Michael Brooks
Pantheon "Runner of the Year" in 2000!!
To See Mike's 2005 Training Data, Click HERE
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Graduated from North Carolina State University in 1996

Currently training with Vince Howard in Raleigh, NC

Finished 3rd at the 1995 ACC Cross Country Championships.

Team member of 3 ACC Championship CC teams (1991, 1992, 1995)

Ran in the 1995 NCAA Cross Country Championship meet in Ames, Iowa.
 
 

Road PR's include:

14:41 - 5k

30:27 - 10k

Marathon - 2:35:45 (1998, Richmond, VA)

< Mike at the 2004 Hood To Coast Relay
 
 


 

Year 2006 Training Data

Week 1
1/1    7 miles in Raleigh
1/2    7 miles
T-0, work
W-7
H-8
F-0, work
S-8
S-1 hour halfcourt ball; 15 min break; 7 mile run at Umstead

Week 2
0 miles, sick all week

Week 3
M-0, sick, congested, fatigue
T-0, sick
W-0, sick
H-0, feeling better
F-0, better
S-3, tight, sore (understandably)
S-3, calves sore      6 total

Week 4
M-3
T-3, travel
W-0, travel
H-4, travel
F-5
S-4
S-1.5 hours fullcourt basketball; 6.5.       25.5 total

Week 5
M-5, travel
T-0, travel
W-0, travel
H-5, travel
F-3
S-7, sore.
S-7 c/ Bob; sore and tight. Cold, windy too.            27 total

Week 6
M-0, travel
T-6, Monte-Carlo
W-6, Monte-Carlo
H-6, Monte-Carlo
F-5, travel
S-6, 5:40-6:00 for last 4 miles
S-0, snow storm in New Jersey                29 total

Week 7
M- 0, sick/travel
T- 0, sick (stomach virus)
M-F: 0 , sick, traveling
Sat-4
Sun-5

Week 8
M-5
T-0
W-5
H-5
F-5, still fighting cold though.
S-5
S-5; 2.5 hours fullcourt indoor basketball. Sore and tired.        30, progress.

Week 9
M-7
T-7
W-7
H-7, travel Florida...warm
F-7, travel, warm
S-7, travel, warm
S-5, travel                47 total

Week 10
M-8
T-8
W-0
H-8
F-6, very tired
S-10.5 c/ Robbie, Bob; solid run
S-8 (5 pushing Sean at 7:00 pace; 3 at 6:00 pace); 2hrs fullcourt
basketball. 80F, amazing weather    48.5

Week 11
M-0
T-8
W-8
H-6, treadmill. Last 4 miles 5:40-5:50
F-8
S-10.5 miles at Umstead. Solid run, tight at the end.
S-3 miles                43 total.

Week 12
M-5, travel
T-5, travel
W-5, travel
H-8, dook loses!
F-7
S-7, tired
S-10, sick   47 total

Week 13
M-5, sick
T-0, sick
W-0
H-0, better
F-5
S-7
S-5; 2.5hrs basketball (hot); hamstring, glut very sore and tight                22 total

Week 14
M-6, getting a cold
T-3, feel sick; redeye travel
W-0, UK
H-0, UK
F-7
S-7
S-6; 1.5hr full court basketball     29 total

Week 15
M-0
T-0, travel
W-7, travel
H-7, travel
F-11
S-7
S-8             40 total

Week 16
M-3, deepmassage on hamstring
T-0, sore
W-0, travel
H-6
F-5
S-11
S-7, strong last few miles                 32 total

Week 17
M-0, UK
T-0, UK
W-6, UK
H-5
F-4
S-10, steady
S-6, last 3 miles 5:47, 6:05, 5:45 (LakeJohnson)    31 total

Week 18
M-0, NJ
T-0, Travel
W-7, San Diego
H-7, SD
F-6, SD
S-6, SD
S-5                31 total

Week 19
M-8
T-0, deepmuscle massage (sore afterwards)
W-8, sore
H-8, better
F-8
S-10
S-9, 5:32 last mile on track...steady                51 total

Week 20
M-0, travel
T-10, chapel hill (6th mile on track in 5:23)
W-7.5
H-8
F-8
S-10, solid
S-8            51.5 total

Week 21
M-5
T-8, quick run, Philly
W-5, Philly
H-9, Chicago -- great run, last five miles 6:00 or better
F-0, travel
S-10
S-10, hot                47 total

Week 22
M-10 (sore and very tired)
T-4, London
W-0, London
H-4, travel
F- 8
S-10, hard effort at Umstead
S-9, sore; steady (easy effort is getting faster)                 45

