| 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 | | 69.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 69.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| 2:10:43. Hot ... hot ... but I can't complain, it has been worse - and I did not get out until 10AM, which a couple of months ago would have been deadly ;-). | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| AM: (10 miles, 1:29:32). Ran the last 10` fast. PM: easy 4. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 63 mins or so ... slow, but actually a pleasant run!! | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 13.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.50 |
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AM: (1:27:58). 30wu/30cd 12 x 1` w/ 1` recovery. PM: easy 4. So, my faster bits are faster this week, I have been concentrating more ... I am settling in to the semester from hell, getting into the groove, so I am not quite as stressed when I run. I am torn, at my age you really don't want time to go by quickly -- but I can't help but look forward to this semester being over with ;-). I am so busy that I find myself holding my breath sometimes!
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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 |
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1:05:03. Very hilly, I did my "radiation run" - the hilly run that did I almost every day while I was going through radiation treatment this summer. I am so very happy to say that today I ran it nearly 5 mins faster than I did during this time. This is a milestone week for me. I think I am breaking out of my, not clinical but serious - non-training-induced, depression - that many of you might not have known that I have had ;-). I have been sad because I missed my key marathon last year (Houston) because of a stupid sinus infection, which in the end I should have just done anyway, and had I known what was to come I would have. I missed my back-up marathon (Woodlands Marathon) because of a diagnosis of very early stage breast cancer (I feel compelled to point out the early part - because we need to educate people that breast cancer still in fact kills and is *not* "the best cancer to get" for many women - even though MINE was - and I am lucky indeed). I then missed an entire 6 months of "training" and "racing" because of surgeries and treatment for said breast cancer. I then had what would end up being unrealistic expectations at how long it takes to recover from said treatments/surgeries. I really really thought that I would have 3 months to train for a 50K for my 50th birthday (I mean, I thought, I finished radiation in early July, I should have had July-August-September to train, no problem) -- but, I did not think that it would take well over 2 months (and counting) to recover from the tissue damage caused by the surgeries and radiation. I am so very lucky, I will have to admit, I have been able to run every day through the whole ordeal (except for the couple weeks after surgery, of course). Hallelujah -- this week was the FIRST week that I actually ran two runs in the same week without pain (since March after my second biopsy)!! I think that the exercises that I have been doing for my poor abused chest and arm muscles, and lymph system, are working!! I had NO idea, in my defense how would I have known?, how much damage is done to underlying tissue by radiation -- nor did I realize how sensitive the lymphatic system is to invasive surgery to the chest wall. But, now I know, and when I FINALLY realized that it had only been 2 months since finishing radiation, I actually snapped out of my depressive fog, and just concentrated on making little steps in my running improvement. I ran a little harder on my fartlek day - I ran the last 10` of my Tuesday run a little harder than my usual pace. And, this week I felt good, this week I made small, but measurable, improvements. And, I think I am finally at peace with that. ... and that, is that ;-) ... I think that I can turn 50 with the past year being done, and looking forward to better year this year ... albeit a little more slowly than I had hoped! Happy Trails bloggers!
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| AM: (8 miles, 1:12:45). I ran by to see Coco and Big Boy today -- and give them some carrots ... Coco actually "neighed" at me ... it was cool. She looks so much better than she did 3 weeks ago (when they thought she might die and her temperature was sky high). I think we ALL feel better now that it is normally hot, rather than "are you serious?"ly hot. PM: easy 4. SO happy to hear of the results from Top of Utah today!! I haven't yet heard about Tom and Kim, but I did hear the most awesome results of "our" Jake (winner!!! in 2:22:12) and through the grape-vine, I heard allie was 3rd and Rachelle was 5th!!! STUPENDOUS ladies -- you rock big time!! Post em up bloggers, post em up! (happy Saturday) | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 69.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 69.00 |
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