| 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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| AM: For the first time in a long time, I got my Sunday 10 miler in! It felt so great to get back to the routine I had for so long during summer training and the XC season. I just went at whatever pace my legs carried me. My lower legs were pretty sore (my calves, soleus, achilles), so I rolled them and stretched them. My average pace was 6:54, so not to bad for the first time back to this run. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/264781111
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| Nike Pegasus 29 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 |
| AM: Again, this morning I went for my 10 mile loop. My lower legs were sore from yesterday, so I stretched and rolled them before and after the run. Like yesterday, I just went at whatever pace felt good, and my average was 6:40 today! I hope to get my average down to the low 6's like I had during the XC season for this run. I felt better after this run today than I did after this run yesterday as well. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/264781104 PM: Before work I went our for another run. There is no school today, so might as well get some good miles in today. I went for my old six mile loop. Again, it felt so good to do a double, and on the same routine/routes that I did during the summer. Correction, the WARM summer. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/264781094
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| Nike Pegasus 29 Miles: 16.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 |
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AM: Went on an easy four on my own. My eyes watered a bit when I turned into the breeze, and then froze in the 7 degree weather. When I got back, I had a layer of ice on my lower eye lashes. Hooray for the cold! http://connect.garmin.com/activity/264900007 PM: We ran down to Liberty Park and did 6X800 from the 1 mile mark to the 1.5 mile mark. It is flat, with a very slight downhill on the last 200 meters. Bill said to hit 2:20's, so I knew I'd be pushing. We would jog back to the start for equal recovery. There was a lot of ice in some parts of the sidewalk, so there was that factor in all of them. I went 2:19, 2:19, 2:18, 2:18, 2:19, and then when we finished the fifth one I got the very nice but rare surprise that Bill decided to leave it at 5! Then we went back to the school and added some to be at 9.
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| Nike Pegasus 29 Miles: 13.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 |
| PM: Today we went on a nice, long run to recover from speed yesterday. We went along 1300 E to Sugarhouse Park, then did a road lap in there and then got on the Cemetery route. We didn't go in the cemetery, just went straight to Melbourne and then came back the usual way. Chris and I made a wrong turn towards Sugarhouse Park and ended up adding a bit. Back at the school I hit 11. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/269519697 |
| Nike Pegasus 29 Miles: 11.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 12.25 | 12.25 |
| AM: Went for an extremely icy four miles, so consequently they were super slow. Despite my best efforts to not fall, I did take a little tumble.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/269519682 PM: The sidewalks had a layer of ice on them and were absolutely unusable, so we had to run along the very crowded road of 1300 E to SHP and we did three road laps because that was the only place clear of ice. Then we came back to the school and hit 8.25. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/269519672
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| Nike Pegasus 29 Miles: 12.25 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| PM: Today we went on an easy six mile to the Olivet Cemetery and back, with three loops inside the cemetery. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/269519664
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| Nike Pegasus 29 Miles: 6.00 |
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Winter Series 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:16:21, Place overall: 4 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| AM: After arriving at the Saltair, we got our bibs and shirts, then went on a warm up. I got a total of three miles, then put on my flats and went over to the line. We started and got into a quicker pace than I was expecting for the field. These aren't high school guys who go out way to fast, so I wasn't expecting to hit a 4:50 mile. One guy got far ahead, and I was about five meters behind Fritz at this point. He slipped about another 10-15 meters from me by the turn around, where I started to try and play catch up. Well, here is where my lack of mileage kicked in. I wasn't able to stay on top of pace and eventually Chris caught and passed me. I tried to go with him, but couldn't. I threw in some short surges during the last mile as to try and close on him a little, and I did, but still I fell off him about 10ish seconds. Afterwards we did another 3ish miles cool down and I went come. Overall, I knew wouldn't do too hot at this race today. I just started miles again, and expect that I need a solid 3-4 weeks of consistent miles to get back into the swing of things. I hope to be ready by Simplot. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/269519651
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| Nike Pegasus 29 Miles: 8.75 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 77.00 | 77.00 |
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| Nike Pegasus 29 Miles: 77.00 |
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