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May 16, 2015

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Ran 200 miles in under a week(nov 2019) . Ran 226 miles in under a week twice in 17 days(oct 2023). Ran 250 miles in under a week(mar 2024)

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10 miles on the bike in the morning, core afterwards

5 more miles in the evening, followed by weights

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6.00

6 miles in the morning. I really hate running without a watch, it makes me mad not knowing the distance or pace. The run took 40 minutes, so Id call it 6 miles. I'm going to try to measure out 7 tomorrow and run it, then 8 on Saturday, and so on until Camp USA comes around. 

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8.00

The area I can run in is really limited(I'm in Georgia now), so getting in some distance was difficult. Our cabin is on the top of this super steep hill that goes down about 600m down and 600m up. I did 11 repeats, and it hurt pretty bad. Shoutout to the African American family in the cabin next to us that had like seven children that all would race me as I came up and down the road because it made me speed up and made 8 miles of hill repeats somewhat survivable.

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6.00

Hill repeats on the same course as yesterday. I was tired from attending a family reunion that morning so that's all I could run before my body told me to stop. Good thing I did, as soon as i finished the run my Achilles started to ache.

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4.00

4 miles on the treadmill at 6:50 pace. Would've done more, but I'm waking up at 4 AM tomorrow to head back to Utah

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5.00

Despite such a long journey back to Utah(14 hours), I still managed to attend the team run that night. It was an easy run up and down Moonshine Arch. Aaron and I managed a low 8/ mid seven pace, but everyone else was about ten/fifteen minutes behind us, the rest of boys Varsity included. Shame. Kedric tried to stick with us but died out about a mile in. Uintah XC needs to step up.

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6.25

Aaron and I met up in the morning and did a light 10k. Started going low sevens, ending at a mid-6 pace. In other news, I leave for team USA XC camp tomorrow!

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5.25

First day of camp USA. Camp started in the afternoon, so only 5 miles today. My roommate(who I ran with for the most part) is a guy named Charlie from Georgia. He runs a 4:40 and 16:30. His teammates, Max and Will, are here as well(they have even better PRs). The first mile of the run was about a 7:30 because everyone thought they were a hot shot and went ham on what was supposed to be a medium day, pushing the four of us to the back. We caught a lot of people after that, ran about 17 minutes in, and turned back(we run in minutes, not miles here. Since max and will have been here longer than Charlie and I, they were told to be between 35-45 minutes instead of the new kids, 25-35 minutes. Charlie, Will, and I turned around but Max went a couple minutes more before turning. At this point the trail got smaller from people, so I was pushed behind the other guys, and got mad cramps(it's 8000 ft elevation here), so I slowed down a bit. I finished around 20 seconds behind Charlie, who averaged a 6:46 pace, so I'd call it 6:50 for me. After that strides and stretching.

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8.50

15 minute shakeout run in the morning with Will and Charlie. Our first mile was a high seven, followed by a low 6. Strides and core afterwards. 2.5 together.

Our real run took place through the mountains at 13,000 ft. We had the option to run for 25, 30, 35, or 40 minutes. Charlie did 30 and was kicked out of the van and sent up the mountain, along with the majority of the campers. I wanted to do 35, but did 40 instead. The first mile Max, Will, a div. II runner named Jacob, and I ran behind everyone(including the three girls). The four of us passed the girls, and Jacob kept progressing so I kept with him, leaving the others behind. We eventually caught the front pack of the run 3 miles in, but Jacob kept speeding up and I stuck with the pack. At about 4 miles I started to slow down. The pack had dissipated at this point, so I stuck with a kid from China(nationals qualifier(and Caucasian)) for a bit, but then he gained some ground on me at the end. I managed to beat both Max and Will, and the Mississippi XC state champ, along with a few others, so I'm pleased. Strides after. Sub 6:55 pace. 6 miles altogether for this run.

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8.00

After breakfast 15 min shakeout run. I stayed with Charlie for the easy part, and then passed him, Will, and Max, along with some others, sticking with a kid named Liam. Strides and core afterward.

