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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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Sat, Mar 01, 2008
Race: Striders 10K (6.2 Miles) 00:50:22, Place overall: 96, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
3.806.200.000.000.0010.00

Ok ... I am not sure I want to write a race report - it was ugly. I think I ran 50:22 (by my watch, the results show a 50:31 not that it matters). The course was tough, mentally I gave up before I even started. I did not run the hills sub 8, and actually I had a 9:08 mile in there (I hit 31:00 at mile 4 and 49:08 at mile 6, 7:45 average for the first 4 miles then a 8:52 and a 9:08, ouch) I was happy to finish, disappointed but I finished. I was 2nd in my age group (the first in the age group was 17 secs ahead of me, I wished I had known) and 96th overall. All I can say is that I would have never run that course that fast without it being a "race" so I guess it was worth getting up at 4:30AM for, though I am not sure ;-).

Happy Saturday Bloggers.

Comments
From josse on Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 14:11:05

A tough course ey. Well thems the breaks but don't feel to bad these race develop mental toughness. I think it was a great effort.

From Brent on Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 14:13:58

Bonnie, you account of the race is somewhat like mine. Just a tough workout. I have a thought, it is darn tought to be on for every race, if I can be on 50%, that is a great average. My time was not much ahead on you. How did you get your time and place?

By the way, be 5:30 at Sugarhouse Park on tuesday. There will be four of us. It will be fun. The Rose garden parking lot, the parking lot just west of the Higland High School parking lot as you go east on 21st south. My truck is a dark green Tacoma Pickup, look for it.

Stay Kool, there is always another race, B of BS Rools out

From Cody on Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 14:23:04

Bonnie, that course is tough. Don't feel bad. Keep up the miles and all the races in April and May will be much better!

From Bonnie on Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 14:37:41

Thanks Josse and Cody for the support -- I am hoping that I will be pleasantly suprised some time this Spring, but today I am feeling it is unlikely ;-).

Brent - I actually helped the timing folks put up the results (mainly because my friend Anna and another woman were not sure if they might have come in 1-2 women - unfortunately there were three women in front of them by enough they couldn't see them). I did not see your name - nor did I see you or Sylvie before the race, although I looked for you; I think the results were incomplete, a lot of folks chips didn't seem to register ... wish mine hadn't.

This Tuesday I will be in DC (I had forgotten this when I asked you - sometimes I really wonder how I function at all, I seem to forget more than I remember these days ;-) ), but I will see about the following week!

Have a great massage -- ouch, I am pretty sure it will hurt today!!

Bonnie

From Tom on Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 22:23:29

Bonnie good job on the race. All the race reports indicate this was one tough course with everyone times being off from what they would have hoped for. I'm sure you have a log of great races ahead this year.

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