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Member Since:

Jun 01, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

NCAA Champ

Running Accomplishments:

My Personal Records are:

High School

1600 meters - 5:34 Freshman, Regions

5:30.44 Sophomore, State

5:13.35 Junior, State

4:54.68 Senior, State Champion!!!

3200 meters - 11:59.9 Freshman, State

11:50.33 Sophomore, State

11:15 Junior, BYU Invite

10:30.88 Senior, Arcadia Invitational (sea level)

10:39.23 Senior, State Champion!!!

College

1500 - 4:31, Trojan Invite 2013

3k - 9:44.01, MPSF 2012

5k - 16:34, Stanford 2013

10k - 34:46.94, Mt. SAC 2013

Half-Marathon - 1:24:30.56 (Handcart Days)

In my freshmen year, I lettered in both track and cross country. I also got the Rookie of the Year Award in cross country, and the Freshmen of the Year Award in track. At regions for XC I was 7th. At state I was 65th. In track at regions I placed 3rd in the mile and 2nd in the 2 mile. At state I was 17th in the mile and 13th in the 2 mile.

Sophomore year I was a cross country captain and I lettered again. I was 3rd at regions and 12th at state. At track regions I was 3rd in the mile and the 2 mile. I also anchored the winning medley relay team.

Junior year I got a stress fracture about a month before the cross country season started, but made a great comeback with a 2nd place finish at regions. At state I placed 6th, and I broke 19 minutes for the second time in my racing history. Team captain again. In track I shattered my old PRs and was doing well until I got a stress reaction. After 3 weeks off I built my strength back up and performed well at state, earning 4th in the 1600 and 5th in the 3200. After that, I was invited to the Great Southwest Track Meet in Albuquerque, where I took 5th.

My senior year in cross country I was a captain again, this time with Amanda and Natalie. This season I was injury free so I got to run competitively at invites. At state I took 3rd. At Footlocker Western Regionals I outkicked a girl on the track to finish 10th, which qualified me for nationals the next weekend. I beat both of the girls who had beat me at state in that race. At nationals I took 22nd and beat 6 of the girls who had beat me at regionals. Going into the outdoor season the first Invitational I attended was the Davis Super Meet where I qualified for state in the 1600 and the 3200, and I broke the meet record for the 3200 in an 11:01.29, the previous record was an 11:17. I had a strong finish to my senior season and finally claimed a state title. I ran the fastest 1600 and 3200 at state for any division, claiming the double crown in those events, and earning the athlete of the year award :)

Now in college, I run for the University of Utah. I lettered my freshman season of cross country, and made it to regionals in the 5k in track.

Sophomore year I improved in cross country. In track I raced the 1500, 5k, 800, 10k, and the mile of the DMR before repeating the 5k at conference and then the 10k at regionals. Placed 28th behind a lot of seniors... so nationals next year!!

Short-Term Running Goals:

~~Run a 5k in under 18 minutes~~

~~Win state in the 1600 and 3200~~

~~Place in the top 5 at state in the 1600~~

~~Make it to Footlocker National Championships~~

Make it to nationals

Run sub 16:30 5k

Run sub 9:30 3k

Break the school record in the 10k

Break the school record in the 5k

Long-Term Running Goals:

Be an All-American

Be a conference champion

Make Olympic trials

Personal:

I am a junior at the University of Utah. My little sister is a freshman at Utah Valley University.

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Fri, Feb 10, 2012

Race: Husky Invite (3.1 Miles) 00:16:52, Place overall: 31, Place in age division: 1

Total Distance

9.00

I got to race my first 5k indoor today! And its my first time in Seattle! I warmed up around the block where the Dempsey track was. I got about 2 and a half miles. As I was just on the other side of the building from where I would need to enter, it started pouring and I got drenched just running over to the door! Fortunately I had my rain gear though so it wasn't bad. I went inside for a minute to see where the meet was at, and then I went back out for some strides and drills. I felt great during the strides so I hoped that I'd be able to run the pace I needed to in the race and feel relaxed. After going back inside, I put on my spikes and then went to the outer lanes for a few more strides and drills. Also I got to cheer for AuraLea in her heat, which was right before mine. When hers ended, I went to the start with the other girls in my heat. I was number 15, and I was on the outside right by the wall, but the official said if I wanted I could go behind into lane 1, so that's what I did. When the race started I think that was a good choice because it made it impossible for me to go out too fast. The first few laps everyone was in a big pack so I just stayed with them. I was pretty far back but I wasn't worried about moving up yet, also I would have had to go out pretty wide to be able to move up. When other girls moved out I moved up into their spots, but sometimes other girls would cut me off and it was very chaotic. Still I didn't worry, and gradually some girls would begin to fall back. We came through the mile at some time between 5:22-5:26 and I was feeling great. More people began to fall back then. There were 2 girls in green and a girl in brown and yellow with a horse on her uniform that I kept my eye on. When the girl with the horse would pass people, I was right behind her. We came through the second mile around the 10:50s I think, and around her I was in 8th and the pack was broken and there was just a long string of girls in front of me. I kept picking them off, one by one, and then I passed the girl with the horse on her jersey and got into 3rd! The girls in first and second were pretty spread out from each other and me, but there were times I definitely could tell I was gaining on 2nd. Each of the last few laps I reminded myself how much I had left so when I could raise the effort level and catch them. On the last lap I began kicking it in and just after the first curve I caught the second girl, and then going around and out of the second curve I caught the first girl and then I just pushed as hard as I could to stay ahead of her and I did!!! And I got a PR!!!!!!! :) :) :) I and the coaches were really happy with my race :) And my aunt had come with some of her friends so it was nice having them there too :) Afterwards I put on my rain gear and then went outside for 3 miles cooldown. I did 2 laps around the sports areas like I had before and then a little extra to get to a full 3. I am in the 3k tomorrow but I still don't know if I am going to race it. For now I am going to treat the day like I am, and we'll see how I feel tomorrow.

Comments

From Burt on Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 12:24:19 from 72.223.93.158

Wow Susannah! You keep getting faster and faster.

From Bec on Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 14:08:44 from 68.206.133.141

That is soooo fast! So smokin! Congrats.

From Andrea on Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 18:14:43 from 12.44.144.104

Congrats on the new PR! That's awesome...my goal is to break 17 this year :o)

From Kam on Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 18:39:23 from 67.2.33.164

That is a remarkable time. You are such a dedicated, hard worker.

From Susannah on Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 00:10:48 from 65.121.105.8

Thanks everyone! I was really happy when I saw my time, especially because during the last few laps the coach started to tell me if I kept the pace up I'd break 17! Every workout pays off and its days like these that help me appreciate it at be excited to keep working out and setting new goals

From Jake K on Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 20:19:40 from 72.201.142.201

Awesome, awesome, awesome Susannah! Really happy that you cracked 17... actually, crushed it! Great race strategy too - you stayed patient, didn't waste any energy in the first 2 miles, then ran all those girls down! Way to finish strong!

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