| Location: Medford,OR,USA Member Since: Aug 07, 2014 Gender: Male Goal Type: NCAA Champ Running Accomplishments: High School:
XC 5K: 15:57.3
1500: 4:04.55
800: 2:01.05
400: 53.07
3000: 9:18.43
College
5000: 13:59.58 (UW Indoor Invite 2021)
Mile: 4:07 (converted from 4:12.07 at altitude; also converted by NCAA to 3:48.8 for 1500)
10000: 29:38.73 (Mt. SAC relays 2022)
Indoor 3000: 8:13 (converted from 8:24.76 at BYU indoor race, 1/16/21)
800: 1:55.6@ (solo time trial at Provo high school, 2019)
400: 51.84h (solo time trial at NMHS, 2015)
Post-College
Half Marathon: 1:06:08 (Garry Bjorklund Half, June 2024)
Road race 10K: 30:27 (Get in Gear, April 2023)
Short-Term Running Goals: -Qualify for the 2024 Olympic marathon trials Long-Term Running Goals: -Run a few fast marathons. Grandma's, St. George, and Boston are on my target list. An Olympic Trials qualifier would be amazing.
-Break stroller records?
-Stay fit for a very long time. I believe what goes into making a competitive runner at age 60 is much different than age 20, just like what goes into making a good marathoner differs from a good sprinter. I hope that by taking care of my body, I can be very fast for my age as I get older.
Personal: I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I served a mission in Rome, Italy from 2015 to 2017. I eat a whole food, plant-based diet, which I believe helps my running. I like chocolate shakes on sunday nights and I will always call the Pacific northwest home. |
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| | 6:22 pace, reservoir woods. I really wanted to do something like a fartlek but it never felt right on my achilles tendon. Besides that though it was a great run. Sunny and the first day of the fall under 50 degrees to start (although it warmed up a lot) made for a really enjoyable run in clean, crisp air. If I could just get myself a pair of Vaporflies with spikes I wouldn't have to deal with training my achilles like this, but I think that wearing spikes will be important on that course.
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| Saucony Triumph 20B Miles: 14.25 |
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| | 6:50 pace, boom island. Knee discomfort still there and unfortunately my achilles tendon remains feeling loose.
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 25 Blue Miles: 9.25 |
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| | 6:51 pace, farmer's fields. Achilles tendon definitely felt tight today, I am hopeful that it is not past the point of no return and that it will feel better, not worse tomorrow. It is sobering that I only ran 1.5 miles in not supportive shoes on a flat (admittedly, hard surface and very fast) and that I feel like this; I will have to take advantage of hopefully at least two more opportunities to wear flats in the coming couple days.
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 25 Blue Miles: 9.50 |
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| | Short distance, I know. But good. I was very sleepy this morning but eventually got out the door. Windy for a late summer day. The whole UMN team was having practice but not doing a workout. Plan was to do 2xmile, 2x800, and 4x400. I ran the first mile in 4:37 after opening in 65 high and 2:14 (the fastest 800 I've run this year lol). The second mile was 4:46 and was really just recovering from the first. However, I don't totally regret it, as cross country races kind of start just like that. Then I put on my flats and ran 2:16 and 2:14 for 800. I had wanted to skip an 800 but decided to just skip a couple 400s which weren't as important for my fitness I thought. So I put on my spikes and ran those. After the first I thought "that was pretty fast, I bet I ran 64". Turns out I hit 62! Fastest 400 in a long time. I followed that by closing in a 60. Rest was about 5 minutes between sets (changing shoes), 3:45 between the miles and 2:00 between the other reps. Overall I'm happy. Nice to know I can still run some fast stuff and I am optimistic that both my knee and my achilles tendons will be ok as a result of today.
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| Saucony Triumph 20B Miles: 7.00 |
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| | 6:51 pace, west river road north with the family. Knee felt ok.
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 25 Blue Miles: 9.25 |
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| | Cool morning for the first run of September. 6:48 pace on east river flats. Knee could have felt worse.
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 25 Blue Miles: 9.50 |
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| Asics Gel Nimbus 25 Blue Miles: 37.50 | Saucony Triumph 20B Miles: 21.25 |
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