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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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65.00
Cool Blue Miles: 65.00
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Rainy Monday mornings are great long run days! I started at Sugarhouse park and ran up to 2100e and headed north. I ran to Sunnyside and then up above the zoo and onto Wasatch Drive. The tennis place at mile 4.5 was great timing for a pit stop. I ran Wasatch until it ended and I had to cut down to Foothill, where I then continued on the paved part of the Shoreline trail. I took that over the freeway and where it led out to Tanner Park. I headed back towards Sugarhouse and added on around the perimeter of the park to get the full 13. 7:34 average pace.

Cool Blue Miles: 13.00
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This morning I forgot that the stroller wasn't in my car. Oops. Luckily, my sister was able to tend. I started at her house and ran along 1300e towards campus. I took 500s up to where it turned into Foothill, and took that to 2100s. Then I went down to 20th east before heading south some more. As I was almost to the freeway underpass, there were some tall weeds on either side of the sidewalk, and my iPod cord got caught and pulled to the ground. My iPod screen was broken :( But because of the Zagg shield on it, there are no sharp edges or missing pieces. I continued to about 2900s before turning and heading back towards my parents house. I added on going the long way around the perimeter of Sugarhouse before going back to finish with the full 10. 7:28 average pace.

Cool Blue Miles: 10.00
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This morning I did 9 miles in the neighborhood.  7:24 average pace.  

After taking a final in the afternoon, I went for a run with Jesse and Ellie on the Jordan River trail.  I pushed the stroller out and Jesse took it back.  7:42 average pace. 

Cool Blue Miles: 13.00
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My legs were tired today!  But I still got a good hill workout in at Cottonwood Complex.  My mom is finally back from Boston!  So she met me there to take Ellie for a walk in the stroller while I did my workout.  She's awesome.  I warmed up around the block and then did strides and drills in the field.  I did 8 of the 400 meter hills.  My times were between 1:27-1:34 (lack of focus on that slow one, they were mostly between 1:29-1:30) with recovery jog back to the start.  I cooled down to finish with 9 total.  I was hoping for 10, but didn't have the last mile in me today.  

Cool Blue Miles: 9.00
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9 miles in the neighborhood again today.  I don't remember my pace and don't feel like getting off the couch to go look at my Garmin.  

Cool Blue Miles: 9.00
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Finished my last final yesterday!  And had a great run today!  I started in Sugarhouse with a half lap around the perimeter and then towards 3300s via the cemetery loop route.  At 33rd, I went up to 20th east and then more south to Keller.  There I turned and went up to 2300e, where I went south some more until I was at 6 miles, which got me almost to 4500s.  I turned around and headed back on 23rd and 20th east.  I had to add on a quarter when I got back to the car.  7:06 average!  I guess sleeping in after finishing finals gave me an added bonus.  Or maybe it was the sugar in the cupcakes last night...  Anyway, I'm glad to have finished my first 65 mile week in 2 years!!

Cool Blue Miles: 11.00
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