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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: Phoenix Half Marathon (13.109 Miles) 01:15:27, Place overall: 11, Place in age division: 1
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I went out fast and crashed. My first 10K was in about 34:00, a PR. Around 4 miles, my right leg started to burn with each step -- a sign of low fuel. Around 5 or 6, both legs started hurting. I was determined to hang on with the guy I was tailing untill at least half-way through. Shortly after I passed then start of the 10K, I lost contact. Both legs were hurting as bad as they did in the last mile or two of Utah Valley. I essentially hit the marathon wall, running my last 10K at 6:04 pace. My time was 1:15:27, not as bad as it could have been. I think that I would have run 30-40 seconds faster had I taken in some Powerade and been a little mentally tougher. I had somewhat of a mental breakdown in the last 10K, but my crash was mostly physical. In the Utah Valley half, I hadn't taken in any fuel because I hadn't needed to. I naively assumed the same would be true for all half marathons. My fuel was so low that I got confused at several turns in the course and was yelled at by the traffic-directing volunteers. Needless to say, I needed fuel. This race was a learning experience for me and my Dad.

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