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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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Total Distance
54.60
Total Distance
9.00

Really short track workout today. Warmed up 2 laps then 2x400s in 71 (they were supposed to be 75). Went on a 20 minute run, then 40 more minutes by msyelf. 

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Total Distance
10.40

10.4 miles right after school, 7:30 average. I felt really nice and relaxed, my calves and quads were still a little bit sore from saturday and yesterday, but they will probably be better by tomorrow. I'll probably do 4 more later.

4 miles at the gym, 8:05 average.

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Total Distance
11.00

First real track workout. I was going to do 6 miles tempo but coach cary told me to do something different. 4x1600 at 2 mile pace to 5k pace, so anything from like 5:00 to 5:15 or 5:20. Splitz were 5:20-5:12-5:18-5:10. I think I could have gone faster, but I was all alone and I'm not too worried about it. It was super hard though, mostly mentally because I haven't done anything that fast for a while, other than sprints. Did a 4 mile cool down but I felt completely drained after 3 miles and I was just trying not to fall over. Good workout, really excited for track!

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Total Distance
9.20

9 miles nice and easy. I kind of just ran wherever today. I went to the sports park, did a few miles on the grass, ran back home and a little further to add up to 9. Averaged 7:40, but I had 2 miles that were sub 7 just to get moving a little bit. I'm going to take the mileage down to about 60 for the next 4 weeks while I'm racing, then maybe try to get another 70 mile week in after that. I'm running the 2 mile at BYU on Saturday.

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Total Distance
8.00

7.2 miles slow, 8:04 pace. I got talked into going to my dad's school and playing bball with my brothers so I hope that doesn't effect my race tomorrow. We'll say 8 miles.

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Race: BYU Indoor 3200 (1.988 Miles) 00:10:13, Place overall: 5
Total Distance
7.00

Good race for the first one of the year. Not happy about my time or place, but really I'm just getting used to this fast pace after running slow all winter. Ran 3.2 miles easy in the morning, 9:10 average haha. Got to BYU at 3:30, ran probably 1 mile or less warming up about 15 minutes before I started. I didn't get any strides in but I did some high knees, butt kickers, and stretches and that got me loosened up. I was seeded 6th, and when we started I got right into second. I didn't think the leaders were going to go any faster than 60 seconds a lap (10:00 pace) but this kid in front was blazing. I slowed to 5 minute mile pace on the backstretch because I didn't want to waste all my energy at the very begining, and pretty much the entire field passed me. I think I was in last at the first lap but I was right where I wanted to be, 60 seconds. Second lap I passed one or two people, came through in 2:00. 3rd lap was similar, came through in 3:00, next lap was 4:01. By this time I was in 7th or 8th, and there was a pretty large gap between me and the next runners, and I was catching up. Passed the mile in 5:04, even though I had been catching people and I thought I was going faster than a 63 for that lap. The next few laps were where I let go of the pace, just like every 3200 I ever run. I hope this season I can break that habit. I was in a pack of 3, and the lead pack had 3 as well. My pack was me, Adam Wood, and Gabe Prettypaint. We kept switching the lead and trying to get back up to the other guys, but we didn't gain very much ground on them. With 400 to go, Adam made a move and Gabe went with them. For some stupid reason I let them get maybe 10 meters ahead. I worked hard on the back stretch to get up there but Adam was getting away. Rounding the final turn, I sprinted past Gabe but a Adam was few seconds ahead of me. If I had gone with them with 400 left I bet you anything I could have beaten Adam and maybe gotten some ground on the leaders. For tactics, I'm giving this race a B. I started the race in a good position, and then let the leaders get away, that was probably my biggest mistake. I have Weber next week, hopefully I can get closer to 10 then. Cooled down half a mile. 

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Total Distance
54.60
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