At lunch I ate too heavily. After lunch we were literally forced to go into our rooms for an hour and sleep. People caught awake would have to do push ups and crunches. Pretty terrifying. And that we did Cloud Loop run. It's a five mile course, with 1184 foot elevation gain and 600 ft loss. At 13000 ft elevation. On a tiny trail that bikers occupy. We were put into groups of about ten based on speed, I think I was in the second fastest, or maybe third, along with Charlie, Max, Will, and another few kids, notably Ernest and Hugo. For the first mile Max, Hugo, and Ernest made a wall, making passing impossible, going a 7:11 for our first mile. After that the trail got smaller, so I made a move in front of Hugo and drafted off Max until the second mile, he drafting off Ernest. Once we started hitting the big 1100 foot hill the pace slowed, but about mid way I passed Max and followed Ernest, Charlie not too far behind, or Max or Will. I planned to trail off Ernest and surge the last 200, but after the hill the trail only had room for one person, and I was trailing about four feet behind him(the rest of the pack was quite a bit behind. Ernest and I were bombing the hills). He told me to just hurry and pass him, but I didn't want to. A About a minute later he got impatient and worried we'd trip and fall off the mountain face the trail followed, so he hopped into the surrounding grass, forcing me to pass him. After that I started mobbing the hills, passing about half of the group in front of me. I passed the Junior USA XC coach, coach Sanderson, towards the end but he didn't see me. I finished the 5 mile run in 31:57. Charlie ran a 32:48, and Ernest ran a 32:50. Max ran a high 32, and Will had to stop and go on the mountain top. Strides afterwards. Apparently coach Sanderson did notice me, because as Charlie and I did our strides we passed the coach, he looked at me and said "very good form, good pace," ect. I didn't hear him say that to anyone else. After that stride he pulled me away from the rest of my team and talked to me about my trail run, along with my PR's and goals for this season. Yee yee!

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10.00

15 minute shakeout run in the morning. After that strides and core.

200m repeats after lunch while coaches looked at form.

The afternoon run was the same as my first day. 25, 30, 35, or 40 minutes. I ran with Liam, and we did a little over 40 minutes. Our splits were:

6:43

6:44

6:40

6:37

6:34

6:20

It was a quick run. Afterwards coach Trent pulled us aside to talk to us, and watched our strides. After that he took us to ice personally in his USA hummer, which was sick.

New Balance 1400's Miles: 7.00Nike Pegasus 30 Miles: 3.00
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10.00

15 minute shakeout run in the morning. I ran at the track and did a 6:48 and 6:43 running in lane 8/7 entirely. Core and strides after.

A bit over a 45 minute run in the afternoon. I paced off Charlie and Ernest, who both did 30 instead. Trent was irate that I finished at the pace I did, he said finishing too hard only causes injury. Strides after.

 

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12.00

15 minute shakeout and strides in the morning. Core after. 3 miles

During the real run we ran for 45 minutes and I decided to stick with the #1, 2, and 3 runners; Pedro, Jack Dicintio, and Blake(Pedro runs for college). Once we hit mile 3, we started running 5:50's.I got 4th overall. Strides afterwards. 7 miles

Another 15 minute shakeout run that night. Coach Trent had the whole team do it to pump is up for tomorrow's distance run. I ate too much for dinner and got really sick a mile in. After I finished that I kept running. Strides after. 2 miles

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Race: Half Marathon at 10,000 ft (13.26 Miles) 01:31:37, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
17.00

So today was our long run, and I decided to run a half marathon(plus a bit extra). The course was mostly uphill, and pretty difficult to run. No one else ran as far except Ernest, who I ultimately finished with. The first two miles I paced off the front pack, but they were only running around 9 miles so I slowed down the pace. At mile 5 I ran off the road to go to the restroom, which took a while(and slowed down both my pace and time). While I was doing the act, Ernest passed me. I got back on the trail a minute later and caught up to him, and we fought for the lead, which I held from miles 6-11, where he surged and caught me. We ran the two miles together and finished side by side. If I hadn't gone to the bathroom I know I could have broken 1:30. But oh well, I'm glad I did it. We looked at our paces afterwards, if I hadn't taken the bathroom break I would have beaten him by a couple of minutes. Strides afterwards, and a shakeout, strides, and core that evening.

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5.00

Really bad running day for me. I haven't felt energized or motivated today. The shakeout run most people caught me at the end. The normal run I got 1.5 miles into and had to stop because of foot pains. Tomorrow is a speed tempo day and I need to be better for it.

