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Lompoc Valley of Flowers 1/2 Marathon

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2008
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Location:

Nipomo,CA,USA

Member Since:

Jul 31, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Some recent PR's: 5k = 20:36 (2007), 10k = 43:00 (2008), 1/2 Marathon = 1:36:59 (2008).

First and only marathon: Long Beach Marathon, Oct. 12, 2008. Finish time= 3:33:23. BQ!

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run in the 2009 Boston Marathon with a finish time of 3:28:**.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running 5-6 days per week; helping me stay healthy and fit.

 Specific running goals:

10k in 42:** or less.

 And a half marathon in 1:35:00.

Run One marathon per year.

Personal:

I have been running approx. 10 years. I started running in HS for X-Country and track. After high school, I took 1 year completely off and several were just leisurely runs a few times per week. The past two years, I became pretty serious about competeting. I am 24 years old. I am student in a doctoral program in Clinical Psychology. I hope to incorporate mental and physical health as a psychologist (when I finally finish school). 

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Sat, Sep 27, 2008
Race: Lompoc Valley of Flowers 1/2 Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:41:56, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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I placed 1rst in my division: F20-29, 3rd female overall, and 18th overall M&F. I just ran the worst race of my life... it was one disaster after the other. Last year I ran the same course in 1:37:48... 4 minutes faster... I thought I would get faster with more training. I am new to using the energy/power gels, I started off slower than normal so at mile 3 I consumed a power gel. I did not get enough water after the gel at the next few aid stations... I felt extremely thirst, so at mile 9, I stopped and drank 2 cups of water. Finally I felt better, but it was kinda too late, plus I had 1.5 mile hill right after feeling better. I'm trying to let it go, but man that sucks to train hard and run so much slower than all my other 1/2 marathon times. In two weeks I have a full marathon, hopefully i get my mojo back. My race pae today is pretty close to my predicted full marathon pace. Thanks for reading.

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 22:56:46

You ran hard on Tuesday. Probably still some lingering fatigue from that. And possibly just a bad day.

From jtshad on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 15:15:50

Just a bad race experience (but you still did great placement wise!) and trying something fairly new always can mess you up. Just use this as a learning experience for the marathon. Good luck!

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