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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

Wed, Jul 23, 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	5.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	0.00	0.00	7.00

Ran the Steve Thompson 8k, organized by the DC Road Runners Club. Finished in 38:26, that's 6 seconds off my PR. Beat Trick again, and my co-worker Irving came as well and had a good race. Two mile warm-up before the race. I had my heart rate monitor with me; my heart rate while resting was around 55, then got to 140 during the warm-up, between 160 and 180 the first 3 miles of the race, and 190-199 the last two miles when I sped up... anyone knows what that means? I need to read more about it...

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

Comments

From Lybi on Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 23:14:06

Why don't you have this marked as a race? Did you treat it as a normal tempo run or something? Good job getting so close to your PR!

From Shauna on Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 23:44:22

Great job: that's a smokin' fast time! About the heart rate monitor, the best way to read the data meaningfully is to know your resting heart rate and your maximum heart rate. Keep track of your heart rate first thing in the morning, before you get out of bed (and hopefully not jolted awake by the alarm clock). Keep track for three days, and then average the numbers together for your resting heart rate. I'm not as sure how to find your max heart rate. I have seen tests online, but I would post a question on the discussion board and have the blog experts weigh in. After that, you can accurately determine the correct heart rate zones (usually a percentage of your max heart rate) for various workouts. However, I wouldn't rely too heavily on heart rate, because it can vary so much, depending on stress, if you're tired, what you eat, etc. I always take my pulse at the very end of a workout and keep track of how long it takes to get it back down to 120. If it's within less than 5 minutes, I know I'm doing OK. If it takes longer, I know I ran too hard. Other than that, though, I don't rely on heart rate too much as a component of my training. Sasha said he only uses heart rate data for fun on an easy run and tries to keep it below a certain number, and I think that's a good way to approach it.

Wow, I have rambled! Hope there are some things you can take away from my jumble of words!

From Metcalf Running on Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 12:15:38

Great race!!! And way to go on all the miles you have been doing!

Lori

From marion on Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 16:05:16

Good job! I hope you are feeling better :D How was the watermelon?

From barry on Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 23:36:16

I hope you are having a better week. Now about the heart rate, i think you need to do more aerobic training. If you have any questions about aerobic training please let me know. Have a good night...

Barry

From Lucia on Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 23:42:22

Lybi, I don't mark it as a race cause I don't like how it appears under my blog name all the time...

Shauna, thanks for the HR tips. Yeah, I too wouldn't take the heart rate thing too seriously. More of a curiosity for now...

Marion - I went for Honeydew melon instead - it was delicious. Thank you for the suggestion!

Barry, thank you, I am feeling better. Not sure what aerobic training is, but I think it means I have to run slower, keep my heart rate lower than a certain percent of my max during most of my running, right?

From barry on Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 08:21:52

I found a web site on aerobic training. (http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/david54.htm) One thing you should know is when i had a trainer and even my cousin Kory who is on the web told me that I need to work on my aerobic training. My trainer told me that from him working on his aerobic training he was able to beat Sasha in races. And my cousin is now running 2:39 marathon. I know aerobic training sucks, but that is what i am working on now. I can keep my bpm around 150 at a 8:30 minute mile. I hope this makes sense, if not please let me know. Have a good day...

Barry

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