Blake Bennions running

State Championship 800m

Recent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesBlake Bennion's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageWeek ViewMonth ViewYear View
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

Member Since:

Jun 01, 2013

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Ran for SUU on their Cross Country/Track and Field teams

2015 Alta Track Athlete of the Year

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and and build mileage

Get faster

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running

Run the Boston Marathon at least once

Personal:

Married, we have one daughter so far. I ran for Alta high school and was trained by Rob Murphy, he is a great coach, one of the best there is. I also ran for Southern Utah University.

Favorite Blogs:

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 37.45 Month: 97.45 Year: 1225.70
Race: State Championship 800m (0.5 Miles) 00:02:00, Place overall: 14, Place in age division: 14
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.000.503.00

Rough day, I realized yesterday that no matter what happens and no matter what goes wrong, its your attitude that determines how you do in a race. Today I ran hard, not the best race, but I made a brave move with 500m to go from last place to the front. I should have cut the guy off and held my momentum at the front but I stepped back to avoid that and the last 200m I got passed by a couple other guys. Bad feeling when I saw the time on the screen. I'm not done with track though, next week I'm going to run sub 2:00 by a large margin. I will be fresh, it will be sunny, I wont have to run in lane 2 and 3 for half the race, I'm going to run a very fast time. After that I will keep racing the mile, I want to break Kramers MTC record of 4:31, and I want to improve my PR more if at all possible. I'm going to have a lot of fun. Its weird to think I will never race for Alta again. I've been blessed with a great coach the past few years, Coach Murphy really is one the best out there! I'm going to miss running here, I really hope USU will give me a spot on their team, I would do almost anything to keep running track.

Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sat, May 16, 2015 at 12:09:32 from 24.10.247.181

I loved watching you race this weekend Blake. You do it right.

From MarkS on Sat, May 16, 2015 at 17:12:51 from 153.172.180.199

Blake,

Good race! Great way to end the season.

You have had a good year, and I have really enjoyed following your season from XC to track.

I hope you will keep running. I think you still have a lot of good races ahead of you.

I hope that running has taught you a lot about working hard and overcoming barriers. I hope you will apply that to what ever you do with the rest of your life, whether it be as a missionary, student, businessman, etc.

You are a good kid Blake!

From Jake K on Mon, May 18, 2015 at 06:21:43 from 98.202.128.218

Great state meet Blake. Pair of PRs - that's stepping up at the right time.

From Blake Bennion on Mon, May 18, 2015 at 11:58:51 from 107.191.0.118

Thank you! I think meets like State bring out the best of my running ability. I'm definitely planning on running for as long as I can, I feel like life just wouldn't be nearly as good without it. But with high school ending its making me think about what I want to do the rest of my life, I think that whatever I decide to do, if I work really hard, I will be successful, and if I'm good at it I will probably like it and be happy!

Add Your Comment.
  • Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
  • Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
  • If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.
Only registered users with public blogs are allowed to post comments. Log in with your username and password or create an account and set up a blog.
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Recent Comments: