| 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 | | 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 55.00 |
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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 |
| 2:00:05 (closer to 14.25 actually - I took a wrong turn!). I have been looking forward to my first flat run in so long ... I ran with Dean for a couple of miles then by myself for the rest of the run. I took a little detour at about 6.5 miles because I couldn't remember which path to follow ... I doubt it added more than 2-3 mins to my run. After the turn around (right after what I will forever think about as Brent and Sylvies part of the trail) I was not feeling very good. I was pretty sure that 8:25 pace felt comfortable on the way out, but was worried it might not be a great pace for 14 miles. With 2 miles to go I was sure that I was running a painful 10 min pace -- well, much to my suprise I negative split by 2 mins (no wonder I was hurting the last mile!). I was pretty happy. Such a beautiful day -- truly, I think Spring is here!! I hope you all had a wonderful Sunday. | | Comments(4) |
| | 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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1:04:15 - easy run with Anna on 1500S to Highland High and around the neighborhood there.
A little dusty but a nice day today, luckily I did not hear that it was a red air day (because the wind is blowing up so much dirt and dust) before my run!
In my ongoing quest towards minimalist shoes -- I got my new Nike Air Zoom Hayward+3's yesterday! I LOVE these shoes, no achilles or PF pain today! Very exciting. The goal is to have these be my most "stablizing" shoes within 6 months/year.
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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1:23:18 - 4 x 2000 w/400 recovery (kept recovery around 2:45), very windy on the backstretch. I meant to keep these around 9:20 (which would be 7:28 pace) since that would be an altitude adjusted pace (around 15K race pace). But I hit every 1/4 consistently faster - so I just "went with it" -- 9:16, 9:15, 9:16, 9:14
Not quite my "best" 2k workout in my 4 years of doing these - but the last time I did this workout was before my 10K PR and I had been doing many more faster workouts then. In general this pace was easier for me than last weeks workout - I think it is because I have run this pace more often during this build-up cycle and I am not used to the 10K pace as much.
All and all, I feel pretty good!
Interesting weather -- yesterday I was in shorts with sunburned arms from Sunday - today I am back in tights!!
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| | 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 |
| 1:09:11 - probably a little longer than 7.5 - ran up Virginia to 11th and then down through the capital and back. Lots of hills. My legs were tired today. I tried to run as slowly as possible without walking ;-). | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 9.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
| 1:24:29 - jog to Liberty Park + 3 laps on grass around the perimeter of the park + 5 x 2` w/1` recovery and then home. Probably a little longer than 9.5 ... my legs were really tired until about 4 miles into the run, and then they got tired again after the pickups. Next week will be less speed and more miles. Happy weekend bloggers, I am on my way to Deer Valley to teach at a workshop. | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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56:54 -- 3.5 laps (around 1.6-1.7 miles/lap) around Deer Valley. Pretty windy (on the uphills, of course) -- but warm (48F) and beautiful. Still some deep snow in parts here, but lots of melting going on!
Happy weekend (I have a long day ahead of me up here)!
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