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.
Hi Benjamin. I have been pondering a good answer to your question from 8/30 (How did you to the point of running so fast?) and I still haven't found a good answer. I know that running comes easier for me than most people so I guess the easiest answer is that running is one of the gifts given to me by God. That is a little too easy of an answer because we are all given gifts from God.
My career spans three different times. First, I was a high school and collegiate runner (4:01, 14:50's, 30:48) then I was a graduate student. When I was a grad student I was a recreational runner and 13 kilo's heavier. After I moved to Utah, I started to run seriously again and it took several years to round into shape.
My strengths are longer distances, especially races longer than a hour. I train at tempo pace often, even during some of my easy runs. I think runners should run some part of every run at a good speed.
Mainly, over the twenty years that I have run I have tried to have fun. I think if you are having fun you will run fast.
By the way, you need to change your PR for the 5K. You ran faster than 25:05 the other day.
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