C Mantz Running

Utah State 1600m

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Location:

Provo,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 18, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

NCAA Champ

Running Accomplishments:

Pre-high school: I ran a lot of local 5ks and a few half marathons. I didn't do a ton of training, but I just had fun, and I got more serious about it as high school got closer.

High school: I enjoyed running a lot, especially cross country. I originally did track to keep my in shape for cross country. I ran at Footlocker Nationals, the Adidas Dream mile, Brooks PR Invitational, world xc junior championships, and a few local 5ks.

PRs: 800: 1:56.80-State Track 2014

1600: 4:10-State Track 2014/Mile: Sea Level-Adidas Grand Prix-4:07

3200:Alititude(~4500ft): 8:57.99-State Track 2014-2 Mile:8:53 at Brooks PR Invitational

5K: New Balance Indoor Nationals(2014) - 14:24

10K:USA Junior Track Championships (2014)-31:01

15K: Blacksmith Fork Freedom Run (aided) 48:10(2013).

Half Marathon:
Utah Valley Half - 1:11:24(aided)(2012)

Post-mission:

1,500m-3:45

3k-7:50

5k-13:29

10k-28:18

NCAA finishes:

Cross Country: 10th(2018);

Indoor: 3k-7th(2019) 5k-10th(2019);

Outdoor: 10k-22nd(2018), 4th(2019), 5k-7th(2019)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Make sure I have fun, not get burned out, and get faster.

School records in the 5km and 10km.

Personal:

Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from July 2015-July 2017. I gained 30 lbs. during the service and came back out of shape; however I knew that if the Lord wanted me to once again run competitively, he would bless me to return to fitness.

I graduated from Sky View High School in Smithfield, Utah. I currently run for Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

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Fri, May 15, 2015

Race: Utah State 1600m (0.994 Miles) 00:04:13, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 2

Total Distance

4.50

Rough day. I just didn't have the mental preparation I needed to have just in case things went wrong. I kept invisioning things going right, but between schoolwork/teachers that weren't very good at cooperating/bad sleep/forgetting my race socks, and other stuff led to it not being an ideal 24 hours before the race. I should've mentally prepared for it just in case things didn't go perfect(they never do, but I still thought they would for some reason). Shake out by the hotel, then the coach drove me to the meet because people weren't ready to load the bus. We got there late, so I wasn't sure if I had enough time to warm up fully, so I cut my warm up short. After I got my stuff and had my dad hold it. This helped out a lot. I decided to just not wear socks.

The race started, and I was sure I knew Josh's plan, and he knew mine. I wanted to run fast, and he wanted to win. I took it out fast, but after 300m I hit a mental wall. At 600m my right hamstring got super tight. I knew I had to keep it fast to win or to make the dream mile. At 800m I was 2:04ish I think. Slower than where I wanted to be(2:02). After that I just kept getting distracted mentally and wasn't in it. I kept thinking about how it was super rainy and the water between my foot and the buttom of my shoe. I just wasn't in it. With 200m I could hear Josh, with 110m left he passed me and I just couldn't get moving. He finished quick and I just didn't have any motivation after that.

Cool down with Josh after. Even though we're tough competitors, we're still friends. I'm super dissappointed I didn't run faster or give it my all. Hopefully this isn't my last mile race before my mission. Shake out again later in the evening.

Comments

From Russ on Mon, May 18, 2015 at 09:52:07 from 74.114.3.253

I've been watching your blog the past 5 years and congratulations on a great high school racing career. I didn't realize until today you already have your mission call, and what a fantastic area to serve. You'll do a great job in Ghana. If you put the same intensity into sharing the gospel as you did with your training and racing you'll have a truly life changing experience.

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