| 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 | | 37.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 43.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.50 |
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1:43:12. Schedule called for 12 miles with the last 6 at MP. Usually I would hit the Rillito River Trail for this run, since it has some mile markers. But, I was inspired this morning and thought, "why drive all the way to the trail, when there is a track 3 miles down the hill?". So, I drove to the track, ran 56:45 on the trails around Pima Community College (I love these trails, it is rocky, and hilly - not long hills, more like cross-country hilly). Then I hit the track. It was hard to find "just the right pace" -- I was really trying to keep it easy, but the first 800 was a little 'too' easy, and I had to not over-compensate :-) -- the target was 7:35 pace. Splits were: 7:46, 7:31, 7:32, 7:31, 7:29: 7:24. An extra 1/2 mile to my car, and it was a wrap! One more 'workout' on Thursday and it will be time to take this training to the race! Happy Sunday bloggers!!
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| AM: 6 miles (maybe 9.5) 53:24. 20 mins easy then 10 x :25 w/1` recovery. 20 min easy home ... I feel like a sluggish, slow, mucus-dragging slug. PM: easy 3/3.5 (just a quick - in duration, not speed, see above - little jog). allie is an awesome, wonderful, funny, beautiful, speedy, sweet, person. She sent me a good luck charm for my race! Happy Tuesday, bloggers! | | Comments(1) |
| | 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 |
| Yikes ... 30 mins. Still dragging along, like a snail ... just like yesterday (see "slug") but now dragging a house on my back... Happy hump day, bloggers! | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 |
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AM: (7.5, 1:03:01). 17:01wu/20:06cd. 4 x 1000 w/200 recovery. I messed up. When I read the pace that I was supposed to run these in (my schedule said 4-5 x 1000) I misread speed versus cruise interval pace!!! so, I read my pace was supposed to be 3:53-4:06 (6:12-6:36 /mile pace), when in fact it was supposed to be 4:07-4:15 (6:36-6:48/mile)!!! I *KNEW* that 3:53-4:06 was too fast. So, my goal was 4:10 pace (which was 3:20/800). My actual paces: 4:13 (6:45/mile), 4:15 (6:48/mile), 4:11 (6:41/mile), 4:10 (6:40/mile) + 3 x 200 each at :49. I swear it felt much harder than it was supposed to feel -- so I decided to only do 4. then I felt like a failure during my cool-down ... and thought, "well, maybe it wasn't so bad for running on these hollowed out tubes filled with cement, that some people call 'legs'". Then, when I got home I checked my schedule again and hit myself on the forehead! Dummy, me. Anyway - I was in the "target" pace. If I had paid attention I would have tried harder to hit 4:15 instead of the 4:10/4:11 on the last ones, but as long as I run super super super easy the next few runs, I am sure there is no real harm done. These were between 10 - 17 secs faster than the ones I did in 2009 ... so, well, I am in better shape -- hopefully this will translate into a marathon PR! PM: very very easy 3 miles. Happy Thursday bloggers!
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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 |
| I did something to my leg yesterday ... It hurts, and I am worried. Or it is the taper?? Yikes!!! | | 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 |
| With Dean ... We looked for Pre's trail ... Just found bike path :-). Nice to jog with Dean. Leg is 'better' ... I have been rolling and sitting on a lacrosse ball all day! Picked up my race bib (first corral behind elites, oh no!), heard a very inspirational talk by Lauren Fleshmen, who is one of the cutest pregnant women ever, and got a good luck hug!!! | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 37.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 43.00 |
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