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July 19, 2010 - Step by step: season's best in Paris

Paris definitely went better than Lausanne, although still not as fast as I was hoping for. One month ago in New York I ran 4:07 and my training since then has been at a level that shows I'm ready to pb so when I saw the screen Friday night in Paris: 4:06.99, I was disappointed not to have run a pb.

It was a good race to be in to run fast, but I had to race smart after going out too fast in Lausanne. So, when the pack went out in 61" for the first lap I could sense this and backed off, which meant I (along with a couple other girls) let the lead pack gap us and then chased them the rest of the race. It was a bit strange to run a race like that because you almost feel like you're not exactly "in" the race. But, I knew I wasn't ready to go out in 2:05 through the 800m (which is what the leaders passed) so I needed to be confident in running my own race.

In the third lap I waited a bit too long to start really trying to catch the pack and I think this cost me a couple seconds because I wasn't with them at the bell and this would have definitely helped in my finishing kick. I finally caught them with 200m to go and was able to race a few people to the line.

All in all, it's a good race experience and gives me another good quality 1500m that will only help my body get used to the fast pace and hopefully adjust to run even faster! I'm feeling good and really motivated to keep improving with each race.

Next on the agenda is Canadian National Champs where I am going in ranked second, but will definitely be going to race for the win. This championships also serves as the Commonwealth Games trials (in India this October). Three of us have the qualifying standard and four others are very close so it will be a good battle - top 3 in each event with the qualifying time will have a chance to compete in India. It will be exciting and I'm looking forward to the challenge!

On another note, while in town for the Lausanne meet, Ryan Fenton of Flotrack stayed with us and took some good videos that are quite entertaining and give you an idea of what it's like in our neck of the woods:

Chalet-a-Gobet - a run in our local forest outside Lausanne
Swiss Riveria - a tour around Lausanne and area
Walking to Stadium with Trent and Dave
Nutritioin while at the meet (for those NOT competing!)

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