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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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Sat, Aug 09, 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
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A gorgeous day here in DC - perfect for running :(

Biked 5 miles to the office to meet up with my friend and co-worker Diego, Venezuelan guy who has become one of my best friends in the area and I love him like a brother. He was having trouble with his bike, so I took it to my bicycle maintenance class last week and fixed it myself! Changed a derrailour cable and moved a few things around that were misplaced and put some lube on his chain. We biked 10 miles to Carderock on the C&O Canal and 10 miles back. We were going SUPER slow but he's not in good shape, so as I was cruising about he was huffing and puffing and sweating behind... but we had a good time, talked a lot mainly about relationships (he recently broke up with his girlfriend so I'm acting as his therapist) and his best friend has a big crush on me so he was telling me how to handle it since I'm not interested in him... Aaaanyway, we biked back to the office, got some food, and I biked back home for 30 nice miles for the day. At least I managed to get outside on such a nice day.

I'll be taking the day completely off tomorrow and back to aqua jogging and biking during the week, and hopefully will find a coach to learn to swim freestyle, since I got some referrals.

Happy running!

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Comments

From jill on Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 13:29:35

yesterday was awesome lucia! beautiful weather and perfect for a bike ride- hope your day is going well. i am anxiously awaiting my time for leesburg 20k, much improved... but even with your shin splints and fracture, you could run circles around me! Talk soon.

From marion on Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 16:47:12

Cool day! I was about to email you and see where you had gone to. Glad to see you have been alive and well :) Great bike repair!

Have fun!!!

From Aaron-PSU on Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 17:00:55

Sounds like you're really finding different ways to get your cardio workouts in Lucia. I'm glad you have your bike so you can keep training. I remember Diego...he's a great guy! Hope you had a great weekend!

From Lucia on Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 17:04:26

Jill, the volunteer coordinator for the race never wrote me back, so I didn't want to make it all the way to the race to find out they didn't need volunteers... I'm glad to hear you had a good race, can't wait to read about it!

Marion, my friend was really happy with his bike fixed, it's a great feeling!

Aaron, I forgot you met Diego... I need to be careful with what I write about him now :)

From Aaron-PSU on Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 18:47:52

No worries Lucia...your secrets are safe with me. I seem to remember that you and I talked about someone else (not to be named) wanting to date you.

I like Diego quite a lot....he was a really nice guy!

From Lucia on Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 23:15:02

LOL Aaron! I really do say too much when I talk during a run!

Yes, we need to take him and the others on another hike soon... unless you're already in Denver!

From Aaron-PSU on Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 07:47:32

Lucia...runs are good for that. Let me know when you want to go on another hike...I look forward to hitting the hills!

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