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Lauren Valentino
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- Mount Vernon, NY
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Dominic commented on Lauren Valentino's blog post Reflections: U.S. Air Force Marathon, 9/17/11, Dayton, OH"Sorry about that update. Well, now you'll be really in good-shape for for 2013"
Lauren Valentino commented on Hiroshi Kitada's group The Holiday Marathons Volunteers"Hey Hiroshi, I'll volunteer for the Halloween Marathon activities. L"
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The Holiday Marathons Volunteers
A group to organize volunteers to make the Holiday Marathons happen every holiday in Van Cortlandt Park.
Lauren Valentino commented on Lauren Valentino's blog post Reflections: U.S. Air Force Marathon, 9/17/11, Dayton, OH"Thank you Dave! That's right; pain is temporary, pride is forever!"
Dave Feinstein commented on Lauren Valentino's blog post Reflections: U.S. Air Force Marathon, 9/17/11, Dayton, OH"Awesome, Lauren. Love your last sentence there. After such torture, what makes us possibly want to do it again? Insanity, pride, who knows. Great work. Good luck training for Boston!"
Ken Rolston commented on Lauren Valentino's blog post Reflections: U.S. Air Force Marathon, 9/17/11, Dayton, OH"Could you have cut it any closer ? Congrats, way to fight through the pain at the end. By the way, I saw an article about a guy who tried to win the 10K and 1/2 marathon at your race but the pace car got lost ! Happily that didn't happen to you."
Lauren Valentino posted a blog postReflections: U.S. Air Force Marathon, 9/17/11, Dayton, OH
I’m a rookie. This was my second marathon. My first was the Hamptons last year and I finished in 4:15. BQ was my goal this go-around. I started training in early May, maxing out at 60 miles per week. I did a combination of Hal Higdon’s Advanced II and Runner’s World plans, which included fairly intense speed work, hills, and strength training. I completed eight NYRR races. In addition, I watched several YouTube vids of elite athletes’ training and picked up a few pointers from that, too. I…See More
Profile Information
- Are you a current paid-up member of VCTC?
- Yes & I'm all paid up!
- How Long have you been a VCTC member, not counting just the website?
- Joined July 2011
- Where are you from originally?
- Pelham Manor, NY
- Where do you live now?
- Fleetwood, NY
- Relationship Status?
- single
- Do you have any children?
- No
- What's your favorite running shoe?
- Nike Flywire
- What do you do? What's your profession, what do you do all day?
- Sr. underwriter at Tokio Marine Nichido in midtown. Also serve on the board of directors for the CPCU Westchester Chapter - insurance stuff.
- Hobbies?
- Besides running, photography.
- Running PR's List them Here from 100meters to 100miles!
- 5K: 21:25 - OCC 2012
10K: 47:32 - Boomer's 2011
Half: 1:40:20 - NYC Half 2012
Full: 3:37:45 - Philly 2011
- How did you get into running?
- Former couch potato.
- Year's you've been running?
- Since 2009
- Most memorable performance(s) and why?
- TBD
- Running hero's?
- Jesse Owens, Kara Goucher, Grete Waitz, Paula Radcliffe, Haile Gebrselassie
- What do you consider yourself, The Tortoise, or The Hare?
- Depends on the day!
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Reflections: U.S. Air Force Marathon, 9/17/11, Dayton, OH
I’m a rookie. This was my second marathon. My first was the Hamptons last year and I finished in 4:15. BQ was my goal this go-around. I started training in early May, maxing out at 60 miles per week. I did a combination of Hal Higdon’s Advanced II and Runner’s World plans, which included fairly intense speed work, hills, and strength training. I completed eight NYRR races. In addition, I watched several YouTube vids of elite athletes’ training and picked up a few pointers from that,…
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Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 8:46am on August 19, 2011,
Hiroshi Kitada said… great to meet you and welcome to vctc.
hope your training is going well for the airforce marathon!
- At 10:04am on August 17, 2011,
Ro said… - Looking good...keep up the good work. Thanks for being my motivation!
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