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Member Since:

Sep 07, 2014

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

World Class

Running Accomplishments:

Freshman PRs:

      I ran for American Leaderships Academy my freshman year, so I was in 2A and facing much easier competition than I would in higher divisions. I really only did cross country because it would get me in shape for soccer, But when I realized I was actually good at it I made running my number 1 priority. I barely made it to state, but had a bad race and did not place very well. I decided to try a half marathon in November and did pretty good (considering I had only been running seriously for about 4 months.) I started off track running my fastest time in the mile, and didn't get another pr in the mile until state championships. I realized I was better at the 3200 and thats what I have been focusing on since then. At state track I got prs in all 3 distance events, which was a huge confidence booster!

      800- 2:15(?) Sprint Medley State Chamionships 2014

      1600- 4:51 State Championships 2014

      3200-10:40 State Championships 2014

      10000- 37:10 Speedy Spaniard 10k 2014

      1/2 Mar- 1:25:33 Thankful 13 2014

Sophmore PRs:

      My sophmore cross country season went much like last track season. I started off with my fastest time and didn't improve on it until one of the last races. I struggled a lot during this season, I got down on myself after every bad race I had, that was probably my biggest problem. At region I had an absolutely terrible race. We were planning on getting the team qualified for state, and I'm pretty sure it was completely my fault we didn't. Haha yeah it was bad, I ran about a minute slower than what I wanted and got 20th or something. I kept training through to December, did a few races, and had a really succesful race at  Footlocker West. I got 14th in the Frosh/Soph race. Even though I got out kicked by two people in the last 100 I was really pleased, especially after that bad season. I started indoor track running 10:37 and 4:49. Soccer conflicted with track a lot and I think it was really detrimental to my times. I'm thinking about not doing soccer next year and just focusing on track. I had a few good races, and managed to destroy this kid in the last 300 meters at region and make it to state! Unfortunately I let the fact the I was seeded last at the state meet get to my head, and I got last by over a hundred meters. Not only the worst race of the season, but also the most humiliating. On to cross country!

      800- 2:13 Snow Canyon Invite 2015

      1600- 4:40.02 BYU Invitational 2015

      3200- 10:03.14 Snow Canyon Invite 2015

      3 mile- 16:09 Cedar 2014

      10000- 34:03 Provo Freedom Run 2015

      15k- 55:04 SLCTC Winter Series 15k 2015

      10 Miles- 1:00:24 One Hour time trial

Junior PRs:

     Junior cross country season went well. It was rough but I had some high points. Finally broke 16 for 3 miles at region with 2nd place, broke an hour in the 10 mile and 34 minutes in the 10k. State xc went really bad. I missed my goal time by 40 seconds and my goal place by 25 people. Footlocker wasn't that great, I got the same time as last year and missed my goals on place and time. Trained really hard with high mileage through the winter. 

      800-2:10

      1600- 4:42

      2 mile- 9:57

      3 mile- 15:39 Pre Footlocker

      5K- 16:14 Pre Footlocker

      10 mile-58:58 One Hour time trial

Best Races:

6th place in the Orem Earn Your Turkey 4 mile Run 2015

16th in the Footlocker West Regional Sophmore Boys Race (17:14.5)

10th place at the 2015 SLCTC 15K (55:04)

1st place-3200 Copper Hills Invitational 2015

8th place-Provo Freedom Run 2015

2nd place Region 8 Cross Country Championships (15:43.5)

5th place Distance Challenge 2016 3200

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train consistently and have some good races in the next few months. It would be nice to break 15 in the 5k soon as well.

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Get on BYU's XC team after my mission sometime. I also want to run under 29 for 10k and 14 for 5k but we'll see!

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Race: Utah County Invite 3200 (1.988 Miles) 00:10:03, Place overall: 9
Total Distance
10.10

Another bad race, pretty much the same as yesterday. Warmed up 2 miles by myself on the track, Wyatt joined me for the last two laps. Jogged another mile and did strides before we started. Lots of stretching. Got out hard this time and got behind the lead pack. This time I really went for it and passed the group and got behind Haydon into fourth. First lap in 71. I was planning on just staying with him for the rest of the race and hopefully kicking passed him at the end. Got some good first few laps and passed the mile in 4:49, pretty much right where I wanted to be. Then all of the sudden he put in a surge and I just dropped. The gap kept getting larger and I guess I mentally gave in. With 3 laps to go the pack I had passed at the beginning caught me and I went with them for a minute but I let them go too. With 350 to go I really pushed it. Even though I was having a bad race, I didn't want to end it feeling like I could've gone harder, but then someone just flew past me. I held on for a second then gave up and put in a half hearted kick at the end. I guess 10:03 is my second fastest 3200 ever, but I should be running 9:40s by now. I'm pretty sure the reason I couldn't hang with Haydon is because of how sore I've been this past week. Hopefully I can get some recovery in before the really important races start. Cooled down 2.1 miles. 

I should probably add that coach cary told me to go out in 4:50 even if I died at the end. If I had ran it more conservatively I probably could have gone low 9:50s or faster, but he's just trying to get that goal pace in my head. 

Did a little workout to get some speed in. Walked to the junior high, warmed up 4 laps and did 4x250 with the first 100 at mile pace, kick it up a notch for 70 meters, then the last 80 all out. Felt good, it was weird running that fast, I was worried I was going to trip or something. Walk 150 recovery. Jogged 5 laps and walked home. 

Comments
From Glory in the long run on Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 21:23:31 from 75.162.143.202

There is no guarantee as to what you "should" be running. What is a guarantee is that as you train and race, you will get better. It's self-discovery, what the best race strategy and training is for you.

Running your 2nd fastest is nothing to scoff at. It shows you're there and that you're progressing. And it also shows you've got a lot of potential because you were sore this week.

Stay positive.

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