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Location:

Washington,DC,USA

Member Since:

May 01, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

One marathon: 4:08; Half marathon PR: 1:48:30; Ten-miler PR: 1:23; 8k PR: 39:00; 10k PR: 46:51

Short-Term Running Goals:

Lose 10 lbs. to get in shape to run faster and --> Qualify for Boston!

Race calendar:

May 18: Capitol Hill Classic 10k (50:23)

June 14: Lawyers Have Heart 10k (48:20)

July 12: Caribbean Sounds 10k (50:23)

July 14: Bastille Day 4-miler (30:55)

July 27: Riley's Rumble 1/2 Marathon (1:48:30)

(Stress fracture/broken jaw break)

Nov 9: Veteran's day 10k (46:51!!!)

Nov 27: Alexandria Turkey Trot 5-miler

Dec 6: Gar Williams 1/2 marathon

Dec 14: Jingle All the way 10k

February 14, 2009: Myrtle Beach marathon? (goal: 3:40!!!)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Finish a 1/2 Ironman before I'm 40 years old

Finish 10 marathons in 4:00 hrs or less by the time I'm 40 years old.

Run the JFK 50-miler

Personal:

Just another single 30-year old Argentine girl living the American dream in Washington DC and trying to run faster. Graduated from Southern Utah University in 2003, then moved to DC. I have a full-time job as research economist for an association in the transportation industry and I'm attempting to get my Master's degree in Economics from Johns Hopkins, part-time, while keeping my sanity!

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Adidas Supernova Sequence Lifetime Miles:						12.00

Sat, Jun 14, 2008

400 m race pace	800 m race pace	1500 m race pace	3 K race pace	5 K race pace	10 K race pace	Lactic Threshold	Aerobic Threshold	Marathon Pace	Base II	Base I	Regeneration	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.10	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.10

Completed the Lawyers Have Heart 10k with team Roadbuilders! A big PR (48:20) and ran 7:47 miles! I felt that I went out too fast, and around mile 4 I was feeling it... boinking... so I took a gel at the water station and that wasn't that good of an idea - I think I drank too much water. It was hot! I'm thinking gels aren't worth the trouble for short races, cause it takes too long for them to pep you up... Live and learn... The last 2 miles were painful, I thought I'd have to stop running several times, but kept pushing on.

I was only 1 minute behind my fastest co-worker and team member, and the other four guys were more than 10 minutes behind me - I love being faster than those guys, even though they're not really training... they're younger and they're male, so they have natural "powers", while I have to work hard... it gives me something to brag about at work :) But we all finished and had a nice brunch together afterwards, with three other friends that ran the race as well.

Now I'm wondering what to do tomorrow... if I should try for a long run in the afternoon (I know we're not supposed to race hard and do a long run back to back...) Maybe I'll take it easy today, go for a swim, and try to do a long run on Monday before work...

Happy weekend!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Bonnie on Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 13:45:41

Congratulations Lucia!! 10K's are a hard distance for their speed and in the heat and humidity they are really a challenge!

Bonnie

From barry on Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 17:44:19

Congratulations on your race, I am glad to hear that you did good. Also, instead of the running gel you should try (Jelly Belly) sports beans I use them for my half marathon race and I love them. I usually take one every mile or depending on how I feel one every half mile. Now on the shin problem the doctor told me to put some weights on my foot and lift with it on. I am glad you mentioned the other stuff because I will try using them. And the last thing I wanted to talk to you about was the heart thing. The reason I try to keep my heart rate around 150 is because I am working on my aerobic conditioning. Here I a website you can look and it will explain it better than I can. http://www.drpribut.com/sports/longrun.html I hope this helps. Thanks for your help and have a great day..

From Lybi on Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 17:49:57

PPPPPRRRRRRR! Way to go! I love that you showed those guys you work with who's the Boss. :)

From Aaron-PSU on Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 18:02:19

Congratulations on a new PR Lucia! You're well on your way to reaching your goals. You keep getting all us guys with your PRs! :) Keep it up.

From barry on Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 23:08:07

I just watched a video on how to heal shin splints. I will give you the link so you can watch it and tell me what you think. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/787346/shin_splints_cure/

From Shauna on Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 23:54:29

Way to PR!! GREAT job! And isn't it the best feeling to kick all those guys' butts?

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