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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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My oh my.... what a crappy run I had! I made the mistake of heading out without much of a caloric/water plan... I forgot that there is no water along the Mount Vernon Trail, which is absolutely ridiculous, as it was built for bikers and joggers!

I started OK on the Mall, and took advantage of the water fountains there. Then around mile 5 I was hurting... I felt I had no energy and thirsty... had to stop and walk! I kept telling myself it was my mind playing games... after all, I ran last weekend for 2 hours without any gels and very little water on the way! Anyway... I got to Old Town in Alexandria, stopped at a CVS and got some Gatorade and some water - that was mistake number two... I think I drank too much too fast. So for the next few miles I felt sluggish with a full stomach - yet I must've been dehidrated cause I didn't want to go to the bathroom, even after drinking all that much. Finally, I made it to the bike store in Alexandria, got my bicycle maintenance class book, and bought a new bike, then I biked the 13.5 miles home, still feeling sluggish... I need to pay more attention to my nutrition, especially the night before a long run. At least I hope that was the problem...

My shins hurt about mile 4, then they stopped hurting.

Tomorrow I'll exercise in the pool a little. I am soooo happy with my new bike! I was going crazy having to metro to work all those days!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Aaron-PSU on Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 23:57:27

It's great that you managed to perservere through all you issues with this run. Running through the little things will ultimately pay off in the long run.

Both you and my brother had bad runs today...right around the same distance too! Maybe you should have taken the day off like I did. :)

Don't let anyone steal this bike Lucia. :) Have a great Sunday!

From Maria on Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 10:40:45

Sorry about the bad run, Lucia! Hope you recovered by now.

Hmm, I thought DC metro was actually very nice, compared to dirty, hot and stinky NYC subway. I thought it was nice, clean and cool. What is it that you don't like about it?

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