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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

Sat, Jul 05, 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	7.00	7.00	0.00	14.00

Another fantastic run - felt great this morning after that 14 miler yesterday and lots of stretching, so I metroed to Friendship Heights to meet my friend Ashley, who just won an entry for the Marine Corps; this will be her first marathon! We did 7 beautiful and a little muddy miles on the trails of Rock Creek Park, and back up on the National Zoo (that zoo hill is a killer!). Then she metroed back home and I decided I'd try to run home. So I did! Some more trails, up by my office (boy, I wish I had brought my office key so I could get water there!) and then the semi-long way home on the mall (sooooo busy!) and up Capitol Hill and down Pennsylvania. It is really humid here, we got a little rain, temperature is about 81 degrees. I have to say I'm really tired, but my legs don't hurt, thank goodness, and I'm very proud of myself! We stopped at a lot of water fountains and I had a gel just after mile 8, that seems to be where I start boinking...

Next week I have to focus on doing at least one day of speed work or hill repeats...

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

Comments

From Maria on Sat, Jul 05, 2008 at 14:27:56

Wow, 65 miles this week - great job, Lucia! If you can keep this up and stay healthy. you will run a great marathon. Are you planning any races soon, to see where you are now? Do you have your tune-up half scheduled yet? Never mind, just saw your race schedule in the left pane.

From Lucia on Sat, Jul 05, 2008 at 14:38:10

Thanks Maria! Yes, I'm hoping my next 1/2 will tell me where I stand... I'm a bit worried because though I'm doing well mileage-wise, I lack speed... so I need to start doing more of that.

From Shauna on Sat, Jul 05, 2008 at 16:29:55

Lucia, great job on the high mileage! I think you will do better than you expect at your half. I came within one minute of my half PR last winter while running only easy mileage (35-45 miles per week). I bet you will set a PR. Definitely take a rest day tomorrow-you have earned it!

From jill on Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 17:25:40

Hey - thanks for the comments on my blog- now on to you... YOU ARE ON FIRE!! You rock! I am so impressed and inspired! I am doing Riley's Rumble, so maybe we can make a point to say hello before or after. You rock, Lucia! I can not wait for the days when I can say that I run 60 mpw. I am finding it difficult to really build up mileage - but I think it is cool how you incorporate it into your lifestyle- like running home from friend's houses etc. Talk to you soon! Jill

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