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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

Sun, Jun 15, 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	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.00	0.00	11.00

Went out to Rock Creek Park to run on the trails, with my ultrarunner friend and running coach Goat, in celebration of his 30th birthday - he slowed down for me which was nice, and it was such a nice day out, I'm glad we got to enjoy it (he was feeling lame for turning 30 - ridiculous! 30 rocks!) I thought we were going pretty good pace, but his Garmin doesn't lie... we did 11 miles in 1:56... pretty slow, but they were quality miles and I had just run that "Fast" 10k yesterday, so it wasn't so bad all things considered. Then we had some food by the Georgetown waterfront, chocolate cake included.

The Goat is an unbelievable ultrarunner - he finished the Western States Endurance Run (100 miler) twice, including one time in 21st place, and the JFK 50-miler in 25th place in 2007 - what a stud! He's giving me good advice about running smarter, and is a great source of inspiration. He trains with elite runner Michael Wardian once a week, which means he really can be fast! If these runs with faster guys don't make me go faster, nothing will!

I'm going to take Monday off since I have a lot of work and studying to do, but hope to run every day this week after that.

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

Comments

From dutch on Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 09:20:22

Nice work!

I haven't run there yet and would love to give it a try. Kind of a haul from East Falls Church, though...

Where are you from in Argentina?

From Lucia on Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 09:27:03

I grew up in Buenos Aires, Mendoza, and Salta (we moved around a lot!).

The trails in Rock Creek are great - if you make it here at some point and want someone to show you around, let me know.

From dutch on Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 09:35:44

I'll definitely take you up on that--thanks!

You're a lucky girl. I was in Argentina last January for a month and was very moved by the whole country. Mendoza is a gem. I only went as far south as El Bolson, but it seemed like I felt more alive the farther south I got.

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