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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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91F (but only 18% humidity)

2:02:45 (1:06:13/56:32). The first two miles of this run were super slow, I just felt sluggish. I started picking it up a little by the end, but I just wanted to finish the run and feel good so I really didn't check my splits going out. I got water at the turn-around (the good thing about doing 14 miles is that at 7 miles there is this huge park that has refrigerated drinking fountains!!! quite a luxury - the water coming from some of the other drinking fountains on this route is so hot you could make hot tea from it -- not that I am complaining, when it is 90-100F out water is water ;-) ). Anyway, I just started picking it up at the turnaround, my first couple miles were about 8:30 pace and then by about mile 12 I was dropping down into the 7:45-7:50 range. It felt good. The last mile was about 7:30 and I still felt like I was running pretty easy.

No cussing today -- I guess I am too tired ;-).

Happy Sunday bloggers. Congratulations to all the racers yesterday, and happy family day to everyone.

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No running for me today, nor will there be for a couple more days.  If you have a weak stomach do not read the rest of this blog.

 

On Sunday night I got really sick, like really sick.  Back up a little ... a couple of years ago I had a bad tooth, I got a root canal and I thought all was well.  About a month ago it started hurting a little when I would bite down (which is weird because it doesn't have any root and shouldn't hurt).  Apparently it was cracked very bad at the base of the root and got super infected (probably another reason my runs were so sluggish last week).  So I couldn't eat much on Sunday, and by the middle of the night I was in so much pain I can't even describe it.  I had to teach yesterday but set up an emergency appointment with a "root canal doctor" for right after class.  There was nothing he could do for me -- the tooth had to be pulled, so I had an appointment today for an oral surgeon.  Last night was horrible ... even though I was taking pain-killers, and a heavy dose of antibiotics (apparently it was the abscess that caused the pain), I was just lying awake in pain all night (and day number 2 of not eating - I had some veggie broth last night and that was pretty much it).  I woke up this morning and my whole neck was swollen (from the lymph nodes I think) and I was so sick (technically, I guess I still am).

But ... though I am down one tooth, I feel a lot better right now (we'll see how I feel once all the stuff wears off - but honestly it can't be much worse than the past two days). 

I am bummed about not running, but was so sick this morning that I really did not miss it much.  Hopefully I will start missing it tomorrow.  I cancelled tomorrows class ... so I will be able to recover from home.

Gross, I know.  You should be here if you think it sounds gross.  I kept thinking about The Rocket last night -- when I was feeling sorry for myself about having to have a liquid diet for a few days -- I instantly got over it ... but did moan because of the pain - quietly, of course.

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Big ole' goose-egg.  The swelling in my throat is going down, I can almost swallow real food!!  I have to work today, I have a bunch of meetings.  I am hoping to leave a bit early and rest a little more, with a goal of being able to eat two meals (I have not been able to eat much more than slim-fast and last night I had a couple of scrambled eggs).  IF I do eat two whole meals and I can swallow normally by tomorrow morning I will try to jog for 30` and see how it goes.  The worst part is that although I am worried about losing fitness, I feel so horribly that I can't even imagine running.  That is bad, and demonstrates just how sick I am (since I rarely get sick enough not to run).   This is not fun.

The good news is that I can sit up for more than 5 mins at a time, so hopefully later today I can catch-up on some of your blogs.  I have missed you guys, and need live vicariously through you!!

Happy day bloggers!

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