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Location:

Provo,UT,USA

Member Since:

Mar 01, 2004

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

World Class

Running Accomplishments:

PRs 14:47 5 K (Portland Twilight), 1:06:33 (Utah Valley Half Marathon (aided)).

As a 14 year old in 2013: 4:31.58 1500. 9:35:32 3000m (Utah Youth boys state record). 17:01 5K (Draper Days). 1:15:21 half (Utah Valley (aided)).

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get the marathon under 2:20.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Make it to the Olympics in the marathon. Keep training throughout my life.

Personal:

 I have five brothers and five sisters,
all younger. I'm currently a PhD Student in the CSEM (computational science) program at UT Austin. Married, no kids (yet). I've been dealing with some issues in running the last few years, and am trying to get back into top shape.  

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Race: Provo River Half (13.109 Miles) 01:13:56, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
14.86

  Got my PR of 1:13:56 (nearly a minute improvement) in the Provo River half today. Ended up taking 2nd overall. This half was less miserable than any of my four previous halfs, with the possible exception of Utah Valley 2014. Unlike on Pioneer Day, I didn't experience any severe cardio problems and ran strong pretty much the entire way. The difference was most likely due to heat. However, I was more sore afterwards than I've been since Pheonix.

 Warmed up a bit before the start. In the first mile a dark horse runner took off and me and my Dad followed him for about a half mile. at which point I realized I was working too hard for 5:30 pace and that we were actually doing 5:00. We slowed down, but still ran the first mile in 5:08.

  I felt pretty good during the next couple miles, but with the horrors of Pioneer Day's Uneventful half fresh in my memory I was expecting a crash at anytime. The crash never came. Instead, I kept running strong untill the uphill mile. My dad dropped back a little before Bridal Veil falls. The uphill mile broke my rythym, and I had some difficulty regaining it.

  To make matters worse, I began to feel a pressing need which I thought I could endure to the finish, but slowed me down somewhat. However, a little past Nun's park I realized a VPB stop was inevitable. After my 30 second VPB, my pace increased significantly, and I was doing 5:30 for some time. I gradually slowed down untill a mile to go when severe soreness set into my calves. I then limped into the finish in 1:13:56 -- much faster than I'd been expecting given the horrors of the Uneventful half, and cooled down another mile home.


 

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