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9.00

Shakeout in the morning. Felt good, solid low 6 pace. Strides and core after

The tempo run was awful. After our daily nap was about to end I went to the restroom, while I was in there everyone left to go to the buses for the run, which got moved thirty minutes earlier without anyone's knowledge. I got locked out of my room, and had to hunt Charlie down to get our key, get dressed, and get on the bus. I wasn't prepared at all, didnt have my watch, and overall had a bad run. Everyone slipped away from me, and I fell away. I did 4 miles in about 26 minutes to my aghastness. Strides afterwards

New Balance 1400's Miles: 7.00Nike Pegasus 30 Miles: 2.00
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10.00

Fast shakeout, strides, and core in the mornings.

7 miles and strides in the evening

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8.00

Shakeout in the morning and strides. After that I said my goodbyes and departed from my team in Gunnison to go back to Utah.

30 minute progression run that evening, followed by strides. Paces were 6:50, 6:40, 6:20, and 5:45.

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7.50

7 mile run on the ol' stomping grounds, feat strides.

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15.00

11 miles, my first official practice as a senior. It feels pretty strange. I ran with Aaron, and we kept up a 6:51, so not too hard. Our first few miles were low 7's, so I sped up to a couple 5's to keep the pace a bit quicker. I blew ahead in the last mile. No one was even close to the two of us. Christian did about 2 miles less than us and still finished seconds behind us. Strides afterwards.

30 min shakeout and strides that afternoon.

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7.50

Morning run with aaron. The arch of my left foot hurt badly during it, and continues to. Strides afterwards

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10.00

 

Mile repeats today. 7 miles in total. Our team does them in pairs, and while you rest your teammate runs, sort of like a two man relay. Aaron and I weren't allowed to pair up with each other, instead coaches told us to choose our # 3 and 4(out of who were at practice), Christian and Jordan. I chose Christian. Kedric(the freshman who knocked me out of state last year) was told just to try to pace off me. The first mile Aaron caught me in the last 500m and beat me, he running a 5:16 and I running a 5:23(my last quarter mile was at a 5:50 pace). Kedric ran a high 5/ low 6. Christian ran a 5:40 and Jordan ran a 6, so I was alone in the lead for the next repeat. I lapped a few people, but then settled into an easy pace(6:20 for the last third). I finished in 5:37. Aaron finished in 5:40's. After that repeat my feet hurt from doing speedwork in Pegasus 30's, so I changed into my flats. The next repeat I ran a 5:27, and stayed in that range until the gap grew large enough that coaches told Jordan(and the rest of the team) to just to stop, and that the top boys would run a few more repeats while they watched. Aaron, Christian and I were the only ones to keep running. When Christian tagged me to start running Aaron went with me, and we fought for the lead until we got to the place where he caught me on the first repeat. He tried to surge, but I kicked the pace up a bit and finished in 5:23, he finishing 5:27(first quarter mile at 6:00, then we picked it up). The final repeat all three of us ran together(Christian, Aaron and I). I didn't feel good on the start, Aaron was pushing the pace and Christian was pushing me behind him, and I started wanting to quit. I held on though, and at the 800m mark I caught Aaron and Christian fell behind. I trailed behind Aaron, giving him space so he could win. However, in the last 300m I made a move and passed him, and my pace kept speeding up. my final repeat time was a 5:21, and Aaron ran what I recall was a 5:33. Christian ran a high 5:40. It felt good, I didn't push too hard, and stayed consistent. Strides afterward.

2 easier miles at 6:21 pace, followed by strides and core.

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11.00

3 miles in the morning. Splits were 6:40, 6:00, 6:12. Strides and weights afterwards

8 miles that evening doing hill repeats, 1000m up, 1000m down. Averaged a very low 7 pace for the most part. Strides after

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12.00

Today the varsity team met up with Harley, a former teammate now on the women's track/XC team at UVU. 2 miles from the park to the track, then 3x1000 repeats with a 600m jog in between. I took the repeats a little too easy, gaining the lead and then coasting there. The first one was about 3:15, with Mason and aaron about 5 seconds behind me. The next one I tried to stay with the team. Our first 200 was a 40, the next was a 43, the one after that a 49. At that point I sped up and blazed past the pack, running a 68 last 400. The others were still about 5 seconds behind me. On the final one Aaron started behind me in lane one, with austin and mason in lanes 2 and 3. At 100m in I started to take the lead, but mason cut me off and austin pushed me in to my lane, boxing me in. With 600m to go the three of them were running in a line about 10m ahead of me(I had mad stomach cramps during this repeat). On the straightaway going into the final lap I passed Austin, caught Aaron, but then the cramps came back stronger so I couldn't get mason, who ran around a 3:13. I did 3:19. I ran an extra mile more than the rest of the team coming back because I strayed in order to find a bathroom.

