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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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2:21:52

short 17 (for this run I am rounding up, because I think was easily running 8:30s for much of the run, I ran with Dean for a couple of miles and it took me a while to slow down) -- I meant to go 16, but took a wrong turn!!

Ran on Jordan River Trail from Redwood Park to 215 (1:07) and back -- ended up racing some not-very-fast guy for about 2 miles past the turn-around. I did not mean to race him, but I passed him and he just would not stay off my shoulder (he kept speeding up), so I dropped him. Felt good actually ;-) - of course, I still had 7 miles to run so it probably wasn't the smartest thing, but I don't think I suffered much because of it. I was pretty tired at the end of the run (my longest run pretty much ever) but still pretty steady pace. I had about a mile left and I took a wrong turn (probably would have finished in about 2:13/2:14 without my wrong turn) ... feeling pretty good today!

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44:10

Beautiful morning for a run.  Legs were a little tired today -- felt pretty good for the first 3 miles, but the long uphill home was struggle -- tried to focus on recovery ...


 

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1:30:12 -- long 9.5, but not quite 10.

very hilly run on BST to 11th to City Creek - up the canyon road to the bathroom ;-) - and back. 

I swear it felt like we were running 8:30's up Bonneville Drive from the canyon!!!  But, the darn garmin-mile-thingybob said we were closer to 8:50's!! 

 

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1:25:11 probably a little bit longer than 9 miles

Today I change age groups (45-49), I am not sure how I feel about it - both glad to be the youngest in the bracket and completely shocked that I am in this age group! I think I have a bug of some kind. Tuesday I struggled much more than I should have (if Anna's garmin-thingy was right) and today I had a rough start, I just felt like I was working harder than I should have been for the pace I felt I was running -- maybe it was just because it was a steep uphill up Virginia, but I am going to stock-up on the vitamin C just in case.

I had a hard time finding a hill with the right grade I was supposed to run 8 x 60-90 secs up a 6-10% grade. I ran up to Poppington Park and tried the Virginia Street behind the park, but that felt way too steep (there was no way I could run for more than 40-50 secs up that hill) -- so, I tried a little farther down, and still it felt a little too much (even though I was able to run for 63 secs pretty fast). Finally, I decided to run over on 11th towards the U (where I ran them last time -- but this time I started farther down the hill). Mapmyrun still has this at a 20% grade, but I doubt that is right ... but I am pretty sure it is 10% or more. Anyway - I ran 6 more @ 62-63 secs ... I feel ok about the workout, though not sure, if I am not sick, how I am feeling right now about my chances for a good race. I guess I will see how the track workout goes next week.

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44:28 - one loop at Liberty Park.

Felt better than yesterday -- I am thinking I have been successful at fighting the "blog bug".

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1:15:36  -- longer than 7.5 (because I had to make little detour to the restroom).

 Pretty chilly today (about 39F and raining like crazy, I got a late start).  I was thinking about all you bloggers running in St. George today - I hope it wasn't too windy there, it was pretty windy here, but by the time I started my run all of you were finished with the marathon ... I hope  you all did well!

 


 

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