My Running Life General Aspects of my running

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My Running LifeGeneral Aspects of my running

• Oscar Javier Casanova Perches
• Graduating High School
• Summer 2007

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Personal Information

• Complete Name
• Oscar Javier Casanova Perches
• Date of Birth
• September 05, 1988
• Hometown
• Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
• Living With
• Father, mother and 3 sisters.
• Languages Spoken
• Spanish, English and French.
• Career to be studied
• Communication (TV Media)

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Running Information

• Started running when I was 3 years old.
• Started competing when I was 9.
• Encouraged by my mom.
• Top 3 in age group-city.
• Top 10 in age group-state.
• Top 30 in national road racing.
• Long Distance Runner (3000 mts and over.)
• Longest race Half Marathon
• My especiality 10000 mts.
• Preferred surface Road, track
• Best satisfaction 2nd place at Vancouver ½
  Marathon.
• Training About 130-2 (5 times a week normally)
• Only one big injury due to excesive training on
  pavement.
• Lasted about 3 weeks.
• Its the most practiced sport on my mothers
  family.

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Personal Bests (pbs)

• 200 mts 24.9
• 400 mts 59.9
• 800 mts 212
• 1000 mts 312
• 1500 mts 449
• 1600 mts 535
• 3000 mts 1049
• 5000 mts 1945
• 8000 mts 3124
• 10000 mts 4125
• ½ Marathon 132.33
• (h/mm/ss)

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My Personal Views

• Positive Aspects
• Hardworking during training.
• Passionate about the sport.
• Disciplined and responsible.
• No drinking and smoking.
• Strong finish in race.
• Mentally strong.
• Self motivated while running.
• My goal is to compete in Olympics and
  professionaly.

• Negative Aspects
• Hard to keep a strong pace during the whole race.
• Starting sometimes too fast.
• Training in pavement most times.
• Its been hard to lower my times.
• Never been to a national championship.
• Sometimes overtrain myself.

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Canada 06-07Best Running Season

• Last school year I was in Canada where I got
  several of my PBs.
• 1500 mts., 1600 mts., 3000 mts., 5000 mts., 10000
  mts., and 21 kms.
• Ran with a team called Frontrunners Westshore
  (http//www.westshore.frontrunners.ca/)
• From October 06 to July 07.

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RACES IN CANADA 06/07
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A Day in my life

• Monday-Friday
• 600 a.m. Wake-up
• 700 a.m. School starts
• 100 p.m. School ends
• 200 p.m. Running
• 430 p.m. Supper
• 500 p.m. Homework time
• 700 p.m. Variable activity
• 800 p.m. Dinner
• 830 p.m. Continue and finish homework
• 1000 p.m. Relax
• 1030-1130 p.m. Good night.

• Weekend
• 800 a.m. Wake up
• 830 a.m. Running
• 1000 a.m. Breakfast
• 1100 a.m. Homework
• 230 p.m. Supper
• 330 p.m. Homework or relaxation
• 500 p.m. Do several hobbies.
• 900 p.m. Dinner
• Sleeping time varies
• This is the most common, but it changes sometimes.

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Nutritional Infoon a daily basis

• I mostly consume
• Cereal
• Juice
• Water
• Bread
• Meat
• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Salad
• Tortillas
• Cheese

• Day before a race
• Cereal
• Juice
• Water
• Fruit
• Vegetables
• Gatorade
• Salad
• Pasta
• High amount of carbohydrates.

• I dont
• Drink alcohol
• Smoke
• Do drugs
• Drink soda of any kind.
• Consume too much sugar

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Contact Information

• E-Mail
• o_casanova_perches_at_hotmail.com
• Phone (home)
• (00-52)833 217 15 47
• Phone (mobile)
• (00-52)833 155 56 67
• Parents names
• Oscar Casanova Sánchez
• Silvia Perches de Casanova