C Mantz Running

BYU Invitational 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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Sat, May 04, 2013

Race: BYU Invitational 1600m (1 Miles) 00:04:17, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 4

Total Distance

8.00

I warmed up with Kramer and then got ready for the race. I was seeded 3rd to last, so that made me feel like I had absolutely no pressure.

The race went out at a pretty good pace. I took the lead at 250m into it, and came across the 400m mark at 62 high, 63 low, and then kept the lead until the 700m mark where Jake passed me. I came across the 800m mark at about 2:07-0.8 Marcus from some school I don't know passed me in the third lap, and I think Brayden McLelland, Kramer, and Ricky did a little later on too. I came across the 3rd lap at about a 3:14 With 300m to go I tried to kick, and I passed Marcus, then was in 5th with 200m to go. I felt great. Then I tried to kick as hard as I could, but then a little bit of doubt came into my head, and I eased up, then tried to kick again. With 100 to go I tried to pass Kramer and Brayden, but didn't pass them both. I bearly passed Kramer right before, but mostly because he eased up his last stride. Afterward I felt pretty good, too much energy for after the race, and I feel like I should've kicked earlier. Later, Tyson and I went to Jamba Juice for some smoothies, but that was a lot closer than we thought, and then went on another cool down afterward.

Once I got home, I went on a 3 mile run in Cache Valley. It was really, really windy.

Comments

From Steve on Mon, May 06, 2013 at 11:04:34 from 66.87.113.231

4:17 pace, sweet! At a few times in my life I remember running near your general location in a race. Good memories...

From Jake K on Mon, May 06, 2013 at 15:48:48 from 67.177.11.154

Another nice double. Is that a 1600 PR?

From Conner Mantz on Tue, May 07, 2013 at 15:39:32 from 71.219.69.105

Thanks Steve, and yes Jake, that is a PR by 5 seconds. It took a full year, but it happened.

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