses - but I adore the trail down City Creek Canyon to Memory Grove Park, very idyllic.
I was happy my "running upill" muscles were not sore today, either I did not run hard enough yesterday or I am stronger after a month of doing them! I am pretty tired though, I have had a few 12-13 hour days this week and it is really catching up with me. I actually left work at my usual bedtime two nights in a row this week! I have not done that more than a couple times since I was working on my dissertation, and I was much younger then!
Have a happy day bloggers - it does look like Spring today! | | Comments(5) |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 2.50 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 |
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WOW! 60` steady state run (actually 61:10 because I was not paying attention) - 5 x 1.5 laps (plus approximately 1/2 mile or 3:55). This was incredible. I started off feeling like I was running a little on the slowish side, and then without even meaning to, I just kept it up. I felt better than last week, even though this weeks workout was 10 mins more. My lap splits were 11:37 (7:44 pace), 11:31 (7:40), 11:24 (7:36), 11:26 (7:37), 11:13 (7:28). I felt great at the end and had a really nice lap cool down! | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 53:17, usual Saturday run to Liberty Park. There were a bunch of people there today ... it looked like there was either a race earlier in the day, or a bunch of people getting ready for one fairly soon (I saw some folks with a wheel there yesterday measuring a course of some kind). Lots of kids -- they would speed up and pass me and then stop and walk. After about 1/2 of mile of this I just had to get away from them so I just sped up so they couldn't do it any more ... kind of embarrassing to do that, but seriously it was kind of annoying! And hey, I have to take my "winnings" where I can find them.
Some great performances out there today bloggers, congratulations!
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 44.50 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 53.50 |
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