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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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1:13:30.  I wanted so much to run at least 10 ... but, I woke up this morning with a super bad hip/lower back problem.  It was so painful.  I did something I never do - I took an aleve and waited an hour and then ran -- not the smartest thing (because you can injure yourself even more - and I am not supposed to take NSAIDS) -- but, seriously - I wanted to run!  It actually hurt more to walk than to run, and I really could have run longer, but I thought it probably would have been dumb(er) to keep running until it hurt.  So, I just appreciated what I had and enjoyed the little run I was able to do ...

Keiko (our Ridgeback) is not doing well.  We are saying good-bye to her this weekend.  It is a pretty tough time.  This whole year has been tough.  

Happy Memorial day bloggers, stay safe, enjoy your runs. 

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AM: (8 miles).  Nice run, although it is back in the 100F - as long as I get out early it is still pretty nice in the morning (76F or so).  

PM: easy 4.  beautiful afternoon -- once the sun went down it was very pleasant!

 

Nothing exciting to note ... except that Dean is going to Flagstaff for a conference this week, and he bought me a plane ticket to come up Friday afternoon!  So, I am going to spend Friday and Saturday night in the tall cool pines.

I have been taking vitamin B and upping my electrolytes and I feel much better on my runs (yea!).  I do have to back off the pace, and not run as long as I would like (so I can make it through the day without crashing too much) - but I am grateful I can run.

I hope you are all doing well!! 

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~65 mins.  Dragging a bit today, but still enjoy being out!

I hope you are all doing well.  I am writing qualifying exam questions for the PhD students ... the only less fun thing would be to be actually taking the exam ;-). 

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AM: 7 miles.  Yesterday was a good day, today is not as good.  very very very tired. 

PM: easy 4.

 

Happy running bloggers.  Again, I am happy to be able to run. I am sure I will be able to jog a little through the bitter end of this treatment, but I am getting more and more tired, and I am not sure if I will be able to run in the PM's for much longer.  I am going to try to at least walk in the afternoons, I need to keep the time available -- e.g., not fill it with work which will be hard to let go after I am cured and back to normal again.  My skin is doing really well, but I am very sore. Emotionally, it is very difficult to drag my butt out every day to drive to get "poisoned" ;-)  - but the alternative pretty much sucks too ... only 3.5 weeks to go (but who's counting).  At least this weekend I will be able to be in the cool pines of Flagstaff!!

Hope you are all doing well!! 

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Early run ... I am going to Flagstaff today!! Yippee. 

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AM: 7 miles on the Urban Trail in COOL Flagstaff!!

PM: 3.5.  Very tired this afternoon, decided to play it a little on the safe side and take it easy - although it did not feel easy, 7000ft and hilly ;-). 

Had a really nice dinner with Greg and Tracy McMillan -- Greg turned his book into the publisher on Friday and we celebrated!   I am not sure when it will be out, but you know I will tell you all first!  

His new calculator will be coming out soon too, I will be putting on my statistician hat and checking some things out for him first, but I would guess sometime in the next few weeks it will be ready to be beta-tested.

I still need to sift through the results from the Rome Diamond League, Pre, and Nashville Distance Carnival results -- good track and field this weekend!!  Some more people qualified for the trials and Rupp ran a 12:58 5K!   

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