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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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Tue, Aug 26, 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
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Getting up this morning was TOUGH!!! But I did it... One hour in the pool, 30 mins swimming 30 mins aqua jogging. My silicone cap is working out well (my hair thanks you, Marion!).

I won't be able to work out any more this afternoon as I'll be going to Wolf Trap again for an 80's one-hit-wonder bands concert - Who remembers The Human League's "Don't you want me baby", or Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven is a place out there" and many others - should be a blast! Oh, and I forgot to mention, Flock of the Seagulls will be playing "I ran (so far away)" - YUPPPEEEEE!

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

Comments

From Kim on Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:34:08

I just commented on your yesterday entry and then you added a new one so I will add here too.

Great things going for you at the pool! Way to go!

Better yet...have a great time at the concert! I'm an 8o's girl! The 80's seemed to have a lot of one hit wonders! Enjoy!

From walter on Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:47:28

That sounds like my kind of quality time for recovering from a stress fracture.. That will be my next one of 12! I think Im on 8 right? Number eight: Hanging out at a 80's one hit wonders band concert! And doing the running man and getting away with it!

From marion on Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:12:45

I LOVE the 80's!!! Cool work out and an excellent way to party tonight!! I love that song "I ran" I once LOADED the juke box with about a million quaters and selected that song over and over and over. Memories!!!! I bet the other customers wanted to KILL me ;D

From Kim on Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:14:36

Don't the words to that go like this...?

And Iran, Iran's so far away!

From Lucia on Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:32:06

Kim you are hilarious! You should've grown up with me in Buenos Aires, as my sisters and I tried to decypher what the songs in English meant... After I started to learn English and to understand what they actually said, I had some great laughs!

From Lucia on Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:03:58

Eight down, 4 to go, Wall-e! Here's what I've got so far - let me know if I'm missing anything:

FRB's 12 Steps to recovery

1. Drink a recovery beverage of your choice and do the robot dance.

2. Learn to do something new that you didn’t have time to do before (in my case, swim)

3. Listen to Neil Diamond’s “Hello my friend hello” and watch a little TV

4. Focus on getting enough calcium, good nutrition, and “keep your mind set away from the pain that ales you”

5. IT COULD BE WORSE ATTITUDE! “I’m grateful for my little stress fracture, now I can give my body the rest it’s been nagging me to give it”.

6. Volunteer at races to support fellow runners

7. Listen to motivating music and watch motivating movies

8. Go to an 80’s one-hit-wonder bands concert!

From walter on Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:13:33

Holly crap you are keeping good tabs on me Lucia! I should write these down because I just read over them and thought "did I really say that?" Heres #9: Watch the Olympic games or other sporting events related to your running and concentrate on their form, how they take breaks, how they hydrate, even how they prepare for the event. etc.

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