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Murray Invitational

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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, Sep 06, 2013

Race: Murray Invitational (3.107 Miles) 00:15:20, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 2

Total Distance

6.50

Good warm up, didn't feel as springy as I wanted to, but it wasn't state, so I was okay. I felt pretty good. The gun went off, and so did everyone. I got a pretty good start. Then we had to start the race again. Okay start. Then we had to restart again. Good start. Then we had to restart again, and finally, really bad start. I tried to catch up to the lead pack, but I was sooo far behind. I was in 5th for our team, and nobody from my team got out well, so that wasn't too good. We went around the baseball field, and I got stuck in a walk on the corner. I jumped way outside and tried to pass people. I finally saw that the lead pack still had a long ways on me. After we went up and down the hill, I could see the lead pack. I tried catching them, told Mike Buckly that he should come with me, but he didn't. I was still in 15th. I slowly caught people. Before the big hill I heard someone tell the person in front of me they were 12th, so I tried to keep catching everyone. I caught up to the chase pack with Kramer and a few other guys. I told Kramer to come with me, and he did. We caught the lead pack quickly, and here is where I made one of my mistakes. We were running into the wind, so I decided not to lead it, and held myself back. I then kept running out in front, and then slowing down after I thought the wind was hurting, and letting Garrett Marsing lead it. I need to keep a constant pace or effort atleast. When I thought I saw the Totem pole was close I made a move. And then I realized it was far away. Kramer and me passed the pole, and we ran by each other for most of the rest of the way. He put a small gap on me before the Softball fields, and then I passed him with about 150-200m to go, and then he passed me 50 meters later he passed me and then we ran to the finish. He beat me by 2 seconds. It might not seem like a lot, but he had 15 meters on me, maybe more. Great race for him though. Good cool down after.

Comments

From Jake K on Sat, Sep 07, 2013 at 12:07:34 from 67.177.11.154

Great race Conner. You guys both looked so strong. You're running at a very elite level right now.

From Glory in the long run on Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 11:18:42 from 174.23.133.147

Good race. I enjoyed watching you move up and into the lead. Then when Kramer passed you made the mental decision to run for second. You are running at an elite level right now, something I've never done, but having been a runner and running fan and coach for 20 years let me make a suggestion. The kick at the end of a race is 100% mental, not 90%, not 50%, 100%. It's not about your breathing, cause you're asking your body to go beyond your breathing, it's not about your legs, cause they're already tired. It's more about your nervous system and your biomechanics. You're asking your brain to fire more quickly telling your legs to go faster, only the brain can do that, it's about guts, the courage to bend body to will. Now, don't get me wrong, you have a great kick, I've seen it, and that's what you have to tell yourself. Of course you've done workouts to improve your speed, then it's just mental guts. You run the 1st mile with your head, to stay controlled, not to go out too fast, the 2nd mile with your body: lungs and legs, the 3rd mile with your heart, pushing past pain, and you kick with your guts, when everything else is gone. You can only really push yourself beyond the limit a few times in a season, and those efforts don't come easy and shouldn't be squandered. Adam Goucher, the NCAA X-country chamption in '98, talked about pushing himself beyond the limit in the 2000 Olympic 5K trials. That was the race where he went beyond his training and outside himself and beat Bob Kennedy, the then American record holder. He said he felt he was a spectator to the pain and darkness he had pushed his body too. In no other race had he pushed himself like that and he never did it again. With good training comes the ability to push yourself, but it also trains the body to push the edge further away, that is, you can run well without having to go to the edge, without having to take everything out of the tank. Just a few thoughts, I will enjoy watching your running career. Glory in the long run.

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