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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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2:03:51 (1:07:14/56:36) ... so the first 7 looks a little slower than usual (4 mins slower actually), that is because I ran into a "friend" (in quotes because I don't really know her well) and she was running with her husband and I ran with them for about 2 - 3 miles.  She doesn't run much but is training for PF Changs 1/2 and her husband actually does run (and pretty well too) but he was running with her to keep her company.  She was super excited to run sub-11 min/mile pace - because she said she was getting really tired when they met up with me and yet was able to hang on!!  yea.  It was nice.  I also "ran" into a co-worker who was riding bikes with her son (we just said "hi").  You can tell it is cooling off by all the people out ;-)  ... it was, in fact, cooler, when I started, but I started a little later (8AM) and it was 87F by the time I finished at 10AM.  Still, we Tucsonans consider it to be a much anticipated cooling trend when the lows are in the 70s and the heat (over 90F) does not kick in until 12 Noon ;-).

Anyway, I ran the last 4 miles at MP, from about 7:45 down to 7:20 pace the last mile. 

 

I hope you are having a great day bloggers! 

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arrrghh!!  Drat!  Darn!  After nearly 8 years of never missing a day of running (except after abdominal surgery) I miss another day.  I woke up today with food poisoning.  It was horrid. I am feeling a little better now, but it was bad.  I hope have my strength back tomorrow for a jog, but I can't believe I missed a workout day of all days.  Very disappointed.  

I hope you are all well bloggers ... be careful out there! 

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1:27:xx.  Stomach was much better today -- so, I decided to run a "workout".  Debated between my 800s (on the schedule for today) or fartlek (on the schedule for Tuesday).  Decided on the fartlek.  Everything was great.  Then ... about 2 miles from home my lower leg started to ache ... bad, like last year ache, only it was on the lateral side of my tibia and not the medial side ... when the run was over it still ached.  It ached all day.  I pushed, prodded poked, and tried a little "self ART".  Now is it swollen, but it does not hurt unless I flex my foot.  I decided to skip my 2nd run in hopes it will feel better tomorrow ... since the week is sort of a bust because of Tuesday anyway.  

On another note.  I posting this everywhere -- so, everyone must have heard right now about both Paula and Deena losing their records (WR and AR in the marathon, respectively) -- well, they didn't actually lose them, they just got rolled back to slower runs for both of them -- because of the new IAAF ruling on women's records not counting if they were run in races with men.  Theoretically, it is because of they fact that they both had men pacers, but still.  Anyway -- the message is, "you can change the rules but you can't change history" - Paula still ran a WR of 2:15... no matter what ... (in my opinion).  

 

I hope you are all doing well, preparing for your weekend races and going strong!!! 

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Yes!!  My leg hurts only when I flex and point - so, it is a tendon (not bone).  So, I jogged easy for 7 (I did not want to get greedy).  1:02:33.

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AM: (8 miles, 1:11:36).  Even though it is not "cool" yet, it was only 85F, which feels pretty darn cool to me!  

PM: easy 4.

 

So, we are going to have house guests tonight, one of the McMillan Elite athletes and her family (husband and son) are coming down to race a local 8K here tomorrow -- the McMillan group like this race because they are almost assured of winning the $$ (the locals, while fast, are not Olympic-hopeful fast ;-)).  And then, tomorrow, we are having dinner with montelepsy 

 SO happy for all the bloggers who ran St. George today, it looks like everyone had a great day!!  (special congrats to seeaprilrun for breaking the 3 hour barrier!!  YEA).

 

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