| 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 | | 59.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 69.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 10.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
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2:02:23. Fast finish long run. Ran 7 miles at ~ 9:00 pace and then started picking it up. I was supposed to run 2-4 miles @ 1/2 marathon race pace, so I decided I would ease into pace over the first two miles (8:04, 7:43, 7:23, 7:20). I actually ran on the lower end of the range today -(14-16 miles) - since the goal was to practice running race pace when I am tired ... I was tired from the beginning so I did not feel the need to run longer ;-). The goal of the run was accomplished, though it was not easy! Happy Sunday 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, 1:11:54). Easy run on the south side of the river trail (36:39/35:15). Mainly contemplated how important the next 3 weeks will be, running-wise. I am pretty sure I have every chance of a significant PR on the 25th, but only if I play the next couple weeks smart. I have one more "major" workout, but much more important is staying healthy (no injuries), eating well, and getting sleep. PM: (4 miles). | | Comments(2) |
| | 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 |
| 1:07:02. Today was fun! There was a group of women who were doing a time trial (I found this out later). They are signed up for the Ragnor relay here in Arizona and needed to give their expected times so they ran a 10K time trial today on the River trail. I ended up talking to the guy who was doing their timing (husband of the woman organizing the group) until most of them finished. Then, there was a little excitement when the 8 year old son of the team leader did not show up from his bike ride ... some very nice cyclists took a ride down the trail and found him really far from where we were (about 6 miles!). Anyway - while I was waiting with some of the women I found out many of them had roots in Utah!! Orem, Heber, Logan, etc.! We had a really nice talk. Happy New Year's Eve bloggers. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 15.50 |
| Only one run today. 5 x 1 mile w/800 jog recovery - target range (6:52-7:08) + 3 x 200 w/200 recovery
(7:09, 7:05, 7:09, 7:08, 7:06) average recovery ~ 4:30, (:49,:50,:50) average recovery ~ 1:09. 3 mile wu (25:21) and 4 mile cd (35:21). (perspective check, Jeremy Wairner can run a 400 at least 2 seconds faster than I can run a 200! I was crawling!) Although he doesn't generally have to dodge people around the track, there were a lot of New Year's resolutions made yesterday, lots of walkers and runners on the track today. It is good for people so I try not to mind it ... but I hate running far into lane 2 on a turn!
The workout was both good and bad; I was thinking about my expectations on my wu and basically I know my overall leg speed has deteriorated since I have been focused on longer distances. I would hope that if I concentrated on PR'ing in the 5K (or even 10K) that I could get back some of my speed ... I might have to work on that this summer just to see. Anyway, I was glad that I improved since I did this same workout last month (7:11, 7:08, 7:10, 7:12, 7:12), but it did not come easy, it was a hard workout. Just as a frame of reference every one of these were slightly faster than my 10K PR. So ... I am both slightly unsatisfied, but not really surprised. Happy New Year's day bloggers -- 2009! wow!
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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1:21:32. Super easy recovery run. I ran the first 5 miles with the women that I met on Tuesday who are training for Del Sol. All of them have been running for less than 3 months. We ran really slowly -- but I did get one of them (she actually has natural talent, you can just tell, and not only because she is the fastest) down to 10 min pace for a little while. It was fun (and selfishly, it was really good for me!). After they finished I ran another 3 miles by myself. | | Add Comment |
| | 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, 1:13:13). 37:11/36:01. My legs are a little sore today, I am not sure if it is from the myofacial work I had done yesterday or still residual soreness from Thursday ... or even if it is the start of the "head injury" that occurs three weeks out from a key race ;-). PM: (4 miles). Preblogging because I have to work today and probably won't have time to blog again until tomorrow. I am frantically trying to finish up a paper that I need to get submitted. This semester is going to be a tough one, it is the last break I have before I start teaching (a PhD theory course that I have to develop) and I have a grant that I need to submit by May 1st. Not to mention I will be training for my first marathon (if all goes well in three weeks!). Happy Weekend bloggers. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 59.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 69.00 |
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