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Location:

SLC,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 12, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

High School: 

5th place 2007 Region 2 cross country

2nd place 2008 Region 2 1600m

3rd place 2008 Region 2 3200

9th place 2008 5A State 1600m (4:27)

4th place 2008 5A State 3200m (9:36)

800: 2:04

Road Races: 

5k: 16:06 (sea-level)

5k: 15:50 (Rex Lee Run '09)

5k: 14:52 (Running with the Leopards '09)

10k: 32:19

Half Marathon: 1:14:34 (Provo Halloween Half 2011) 

Marathon: 3:11 (Utah Valley 2017)

Walked on the BYU cross country team as a freshman.

Short-Term Running Goals:

-Get back in prime running shape.

-Rebuild my base:

16:30 5k

34:00 10k

1:13 Half

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

-Boston Qualifier

Personal:

-Got married March of 2018. No kids yet, but we have a cat name Chaco.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Skylon Lifetime Miles: 639.40
Nike Skylon 2 Lifetime Miles: 239.80
Brooks Defyance 4 Lifetime Miles: 118.46
New Balance 1400 Lifetime Miles: 130.01
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00
New Balance 1400 Miles: 8.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.400.004.40

Another run with Ben this afternoon. Both of us started out feeling a little sluggish, but it ended up being a pretty good run. We started out with a 7:43, 7:24, 7:04, 6:24, and then 5:30 pace for the last .4 miles. It felt comfortable and good by the end. 

I was having knee pain saturday so I took the day off, but it feels fine after today. 

New Balance 1400 Miles: 4.40
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.600.003.60

Today was an eventful run. We started out on a trail, but I ended up tripping on a rock and flying through the air, landing my knee into a rock and rolling across my forearm. The pain was bad enough in my knee that I didn't even notice the scrapes all over my arm. I shook it off after a minute of pain and got up. Ben and I went back to my apartment and I washed up and we went on a run to the track and back. My knee was hurting, but it loosened up as we ran.

Out splits were 8:25, 7:16, 7:43, and 6:00 for the last .6 miles. I was slow at first, but once I got warmed up my knee felt fine. A little weak, but not bad. 

 Tonight my knee is pretty sore, but I hope it won't stop me from running. I think I'll just have a good bruise, I don't see any swelling.

 

Here's my arm after the fall. I don't remember the last time I ate it this bad. 

 Battle wounds. 

New Balance 1400 Miles: 3.60
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New Balance 1400 Miles: 8.00
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