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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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hot hot hot ... hilly hilly hilly .... happy happy happy

 

good to run.  I am on my way to Montreal for a conference this week.  I can't tell you how hard it is to get my work done, and get ready to be away from the office for a week!

Happy August, bloggers! 

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AM: 9 miles, last 20` at half-marathon pace.

PM: easy 4 

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goose-egg.  I had a very flight, my hope was to run after I got into Montreal, but I did not get in until 6:30 or so, and by the time I got through customs and got settled in my room, it was late, and I was starving ... so, big old goose-egg.

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10 miles (1:28:43).  Found a great trail - Montreal is a 8.5/10 on the "Bonnie's running ranking" of cities.  They got extra points for: 1) had a dirt trail that ran parallel to the bike path (off road ways), 2) had a bathroom about 4 miles into it :), and 3) scenic

Weather is also great!

4 miles on the treadmill -- mainly because traffic "in the city" to get to my running route was difficult in the torrential rain -- e.g., scared of cars mixed with rain in the middle of a large city. 

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very early before an early meeting, that occured 3 hours earlier than Tucson time :)

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AM: (8 miles, ~ 1 hour 10 mins)I ran in Montreal, on the Berri bike path.  I had an early run to get to the second day of my meetings -- funny story:

 I had hit the turn-around, and was about ~10 mins to the "downtown" area (about  5 min run through the downtown streets of Old Town Montreal -- think narrow streets with traffic :)).  I was passed by a fast cyclist, and we both approached a train tracks - with a flashing red light -- AND  -- a crossing guard/person.  He made it over the train tracks before the crossing guard put up the stop sign (and the barriers came down), I did not (if only I were ~ 30 secs/mile faster!).  So, I was the first on the trail to be stopped by the train.  Before I knew it, a couple cyclists came up beside me, and then a couple more.  We are all just standing there, watching the train, sort of looking at each other and smiling.  This was a Saturday morning - so all these guys were actual fit cyclists doing workouts.  The guy immediately beside me starts speaking to me in French, and I just stared at him looking dumb, so he switched to English.  We started talking about running, and he wanted to know how far I was going, and what my heart rate target was (I think that is what he asked).  I was nearly 12 mins!!!! later that train passed, and we could all get moving (me and ~ 40 dare I admit, very cute cyclists).  They all passed me (as my old legs had gotten stiff in the standing around time -- arg, getting old is not for sissies) -- but I was game to run in the middle of them for a while.  Well, about 5 mins later I started looking around and thought, "where am I?  this does not look familiar at all"  - about 5 mins after that I thought, "ok, I need to turn around" -- I did, and realized that I had missed my turn to a different path -- about 400 meters from the train tracks -- meaning the "other side" of the train tracks -- all that waiting around, and extra 10 mins on the "wrong" trail -- and I did not even have to be there.  I really thought I was going to be late to the meeting, so I really sped it up from the trail to the hotel, I "just" made it (after a shower, of course).  Great story, loved meeting my new friends.  At my age, how often do I get a chance to hang out with a bunch of super young, super fit, cutie pies?  I heart Montreal.

PM: easy 4 miles on the treadmill at the hotel.  Then came some meet-ups with old friends in the hotel bar, but that, my runningblog friends is a story for another time :) 

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