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Location:

Rome,Italy

Member Since:

Dec 13, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Best marathon 3:14:40 (2011)

Best Half-Marathon 1:26:38 (2013)

Best 10k 40:22 (2009)

Best 5k 20:18 (2004)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Marathon under 3:10:00

Half marathon under 1:25:00

2013 Races


Long-Term Running Goals:

Carpe diem

Personal:

My name is Eugenio I was born near Rome, Italy, in 1972 and lived there for 29 years, then in 2001 I moved to Salt Lake City for work and for seven years and one month that was my home, since 2008 I am back to Italy. I started running in 2003 when I realized I could not ride my bike throughout the Utah winter.



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Race: Roma Ostia (13.1 Miles) 01:26:38, Place overall: 744, Place in age division: 153
Total Distance
13.10

It was a perfect race, I wanted to accomplish two goals, finishing under 1:27 and finishing among the top 1000 finishers (with 1:27 I would be placed historically around position 1000). From my last race a month ago, I knew both goals were achievable but the execution is the devil. Three of us left our town at 7 am and we drove to Rome. We got to the starting area at 7:45, used the facilities at the local McDonald chapter,and then went to the start to drop the bags. This race is the unofficial italian championship of half marathon and about 10000 people were there. Without warming up at all we entered our corral at 8:45 and we waited 9:15 when the race started on time. Temperatures at home were around freezing while in Rome around 5°C, but clear skies were telling us we would finish the race with a perfect spring temperatures, most importantly no wind. My goal was to keep the pace around 4:05-4:10 but more on the 05 side. This race has a roller altitude profile for the first half and the a short downhill and flat finish at the end. I knew I had to preserve my legs and lungs for the fast finish but I didn't want to loose to many seconds on the three hills during the first 10k. First 5k was 20:30, almost perfect, the 5 seconds delay was due to the congestion during the first 1k. The second 5k considering the 2 hills was almost as good 20:38 and the third 5k with the last hill and the only downhill part was almost the same 20:39. During the last 6.1k I gave it all I had in the tank, smelling and seeing the sea after 20k of running on a straight freeway, even though my calves started seizing I finished strong with 24:50. Final time was 1:26:38. I am really happy right now, this was one of the biggest goal races for the year and being able to post a new PR here it is really encouraging for the upcoming months. More training is coming with the goal of lowering my half time again.

Comments
From Lynn on Mon, Mar 04, 2013 at 07:33:21 from 205.153.58.10

Great job meeting your goals and new PR.

From Kam on Mon, Mar 04, 2013 at 09:19:44 from 68.66.163.179

Awesome job! Those splits look so good; you really paced yourself perfectly for the course. Congrats on the speedy PR. Isn't it great when everything comes together on race day? No wind, good training cycle, and no other hiccups to speak of during the race. It's good your calves held out long enough to finish strong.

From TBean on Mon, Mar 04, 2013 at 13:46:52 from 63.241.173.64

Nice race! Always a big accomplishment to get a new PR!

From Camillo on Fri, Mar 08, 2013 at 13:28:51 from 95.233.160.85

Thanks guys for the kind words, but as Kam pointed out, many times you really have to be lucky that everything, from training to the finish line, is perfect.

Sometimes a good PR is really a gift rather than an achievement and for this one I am feeling grateful.

From Claudio on Fri, Mar 08, 2013 at 15:27:44 from 96.234.240.16

Excellent race and attitude Camillo, big congratulations!! Out of curiosity, who won and who were the first Italian men/women, and their times, if you have that info handy?

From Camillo on Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 14:32:20 from 95.239.220.153

Thanks Claudio,

you can check all the results at

http://www.tds-live.com

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