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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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Wed, Jul 01, 2009

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

whoops. Forgot to look at my watch - but it was around 60`. I rode my bike into work today, so I had to hurry out of the house after my run. I was conflicted this morning ... I realized last night that I had left my helmet in the back of my car -- after all the planning with bringing an extra lunch into work for today, extra change of clothes, etc. the one thing I forget is the helmet! DRAT. I decided to live on the edge and ride without it (I was a little more hesitant than usual especially on the "mountain bike" part of the ride - and was extra vigilant about looking for cars coming out of driveways and side streets). But then ... on my run this morning I got STUNG ... I don't know if it was a spider, fire ant, or scorpion ... but it hurt like heck. At first I thought it was just a "sticker" that had gotten stuck on the tongue of my running shoe ... but when I bent down to pull it out, there was nothing there, but there was a tiny blood prick on my foot/ankle. Well, I finished my run and did not notice any neurologic symptomology ... so I think I am ok. But it hurts like crazy and my ankle/foot is all red and swollen. What a mess! If I was not in a Zen-like embrace with the desert (over the heat and whatnot) I would be upset ... OOOOHHHMMM OOOOHHHMMM.

The weather was nice today, still very hot, but the monsoons are coming, the monsoons are coming ... it was overcast and that makes all the difference! My run last night was into huge wind gusts like I have never seen before (even in Wyoming) -- dust devils everywhere ... today was lovely in comparison. That is why I ended up riding my bike regardless of the non-helmet shod head, aching back, and throbbing ankle -- it was just too nice of a day not to!!

Yours in peace and harmony (oooommmm) bloggers!

Comments

From allie on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 14:11:02 from 208.110.151.113

"Gather the mind. Let go of the eye, and the whole body-and-mind are nothing but the eye; let go of the ear, and the whole universe is nothing but the ear. Smile, breathe and go slowly." ooooooohhhhmmmmm....

wow. eventful day for you! sorry about the sting. but way to keep the zen-like attitude :) i am also glad you were safe on your helmetless ride. bring on the monsoons!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 14:31:55 from 198.241.217.15

You're really living life on the edge, eh. I like your zen-like attitude. But be careful with that sting/bite thing. My husband got stung or bit by something when we lived in El Paso, and he ended up having his whole leg swell up and get infected and he spent 3 weeks in the hospital and had to have 3 cuts made into his leg to drain the infection and I had to change the dressings in the wounds when he came home from the hospital.

From Bonnie on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 14:38:06 from 128.196.228.134

Thanks Carolyn ... my Zen is draining ;-).

From MCKENZIE on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 19:09:41 from 75.169.121.192

I'm impressed! I can't run at all in the wind. What a woman you are. I think it takes a lot to endure a mile in strong winds. Way to go!

From Bonnie on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 21:52:20 from 75.164.32.215

Hi MacK ... I just use the wind to justify my slower than normal running ;-).

From Snoqualmie on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 10:19:35 from 67.171.56.164

I've heard about the monsoons from my desert in-laws. Will the temps come down too?

From Bonnie on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 14:17:49 from 128.196.228.134

Hi Sno, the temps come down about 5-10F, but the humidity goes up. The main thing is that the washes that are almost always just dry sand will fill up (with "walls" of water) -- some of the ones near my house can top out at 10-20 feet.

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