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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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~ 38 mins.

I wanted to try to jog a little yesterday, but I was still weak and nauseated so I decided to wait one more day. It wasn't as bad as I expected, I did not feel much worse running than I do just walking around ;-). I think at this point much of the nausea is due to the antibiotics - luckily, I spoke with the doctor and he said I only need to take them for a couple more days. The swelling in my throat has gone down so I can swallow, breath, and eat normally again. It will likely take me about 2 weeks to get my mileage up to normal again, but I will be happy just to run and live my normal life again. I am grateful that it wasn't worse. When I talked to the doctor on Thursday he said that it would take a while to feel better. I guess since I could have ended up in the hospital - which would have hampered my training in months instead of days - I am happy with just being behind a couple of weeks of training.

I am on my way into work ... now I am even further behind ;-).

I hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day and enjoy your family day today!

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50:41 -- was probably a little longer than 5.5, but it wasn't quite 6.  Dean had made a very convincing argument about how I shouldn't run more than 5 today ... but I am stubborn and ran al little more just because.   My lungs feel fine, my legs feel fine, I am still just a little weak, and maybe a little dehydrated (because my weight was 126 today and I am pretty sure I did not lose that much weight last week).  

Happy End of Summer everyone!  (it has been under 100  since last Friday ... ahhhh).

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1:01:58 (31:42/30:16).  Awwww.  It was a balmy 78F and I felt pretty good this morning.  I am still not completely back in terms of energy but I am feeling so much better.  I will likely take it a little easy this week, ease back into the mileage, but I am expecting to be back up to my "usual" by next week.  I am not sure that my first race in October will be what I was hoping, but it will be fine and I will just have to use it as a gauge and not look for PRs for a while ... the joys of running.

 

Have a wonderful week bloggers!

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1:03:16 (can't give out and back splits because I added on around the park before I went up to my house -- some friends were out with their dogs and I had to say hi!).

 

Things are really busy bloggers, all I can say is that teaching and research don't mix well ... not with living life anyway.

 

I miss you all!

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1:19:45.  Outstanding run.  Didn't really feel as easy as my pre-illness memory of 9 miles, but it didn't feel bad either.  I am kind of liking not having to schedule my second run during my class prep time -- but I miss the runs a little ... next week, back to the grind.

Short info: we might have a new house here ... nice mountain views ... very different runs, in the mountains.

More later!  Happy running bloggers.

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I don't know what the time was right now ... it was normal pace, a little hot today so maybe it was slower.  I needed to get home so I could get to work early, what else is new?  Now I have to go home and try to eat ...to do it all over again tomorrow.  Is it December yet?

Have a great weekend bloggers!


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1:03:02 (37:25/35:36).  Hmmmm, one thing I hate more than heat is wind, worse than wind is  hot and windy!!  A little warm (91F when I finished),  there is a big storm blowing in so the wind was pretty rough ... headwind for the first 2 miles (which did mean a nice tailwind the last 2 miles that are uphill -- so that was good).  

It kind of sounds like I am complaining, but I am really not.  All and all, I am still just thankful to be running ... and feeling so much better!

Happy Weekend bloggers, I have to hurry and get to work before the football fans get there and take all the parking spaces!

 

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