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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
18.000.000.000.0018.00

  • 18 slow miles, avg pace 10:07...lots of hills

Surprise!  I had to do my long run this morning because I work tonight and tomorrow night.  I'm really glad that my long run is already done for the week, but I would have rather been able to do my usual Saturday morning run with friends. :(  I will miss all of you tomorrow, but once again, I am already done (not to rub it in!). 

The run felt great for the most part, which hopefully it would feel fine since it was such a slow pace.  I didn't look at pacing again this time, just focused on smooth, strong miles.  My achilles gave me grief during miles 9-11 and I wondered if I should stop, but then it went away and hasn't hurt since.  I was OK with all the hills, but to tell you the truth, Sunnyside and I are NOT on good terms right now!  Usually I would have just kept running downhill and ended downtown, then taken Trax or a bus back home, but I didn't have enough time for the extra 30-45 minutes that takes before my class this morning.  It was hard running my 17th and 18th mile UPHILL.  I felt tired and even slower.  I would have rather finished out strong running flat or downhill.  But other than that, not too shabby!

Check out my creative route...it's hard getting all 18 miles in East of 13th East

 

Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 18.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From RAD on Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 17:16:40 from 98.202.17.113

Those are some crazy hard miles you ran! Nice work getting them all in, creatively too :) I hear of all of you running up Sunnyside and it just makes me tired thinking about it! Let alone at mile 17&18 - that is hard core girl, hard core! Enjoy work this weekend, we will miss you.

From jun on Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 17:28:30 from 66.239.250.209

Ah, the life of a nurse. My wife is a nurse at Primary Children's and is constantly having to adjust her running schedule.

From Teena Marie on Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 19:00:13 from 67.2.71.182

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!

That is so awesome, Brooke! Seriously!!!!

Congrats on the 18!!! We will miss you tomorrow BIG TIME!

From Twinkies on Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 19:12:38 from 72.37.171.44

Eighteen miles on a week day. Way to go.

From watchmerun on Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 19:17:41 from 24.10.152.45

Good job. And you started so early! 5:45 am! That's a sign of a true addict.

From Smooth on Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 11:02:20 from 67.2.74.200

WOW!!! You are amazing!!! Up so early to run those tough hilly solo miles! AWESOME JOB!!!

I don't miss those days of nursing school...they were long and hard...but so worth it! I am so proud of you!!! :)

P.S. Will you show me how you input your runs to 'Garmin connect' and the link to your post thing! It is so cool! My Garmin 305 is one year old, will it work? I also have an Apple computer. Thanks! :)

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