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George Washington Parkway Classic

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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Mizuno Lifetime Miles: 401.24
Saucony Lifetime Miles: 289.49
Race: George Washington Parkway Classic (10 Miles) 01:24:15, Place overall: 771
Running MilesSwimming YardsBike Miles
10.000.000.00

Very hot morning in DC! Biked 3 miles to meet up with my friends, at 7 supposedly.. 7:20 finally everyone was there - we barely made it in time after the long cab ride to Mt Vernon, in Alexandria. The race started slow, along the very green George Washington parkway that runs along the Potomac. A gorgeous course, and the road is nice and wide. The first 2 miles were slow, passing lots of people, but my right shin was feeling tight and almost cramping up... right after mile 2 I saw Camille and Dave right in front of me! I couldn't believe it and got worried that I was going so slow! I think they started a bit too fast, that's what it was... finally by mile 3 or so it had loosened up and felt much better for the rest - and I passed Camille and David finally! My stomach was not feeling well, and I had to go to the bathroom since the very beginning, so I was a bit uncomfortable the whole time. It was very hot, so I poured water on my head at the water stations. I took a gu at around mile 6 cause I was feeling a bit low in energy, not sure if it worked. I didn't feel really bad, but I didn't feel really good either. I felt I was going slow the entire time... but this wasn't my target race so whatever... what matters is I finished! My time was close to 1:24, official results are not posted yet. Here are some of my splits:

Mile 2: 17:01

Mile 3: 8:40

Mile 4: 8:43

Mile 5: 8:41- 5-mile split was 43:04

Mile 6: 8:33

Mile 7: 8:10

Mile 8: 8:34

Mile 10: 15:50

Pretty good negative split, I won't complain. Not a PR but considering I haven't been back from injury that long ago, I'll take it.

Camille finished in 1:30 and David in 1:36 or so. They were happy.

Tendon didn't hurt, heel didn't hurt, overall a good day but while I was running that's not what I was thinking!!! I like point-to-point races too, though it's also entertaining to watch the faster runners come your way when a race is out and back on the same street, and also to see the slower runners behind you, ha!

Lessons learned: 1. When meeting up with other runners to get to a race, call them in the morning to make sure they're up, and leave some cushion time between race start and meeting time. 2. Don't eat ice cream with dulce de leche the night before a race. 3. Don't wear those insoles again, they give me blisters.

 

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Results are posted but not age group results yet... I was 771st out of 4 thousand runners... that always gives a good perspective, being on the top 25% is not bad.

Mizuno Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Eric Day on Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 14:26:15 from 189.169.254.57

Lucia, you did a good job. Weren't you supposed to take it easy?

Anyways, don't go to hard in your 8k, please, don't make me look to bad in my 8k race, ok?

Have a great day!!

From montelepsy on Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 15:13:07 from 217.68.199.130

For taking it easy you did very well. I'm glad your stuff's not acting up.

From Walter on Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 15:15:53 from 76.27.15.208

Great run and a very smart run! You guys swapped weather with us. Last week has been very good weather. then friday on has been horrible. hence the lovely wet hair look i had on Facebook.

From Metcalf Running on Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 15:40:27 from 71.219.126.117

Nice race! Glad that none of your stuff was acting up. I hope this is a sign of things to come for you.

From Lucia on Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 16:05:45 from 98.204.55.168

Thanks guys! I tell you, every time the shins get tight I freak out inside... but I shorten my stride and step under my body instead of in front of it, so my foot touches the floor almost flat, as opposed to striking with my heels, and it seems to make a big difference! I can't remember who told me about this, was it you Lori? Maybe it was Josse or Bonnie... it was someone from the blog for sure. I don't want to scream victory yet, but I think I've been running free of shin pain for about a month now! Yupeee! Have a great Sunday!

From Bonnie on Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 16:34:49 from 71.210.125.219

YEA! Smart run Lucia, I am so glad you are not having as much pain. I don't think it was me that gave you such great advice ... but I am so glad someone did and that it is working.

I can't wait to see what you can do in the 8K.

From Barry on Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 18:41:32 from 75.174.31.110

Great job on you race! i was going to tell you that there is a product called KT Tape (Kinesiology Therapeutic Tape) here is the website to help you understand what is is used for http://www.kttape.com/runnersworld.asp You can use it for Tendentious and other problems. I know i am a little late for telling you, but for future reference i think this will help you out a lot. How are you feeling today?

From josse on Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 22:07:48 from 70.192.49.223

Good job girly. I am happy to see you running longer races:)

From huans32 on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 13:50:47 from 138.64.2.76

Awesome job Lucia. You did great on the amount of training you have had. And ran a smart race since you were able to get a nice neg split.

From MrsFIT on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 16:13:06 from 205.127.70.66

Consistency is crucial for races like this, good job!

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