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Capitol Hospice (Custis) 12k

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Location:

Washington,DC,

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Two Marine Corps Marathons: best '09: 3:55;
10k PR 46 something

Half marathon PR: 1:42:50

Short-Term Running Goals:

3:40 at Shamrock Marathon in VA Beach, March 20

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and fit!

Personal:

I'm a very clumsy and injury-prone 31-year-old Argentine runner and biker living in beautiful Arlington, VA.

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Race: Capitol Hospice (Custis) 12k (7.4 Miles) 01:01:58, Place overall: 22, Place in age division: 11
Running MilesSwimming YardsBike Miles
7.400.000.00

Man alive was this a gorgeous day! Just beautiful, not too cold not too warm, not windy, sunny... just perfect. Metroed to Ballston with my bike and biked about 2 miles to Bluemont park where the race started. Met up and chatted with some friends before the race which is always nice and relaxing. And off we went in the mud - then on the bike trail. It was a very hilly course and I realized I'm a very strong runner in hills, going up and down, and not that great on the flats. I went out too fast and did the first mile in 7:30, the second mile I slowed way down since my shins hurt, and the rest wasn't marked well. A bunch of people past me between miles 2 and 4, and then my shins started feeling better and the hills started, and I kept passing people both on the up and on the downhills. I don't think anyone past me after mile 4. I hit mile 6.1 at 51:00 and realized how out of shape I am... oh boy... but it was very hilly. I thought for a second that maybe I could break 1 hour, but at that point I thought a 12k was 7.2 miles - hey, that extra .2 miles counts! I sped up a bit the last .5 miles and finished on the muddy terrain again - a few minutes after my friend Brent, but ahead of the other 4 people I knew in the race. Not too bad! We all went to brunch to celebrate after, and then I biked home. Need to do strengthening exercises and stretch! Happy Sunday runners!

Official results are in: I was the 22nd woman out of 105, and the 93rd runner out of 219. As long as I'm on the top half, I'm happy!

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Burt on Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 20:01:18

Great job, Rocket. Glad the shins didn't bother you too much.

From Eric Day on Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 20:53:33

Congrats on the race Lucia.

I see you are coming back fro injuries, 12k, good job.

From josse on Mon, Feb 02, 2009 at 00:36:57

Man are those shin bothering you again? You tell them this is NOT allowed. Jump right on them with massage and ice. Have you looked at orthotics? that might be something you need. Great job on the race, sounds fun.

From The Howling Commando on Mon, Feb 02, 2009 at 10:03:06

Alright, Lucia! Way to race strong! You rock!

From Metcalf Running on Mon, Feb 02, 2009 at 10:08:24

Great Race!! Good to see that you were able to do so well even with the shins buggin' a bit. Sounds like a fun race and a great day for it.

From Lucia on Mon, Feb 02, 2009 at 14:59:13

Thanks everyone!

Josse, apparently my shin issues are caused by my hips... I was told to run on neutral shoes and not use orthotics because my feet will adapt better to my hips that way... go figure! I need to get more info on scraping from you... And I'm icing as I type... thanks for the support!

From Kelli on Tue, Feb 03, 2009 at 15:56:03

Why do women's hips cause so many problems??? Not fair!

YOU DID GREAT!!! I do not think that is an out of shape run at all! That is an awesome time, especially for a hilly course. Hills are tough, up and down (okay, maybe the down is just tough for me).

From Marion on Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 13:57:23

AWESOME race! You are one speedy chick! Get those shins better :)

From ultrajim on Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 18:16:38

Lucia,

Way to go. just over an hour for a 7.4 mile run? Not bad at all. Not sure I could do that at the moment. I've read that women have hip issues with running due to the hip sockets being farther apart and your legs being at more of an angle when running. Women's legs aren't as straight up and down as men's.

From montelepsy on Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 08:26:32

Nice work! When are you going to start tracking your swimming?

From Lucia on Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 10:07:32

Monte, the cross-training tracker doesn't really work that well... if I enter bike or swim miles, my running miles aren't added to the running totals... so I will only enter my running miles here - in any case, I won't be swimming until it gets a bit warmer - biking to work after swimming with wet hair is asking for trouble...

From Barry on Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 09:21:47

I am so sorry it has taken me so long to comment on your race. But congratulations you did awesome. What is your secret of running hill, because i suck at them? Have a GREAT day!

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