| Location: Salt Lake City,UT,USA Member Since: Jun 16, 2010 Gender: Male Goal Type: Highschool Champ Running Accomplishments: - I did better than I hoped my first year of XC. Really I didn't know what to expect and looking back I'm proud of myself for reaching the level I did sophomore year.
-I broke five in the mile @ the Davis Invite Sophomore year
Freshman Year: I didn't run cross country because I didn't really know about it until well into the school year:( In track the first ever mile I ran at practice was a 7:13 (HA!) and I ended the season with a 5:38 PR. I really only ran the mile that year.
Sophomore Year: I started running XC with the first summer workouts. I built up mileage all summer and progressively got better. Once the season came in I PR'ed almost every race. I ended the season with a 17:27 at regions, which means I was splitting at about 5:48 miles, only ten seconds slower than my PR in the mile freshman year. I also got the Rookie of the Year award, along with Dakota. Track season, well, was track season. A lot of lovely drama and confusion but hopefully that is all over for next year because I really want to focus on being a competitor in my Region and at State. I ended the season with a 4:58 PR.
Junior Year: I had an awesome XC season. I built mileage all though the summer and pushed myself through the season. I was doing well, until my shins just got to painful to run through, and unfortunately that was the pretty much the end of my season. I took time off before Region and ran as hard as I could finishing 10. Once State came around, I decided that I would pull out of the race to give another one of our guys a shot at running. Right after State, I began cross training, and I cross trained all throughout the winter, until I got back to running about two weeks before indoor started. I struggled a bit during indoor to manage my shins, but I followed my training, got stronger, and strengthened myself enough where my shins no longer even bothered me. I was able to go through the entire outdoor season without injury and climbed to mileage I had never achieved. I was second in the 2 mile at Region and made State, where I PR'ed again. I couldn't be happier with my outdoor season because although I didn't quite reach the times I could have hoped for, I stayed 100% injury free and I can tell that I am stronger and ready to take on a summer of hard training.
Senior Year: I trained hard and consistently this summer, climbing to 100 mile weeks, and feeling strong while doing so. I stayed at high mileage all through the season, averaging 90 miles a week, and racing hard all the while. When it came time to taper, I saw just how much all those miles paid off, and now I'm proud to say I'm a Region Champion, as well as top 10 in the state.I trained hard and consistently this summer, and it payed off. I am a different runner now than I was a year ago, staying completely away from injury, giving me confidence that my body can take all the hard training that is coming up. I trained hard and went into Footlocker excited, but I did not do nearly as well as I could have. But, my failure at Footlocker fueled me for the season, and I set some PR's during Indoor. My real step up though, was during outdoor. I improved all season, with some great highlights along the way. I ran well at Arcadia, racing three times and PR'ing by almost 40 seconds in a 3200 after having raced twice previously. I continued improving and working hard, and at the Davis Invite I finished third with a 4:14 1600. I then went on to finish 5th at State in the 1600, and 3rd in the 3200, a big improvement over my 10th place finish during Cross. Despite knowing that I could have done better this year, I am very satisfied with how my season went. I made a big jump through hard work, and I learned so much about running and about myself. Now, I am proud to say that I have signed to BYU and will be running for one of the best teams in the NCAA! Go Cougars!
Personal Records:
5k - (aided) 15:03 Running of the Leopards 2013
- 15:36 NXR 2012
800 - 1:59.63 Region Champs 2013
1600 - 4:14.64 Davis Invite 2013
3200 - 9:16.9 Utah State T/F Champs 2013
3200 - 9:07.94 Arcadia Invite 2013 (sea level)
Short-Term Running Goals: -Cross Country Region Champion!
-Break 4:40 in the mile
-Break 4:30 in the mile
-Break 4:20 in the mile
-Run an 800 under 2:10
-Run an 800 under 2:00
-Run a XC 3 mile course under 17:00
-Run a XC 3 mile course under 16:30
-Run a XC 3 mile course under 16:00
-Run a XC 3 mile course in under 15:30
-Break 17:00 in a 5K
-Break 16:30 in a 5K
-Run in the mens elite race at Footlocker
-Place high in the state in the 1600/3200
Long-Term Running Goals: -Run in college
-Stay healthy and run for life
-Have fun while running!
Personal: High school is now over, and real life starts. I will be attending and running for BYU in the fall. GO COUGARS! Favorite Blogs: |
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| Day of rest so no running, and boy did I need it. I made sure to get a large amount of sleep, something I have not gotten this past whole week. Ah, 12 hours of sleep reminds me of summer <3 | | Add Comment |
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Today is Martin Luther King Jr Day, so we didn't have school. I met Bill, Natalie, Abigail, and Sarah Sargent out on the River Trail on 53rd S. We needed 12 today so we headed north on the trail 5 miles and back, then did a two mile loop once we got back to the starting point heading south. I felt great for the first 8 miles. After that I started to feel that long-run tiredness. I could really feel my hips were tight. Our pace was pretty good on this run, a 7:33, considering that it was covered with snow the entire time and our feet slip a little on every step. Plus the fact that it is 12 miles. I stayed surprisingly warm the entire run, for running on snow, and didn't feel cold until mile 12 when it got colder all of a sudden. I am glad to get this run out of the way, and ecstatic that there was no school today and I could go home and rest! Right after we finished we did a few drills, high knees, butt kicks, lunges, and calf and heel walks. I could barely do any of those. Particularly high knees and butt kicks. I stretched once I got home and will do core, squats, and lunges later in the day. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/142330307
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| After tack stuff was over, the distance went down to Liberty Park for a speed workout. We did 6X800 each with a half mile recovery. My splits were sort of all over the place. I hit 2:35, 2:40, 2:37, 2:33, 2:41, and 2:38. I think I was supposed to hit 2:35's so I did and didn't accomplish my goal. I was really really tired today though, and particularly after the workout I felt like the life had been drained from me. I think I am going to take a day off tomorrow. Plus finals at the end of this week. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/143078025 |
| Nike Lunar Glide +2 Miles: 10.00 |
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| I felt like crap after yesterday's workout, plus I had to study for finals tomorrow, so I didn't go to workout, or have time to run on my own. It was a good day of rest for me. | | Add Comment |
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| After track practice the distance went off to Sugarhouse Park for a fartlek workout. The workout was 5 on, 3 off, 4 on, 3 off, 3on, 3 off, 2 on, 2 off, 1 on, 1 off. I got two laps and a little extra in that time. I had broken away from Natalie and Bill so I just headed back to the school. I was at 8 for the day. This link is just for the fartlek: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/143078013 |
| Nike Lunar Glide +2 Miles: 8.00 |
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| Since today is the day before a race, distance went up to the track to do one mile warm up, two miles speed changes, then one mile cool down. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/145776483 |
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Weber State Indoor Meet (2 Miles) 00:11:15, Place in age division: 2 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| I carpooled up to Weber State with Natalie. Once there I did about 2 miles warm up, then put on my flats and waited to be seeded. After I was seeded, I went off to do strides while waiting for the other heats of boys two miles to go by. When the gun goes off I made sure to hold back from getting up with the leaders, seeing as the race before I went out way, way too fast. A half mile into the race I moved up to second trailing a Star Valley kid. I stayed behind him the rest of the way and with a half mile left I tried to make a move and pass him, but when I did he just sped up so I decided to hold off until the last couple laps. I should have passed him earlier in the race instead of settling behind him. I finished second with a time of around 11:15, I don't know my exact time. |
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