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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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Total Distance
45.00
Shoes That Match Miles: 36.75
Total Distance
10.00

This morning after class (short break, but only 3 semesters until graduation!) I went for a run.  I ran the fruit loop route to Sunnyside, and I would have liked to go up Emigration Canyon but the wind was too cold!  So I went above the zoo onto Wasatch instead.  I continuted until it ended and then took the paved Shoreline trail almost to the first freeway overpass.  Then I took Foothill back to campus to finish with 10 total.  Afterwards I got my first lift in for the week.

Shoes That Match Miles: 10.00
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Total Distance
9.00

This morning I had a workout on my own since I'm racing Sunday and the other LD girls and the MD girls are racing Saturday.  I did the usual warmup and strides and drills, then the workout.  It was three 1k thresholds with 40 seconds recovery, then five 200s with 200 jog recovery, and a progressive 2400 starting at 98 and ending in 78.  On the 1ks I hit 3:40, 3:37, and 3:41.  On the 200s I went 36 for the first 4 and 35 on the fifth one.  For the progressive 2400, today was the best one I have ever ran!  My first lap was 1:37, about 3:11 at 800, don't remember the next one but the mile was 6:06 and the split was 90 like it was supposed to be (though I started fast on this one, for some reason in my mind I was thinking 88 was what I was supposed to hit) so I started the next one too fast as well thinking it was supposed to be an 84, but I recalculated and realized it was supposed to be an 86.  Came through at 7:28, 82 like it was supposed to be, for the next one, and finished in 8:46!  So the 78 I was supposed to hit!  What a great day :)  I cooled down 2 miles to finish with 9 total.

Shoes That Match Miles: 4.25
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Total Distance
7.00

This morning I went running at Liberty Park so I could run where it was flat and not on pavement.  I think I did 5 laps and a little extra, I wasn't really counting, just running until my Garmin had 7.  

Shoes That Match Miles: 7.00
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Total Distance
8.00

This morning I had my final workoout pre-conference!  I did the usual warmup and strides and drills at the track.  There were a few people running on the track when I was ready to get started...  I know people are angry with the gates that our coach put up to help preserve the track surface, it seems that some people think coming during track practice is the solution...  I didn't mind them being there, as long as they kept lane 1 clear.  The people working out when I started obliged when Kep politely asked them to move to 2.  My workout was four 500s and four 300s, 300 recovery on all.  My times on the 500s were 1:36, 1:35, 1:36, 1:37.  I think I started off too fast on the first one and couldn't pick a rhythm to go with.  But my times were still pretty close so each other so still consistent.  Onthe 300s I ran 54, 54, 53, 53.  On the third one there was another guy at the track running in 1...  I yelled "track" but he didn't move, so I just went around.  He was not happy when Kep asked him to move to the outer lanes, but left after one more lap so no longer our problem.  There was another situation a few weeks ago where someone was mad when the coaches asked them to move.  Most people probably wouldn't go play flag football in the middle of a college football practice, or go out on the rink during hockey practice, shoot hoops during basketball practice, the list could go on...  It is just irritating that some people don't hold the same regards for track.  For cooldown I did just over 2 to finish with 8 total.  I saw Tim afterwards, my hips/glutes are kinda tight.  Then I did normatech for about 20 minutes (it feels like it never stops, because after it hits the set time it still ends the cycle that it is on).  

Shoes That Match Miles: 4.50
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Total Distance
7.00

After arriving in Pullman, I went for a run from the hotel.  I found a paved walking/biking trail which was nice to run on.  I did 7 miles total.

Shoes That Match Miles: 7.00
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Total Distance
4.00

This morning I did my premeet along the trail I found yesterday.  I went out 2 miles and then did strides and drills part of the way back, and then ran the rest of the way back to the hotel.  Competition starts today, I'm excited to cheer on my teammates!

Shoes That Match Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
45.00
Shoes That Match Miles: 36.75
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