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Note
from Hilary...
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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1, 2010 - Payton
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30 , 2010 - Windsor
401 Series, Windsor, ONT
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5, 2010 - London
401 Series, London, ONT (800)
June 12, 2010 - New
York Adidas Grand Prix, NY, NY (1500m)
June
26, 2010 - Bonus
Track, Notwil, Switzerland (800m)
July 8, 2010 - Lausanne
Athletissima, Lausanne, Switzerland (1500m)
July
16, 2010 - Aviva
Diamond League, Paris, France
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