Another 4 miles up on the trails with strides that evening. Felt nice.

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12.00

3 easy miles with strides in the desert about ten minutes after I woke up. I went 6:56, which was probs a bit too quick for a shakeout. I'll do an easier paced run tomorrow. It was blazing hot, which in a way is good because I'm not great with racing in heat so running in it should help somewhat. My team XC camp is on the 3rd 4th and 5th, and on the final day we have a 2 miles race up a steep mountain. Conner Mckeachnie has the course record of 16:29. My goal is to break 15 on it.

9 miles that afternoon. It was supposed to be an easy run, but the average pace ended up being 6:50. It didn't feel hard to maintain or anything, but I suppose I should have taken an easier day more lightly.

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11.00

11 miles at red cloud loop(about 10000 ft elevation). 3.5 miles on the top of the plateau, a little over 3.5 going down the mountain, and the same coming back up. Pace was 8:38. I'd feel bad, but 1.) it was an easy day 2.) I ran up a mountain and 3.) my pace down the mountain was 7:48. Strides and core afterwards.

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13.00

Mile warm-up, 8.5 easy miles at 7:25 pace, and strides afterwards. Aaron got in a bike wreck and hurt himself, so he's out until camp. By the first mile I had a 200m lead on the rest of the varsity boys, and I wasn't even going aaron and I's normal distance pace. I got bathroom cramps halfway in, but it didn't phase me too much. Strides after. During the strides coach Hill and Henderson came to talk to me. They asked me about my run and how I felt and such, and then they basically told me I should run for college(they both ran Division I back in their day). I said I'd like to and they encouraged me to pursue it. Coach Henderson ran for USU, and he said the consistent 5:21-5:23's I was hitting last week during repeats were his usual repeat times in high school. They also had a talk with me about how I need to keep my body strong and not get sick and have a bad region race like junior year. 

3 miles that evening with strides

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9.00

Mile warmup, then since today's my easy day I ran 3.5 with the varsity girls #slay. Strides afterwards. Core before practice

4 later that night with strides

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14.00

Mile warm-up, then 40 minutes of 4 minute sets of fartlek running on the beach. Aaron was at practice today, so he, Kedric, Jordan, and I were in the front pack. I wasn't feeling the greatest, but still managed to lead the pack by a few strides. Aaron trailed pretty close behind me, but Jordan and Kedric fell back pretty quickly. 1.5 mile cooldown once we got back to the park on my own, followed by strides. S/O to Aaron, Jacia, and Kyrie for playing some fire beats on my aux on the drive to the beach and back.

Another 7 miles that evening at an easy pace. My core hurt during it. Strides after

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12.00

4 easy miles in the morning at team practice. It would have been more, but I overslept and showed up late to practice and had to catch up to Aaron and Christian. Core and strides after 

8 more that evening. My Achilles felt some discomfort during it. Strides after. More Core that night.

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12.50

Mile warmup, then a 6.5 mile run. We actually had a few people today. The varsity pack was Christian, Aaron, Jordan, Kedric, Mason, Austin, and I. The first 4.5 miles were easier, at about a 7:20 pace. We were all having some pretty good conversations, so it was by no means difficult. When we reached the canal at 4.5 we did what was natural and sped up, except Austin who had to take a shortcut back to the park to go to a meeting. Aaron and Christian got caught at a stop light, so it was just Mason, Kedric, Jordan, and I. Mason started to run on the path parallel to the road, so it was just the three of us. I decided to speed up a bit, and Kedric followed for about 10 seconds and died off. I kept speeding up while keeping a maintainable, stable, moderate pace. I finished my last two miles in paces between 5:48 and 5:57. I later found out Aaron, after pacing with Christian for a bit, blew past and got close-ish to me, until dying out and pacing with Mason(his own words). Mason didn't go to slow either, I think they both averaged a low 6 for the last couple miles. I felt like I could keep the pace for longer, but stopped at 6.5. 800m cool down, followed by stretches and strides.

4 more that evening

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284.50
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