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Location:

North Salt Lake,UT,

Member Since:

Jan 04, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

  • 5K 
    • '08 SLC 33:11
    • '10 Winter Series 24:49
    • '10 Salt Lake Run Co 23:37
  • 10K 
    • '98 Des News 56:33
    • '99 Des News 49:52
    • '10 Des News 44:48
  • Half 
    • '10 Canyonlands 1:54:22
    • '10 SLC Half 1:45:32
    • '10 Provo Valley 1:44:04
    • '10 Provo River 1:43:56
    • '10 Snow Canyon 1:40:18
    • in 2012 I did Snow Canyon at 5 months post baby and got 1:45 - I was pretty proud about that!
  • Full
    • '08 SGM 5:54:00
    • '10 SGM 3:55:19

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Focusing on cardio and strength training so I can push baby out in record time come early spring '15. ;)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for Boston.

Break 1:40 in the half.

Personal:

We have a 2 year old girl and we're expecting baby #2. :) I'm a NICU nurse working full-time nights.  

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles: 63.20
Asics Nimbus 15 Lifetime Miles: 62.00
Thu, Jan 13, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

  • 45 min swim, 64 laps = 1 mile, heart rate 130-140 (am)
  • 60 min elliptical, heart rate 150-162 (pm) (tried to keep it above 155 during the last 30 minutes) 

Thoughts...

  • I'm getting better at swimming!  It took me 55 minutes on Tuesday to do one mile, so I shaved 10 minutes off this morning. 
  • I really enjoy it and woke up excited to go for a swim.  I hated it just two weeks ago; I'm glad I gave it a chance!
  • I learned how to take a breath from the other side as well, so now I alternate sides each lap to give the other side a rest...Northbound lap = right side breath, Southbound lap = left side breath. :0)

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Smooth on Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 22:13:00 from 67.232.119.27

AWESOME Xtrain!!! You are quite a swimmer! ONE MILE!!! WOW!!! And so fast too!!!

I remember Teena taught herself how to swim to xtrain! You girls are amazing!

From Teena Marie on Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 22:29:23 from 67.2.113.131

You are doing AMAZING!!!! Reading your posts had me missing swimming big time! I got back in the pool this evening. :) :) :)

If you really want to get the itch to swim more, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJpFVvho0o4

(I have probably watched it 100 times and still love to watch it.)

Nicely done today, Brooke!!! :) :) :)

From Teena Marie on Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 22:31:17 from 67.2.113.131

(Btw, I usually count every quarter of a mile as 1 cross training/easy mile. Just in the case you want to keep track.)

From glidergirl on Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 22:36:34 from 155.97.238.134

Thanks guys! :) So that guy is super stealthy! I try to keep things really smooth, but man...he's good. Teena do you take a breath on both sides or just one or what do you do?

Thanks Smooth, although I've been looking up some triathlon times to see what people do in one mile and Kona Ironman people do 1.4 more miles than me in 55 minutes! Haha. :) And then they go on to run a marathon later in 2:43. Who does that? Is he human??? Totally amazing.

Keep it up you two! :)

From Teena Marie on Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 22:49:05 from 67.2.113.131

Brooke, I alternate sides when I breathe every 3 strokes. :)

From watchmerun on Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 00:14:56 from 24.10.152.45

Way to swim! Way to elliptical!

From RAD on Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 02:42:30 from 67.172.229.125

Excellent swimming, I have yet to learn how to breath from the left.

I think swimming and cycling are some of the best x-training things you can do to develop the 'under used' or 'secondary' muscles in running. Then you add some good tension elliptical for cardio endurance and WHAMMO! Perfect combo for excellent run training.

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