Week 23
M-5, Frankfurt
T-0, work
W-10, slow, Frankfurt
H-0, work
F-5,travel home
S-9
S-10                39 total

Week 24
M-0
T-8
W-8
H-10
F-8
S-12, solid
S-0, sick                 46 total

Week 25
M-0, rundown
T-0, rundown
W-5
H-5
F-5
S-10, awful; heat, humudity killed
S-10, last two miles in 11:00            35 total

Week 26
M-5, SanFran
T-5, SanFran
W-0, travel
H-9
F-9
S-11
S-11                50 total

Week 27
M-9
T-10
W-10
H-5
F-8
S-14
S-10             65 total

Week 28
M-5
T-10
W-0, did not recover from y'day yet
H-10
F-8
S-11
S-8            52 total

Week 29
M-0, travel
T-9, most of run on 1.25m paved path. 100d but relatively dry. Running
approx 5:30/5 for middle five miles.
W-11, JockeyHollow
TH-0, travel
F-10, very hot/humid.
S-8, Dash, cutdown at Wake trails (BFB has the times).
S-14, Dash with BFB et.al at SalemLake. Finished around 6mpm at end.            52 total

Week 30
M-0
T-10
W-10
H-5, NJ middle of day, hot
F-9, NJ
S-10, NJ
S-10, NJ        54 total

Week 31
M-5, hot
T-11, treadmill...3m wu, 6 miles cutdown 6:15, 6:00, 5:45, 5:35, 5:25,
5:15, 2m wd at 6:15.
W-8 at 5:50-6:00 pace (101 degrees)
H-0, bone tired
F-6
S-10
S-9            49 total

Week 32
M-0, sick
T-6, sick
W-9
H-10
F-7
S-12, very tired and run down
S-10, treadmill workout at 1%(4 up; 5 cutdown - 6:00, 5:45, 5:30, 5:20, 5:10, 1 down)        54 total

Week 33
M-5
T-10
W-0, travel
H-10, travel
F-travel; 5, uptempo at night
S-13
S-9.5 (last 5 with Man O'Style; gooode run)             52.5 total

Week 34
M-10
T-8
W-8
H-6
F/S-23 Hood to Coast (3 in am; 6.2 miles at 5:25 pace; 6.8 miles at 5:35
pace; 5.05 miles at 5:38 pace; plus wu/wd) Had a great time, best yet.
S- 0                            55 total

Week 35
M-0, active rest for the next two weeks
T-0
W-5
H-0
F-6
S-6
S-6         23 total

Week 36
M-5, Vienna
T-0, work
W-5, Vienna
H-0, work
F-0, work/travel
S-6, umstead
S-6, Lake Johnson            22 total - Active Rest

Week 37
Mileage:
M-5
T-5, cold rain
W-0
H-8
F-0
S-6
S-6            30 total - Active Rest

Week 38
M-0
T-6
W-0
H-6
F-0
S-10
S- 7            29 total

Week 39
M-0
T-8, hard
W-4
H-4, New Orleans
F-9, wiped out in trails at end of run
S-9
S-11            45 miles

Week 40
M-6
T-0
W-7, travel
H-6, travel
F-0, travel
S-7
S-9                35 total

Week 41
M-6
T-0
W-6
H-6
F-8
S-0
S-13            39 total

Week 42
M-7
T-0
W-0
H-6
F-6
S-8
S-13                40 miles

Week 43
M-0
T-10, great run
W-0
H-7, tm
F-9, negative split, crushed last few miles. c/ chan,ag
S-7, solid run along lake champlain. c/ ag.
S-7, tired. c/ ag, br                 40 total

Week 44
M-0
T-0
W-5
H-7
F-5
S-11
S-7            35 total

Week 45
M-0, sick
T-6
W-0, 20hr daytrip, sick
H-0, sick
F-0
S-0
S-8         14 total

Week 46
M-8, Chicago
T-0, Chicago
W-0, Chicago/Newark
H-6, Newark
F-6, Newark
S-10, solid
S-0                30 total

Week 47
M-0
T-6
W-6
H-6
F-6
S-8
S-9                41 total

Week 48
M-0, travel
T-7
W-7
H-0
F-6
S-8
S-9        37 total

Week 49
M-0
T-7
W-0
H-7
F-5
S-10
S-10        39

Week 50
M-0, travel
T-0, travel
W-0, travel
H-7
F-7
S-9
S-9             32

Week 51
M-0
T-7
W-8
H-8
F-7
S-7
S-9            46 miles

Week 52
M-7
T-8
W-5
H-8
F-9, workout on tm, 1% grade (6:00, 5:45, 5:30, 5:15)
S-7
S-10            54 total

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