COACHED ATHLETES

Breakaway Training has been very fortunate to work with some extrordinary athletes that have inspired and challenged us in many great ways. Below is a list of some of these athletes and their career highlights.

2007 Season | 2006 Season | 2005 Season | 2004 Season | 2003 Season | 2002 Season

• To have a swim split in the top 40%
• To complete a Half Ironman in 5:30hr
• Stay injury free
• Train with more groups/individuals
• Balance training with work, marriage, friends and family.

• Get back my running legs.
• Top 10 Men's Finish @ Pacific Crest Olympic Du.
• Win a sprint at Alpenrose.
• Learn to stick to my strategy at PIR.
• Run my first half marathon.

• Train for and finish IM Canada; Pacific Crest Half; Blue Lake Olympic
• Improve swimming, cycling and running technique and speed to achieve above
• Keep a balance between working, training, my husband and two teenage sons
• Have fun, think positive

• Completed 5 marathons
•  Completed Pacific Crest Half 2002
• Completed 3 Cycle Oregons
• Many Hood to Coast runs
• Rode with George Hincapie (even got an email from him).

• Place top 3 in the Masters division
• Improve climbing
• Regain fitness lost in mid-summer burn-out
• Be competitive in the 50+ age category in local road races.
• Work on sprinting.

• Two back-to-back wins at Mt Tabor, both in solo breaks.
• 4th Silverton RR (2006)
• An OLD win long ago at a road race in La Grande, OR.
• Being fit!

• Place in my age division at an Olympic Tri.
• Shave 30 seconds off my run pace, add 2mph to my bike pace, and complete an Olympic distance open water swim in 20 minutes
• Continually work to achieve my full potential as an athlete, wife, and business woman.
• Not going head over handlebars on my bike (again).

• Prepare for & race Pac Crest and Vineman 1/2 IM
• Qualify for the 1/2 IM 70.3 Series
• Place top ten women in short course Tris/Dus
• Train for and finish a 2007 IM balancing 2 kids and a fellow triathlete husband
• Be an inspiration for my 2 girls and other mothers.

• Regain overall fitness without injury. 
• Gain fitness that benefits cycling (e.g. anaerobic)
• Improve tactics in road racing events.
• Improve placing in Mt. Tabor Series.
• Finish higher in my Cyclocross category.

Career highlights:

• Once being mistaken for George Hincapie.

• Inspire my family, my friends and my community to live a fun, healthy life.  
• Continue to improve my fitness to complete and compete in IM distance races in 2007 and 2008
• Be a competitor at ½ IM distance races at Pacific Crest, Vineman and hopefully the 70.3 Championship in Florida
• Continue to enjoy racing the local events like Blue Lake , Hagg Lake , Duel in the Desert, Rose Festival Duathlon, etc.
• Understand how to train using heart rate, nutrition and rest.
• Lastly, not get beat by my wife Angela and Linnea whom are both awesome athletes.

• Finish an IM: finished IMAZ albeit not comfortably.
• Improve my swimming.
• Improve my cycling, strength and skills.
• Learn more about the sport of triathlon.
• Finish IMCanada comfortably.

• Improve swim speed
• Finish a 200 mile one day ride.
• Complete a Marathon
• Race an Olympic distance Triathlon
• Plan for a Half Iron to be completed next year
• Find proper balance in training, family, work and other pursuits

2006 Goals:

• Complete Ironman Distance race without visiting med tent.
• Increase overall fitness .
• Learn to run like a gazell not a charging rhino
• Expose myself to new experiences through training and racing.

• Successfull finish at Black Diamond Half Ironman
• Climbed Mt Ranier, Mt Baker and Mt Adams

• Finish a road race – any road race with a hill, that is – in the peloton.
• Finish a Mt. Tabor race within sight of the peloton
• Improve pain threshold, i.e. anaerobic endurance and lactate tolerance.
• Improve my leisurely time in the Larch Mt. TT
• Win a sprint -  Hot Spot or final lap – at PIR
• Improve cyclocross skills from pre-Beginner to Beginner
• Convice myself I'm a real bike racer (see goal #1)

• Finishing any Wed am. ride led by Ms. Browning
• Finishing any lactate tolerance interval set devised by Ms. Browning
• Finishing 21^st overall in 2005 OBRA BAR, Cat 4 - out of 650.  (Yes, 90 percent of life is showing up.)
• Placing 5^th in May 2005 Points at PIR/Tuesday night Cat 4/5
• Surviving the 2005 Swan Island Crit in one piece
• Placing 3rd at Mt. Tabor Circuit Race in the hotly-contested Novice/Cat 5 (out of five)
• Racing...period.

• Improve cycling efficiency
• Incorporate alternate training
• Sub 4 hour Century
• Sub 3:30 hr marathon
• Compete in a Triathlon

• Loose weight 
• Prepare for IM Coeur d'Alene in June 06
• Improve running endurance
• Follow a consistent training program
• To include stretching and strength training
• Be a role model for my children

• Regain Running speed, endurance and stamina.  
• Prepare for IM Coeur d'Alene in June 06
• Improve swim speed and endurance.
• Improve cycling efficiency and climbing.

• Move from successful Olympic distance racing to Half IM and International competition
• Qualify for 70.3 Ironman World Championships
• 30 minute Swim split at Half IM
• Gain product sponsorship
• Grow Portland Triathlon Club to leading local tri club; strengthen local triathlon scene

• Work through present health issues
• Be healthy for 2006 Cross Season  
• Looking forward to resuming training and racing in 2007.
• Maintain an active and healthy lifestyle.