| 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 | | 35.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 39.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 12.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.50 |
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1:44:20 - same run as last week except I ran the last two miles at 1/2 marathon pace. Slower on the way out compared to last week (by about 10 secs), faster on the way back (54:02/50:18; 8:26/7:51) - really do not feel as "zippy" as I would like, I feel sluggish and my legs feel heavy. The fast part did not actually feel hard, but it wasn't easy either - and I was really tired starting out.
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| 47:43 - same Monday run as usual -- was going to complain about how hard this run was -- I just felt like I was slogging along - until I got home and saw that this was faster than usual (by about 30-45 secs) - it still felt slow! | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
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5 x 1000 w/200 recovery (4:34, 4:35, 4:35, 4:31, 4:36) + 3 x 200 w/200 recovery (51, 52, 51) -- sea level pace should be 4:25 - 4:31 pace so I planned to add 5 secs for altitude (these were about 7:20 pace).
did not feel as easy as I would have liked - until the last one, because the 4th one was too fast and when I dialed in the appropriate pace it felt pretty easy ;-). | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 44:04 easy run to liberty park 6 x :25 w/1` recovery. the downhill felt great (to the park) - the uphill felt ok too -- I just took it easy. I had to go later in the day because of some things that came up at work ... my legs actually feel better when they get a chance to wake up rather than roll out of bed and run!
So, I have no chance of winning this race, it is competitive enough that I will be lucky to be in the top 5 in my age group (I think the age group winner last year was a 47 year old who ran a 1:31:xx) - and still I am excited and nervous, I am writing this down for my own edification more than anything! I have to realize, at this point, that I have done all I could have done - I was patient when I needed to be, I worked hard when I was supposed to, and I took it easy when it was time ... so, now, I just need to know that I can do is get some rest, eat well (and not trip over anything and break my arm or something stupid like that) and see where I am ... sigh. The good news, it is only 13.1 miles - and even though I have had some spectacular race "meltdowns" it is not as long to the finish line as you guys who run marathons!
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 36:28 short run along the finish of the course. Looks like the last mile or two is pretty flat to downhill -- and beautiful, right along the coastline. We saw two deer! pretty interesting seeing we were basically in the city with the beach on one side and the deer on the other side of the coast highway. Ran a little hard, as I was running with Dean, but not too hard as he was running pretty slow. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| on my way out to jog for about 30 mins ... might not get a chance to update the blog until after the race as we are meeting up with some friends today -- the plan is to hang out - sit around and get caught up with our friends! | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 35.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 39.50 |
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