| 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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| Nike LunaRacer + Miles: 11.75 | Nike Lunar Glide +2 Miles: 53.25 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| After track stuff distance went up to the track for a speed workout. After our jog up to the track, we did 1 mile warm up and 1 mile speed changes. Then we changes shoes and jogged over to the 1000 start. Our workout is 1000, then 2X800, then 4X400, each with equal standing recovery. I was supposed to hit 3:15 for the 1000, but for some reason today I felt really weird and had little control of my form or pace. I hit a 3:03. The rest of my times were as follows: 2:31, 2:37, 1:17, 1:16, 1:17, 1:16. I was too far apart in my 800's but hit my 400 times spot on. This whole workout was just weird. Afterwards we did a little over 4 miles in a loop up Foothill, then down across Guardsman to the track, adding some there, then down to the school to hit 10 for the day. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/148889327 |
| Nike LunaRacer + Miles: 3.00 | Nike Lunar Glide +2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| After track stuff distance headed out for a long run. We needed twelve so we went along 1300 E until Cottonwood Complex, then ran around the outer edge of the park and hoped on 1100 E. Then turned down 3300 S until 900 E and took 900E all the way back to 900 S. We made several potty breaks on the way there, which slowed our pace to about an 8:11 pace. We finished pretty late, but it was an easy twelve. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/148889323 |
| Nike Lunar Glide +2 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| After track stuff distance went for a run. We went along 1300 E to South Temple, then turned onto State , then onto North Temple, followed by making a bunch of turns until we were running along Victory Road. We got to the hot springs that I had never heard of, and I got to touch the warm water! After that we headed back along 400 W and sort of "staircased" the run back to 900 S. At the base of the East hill, we went along 1100 E until we hit 10.5 miles and then walked up the hill back to East. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/148889319 |
| Nike Lunar Glide +2 Miles: 10.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| After track stuff distance jogged up to the track for a speed workout. For warm up we did the Foothill-Guardsman loop, then did a mile speed changes. Then we changed shoes and started our speed. the workout was 2 sets of 4X300 with 2 laps in between sets and the jog over to the start for recovery between each 300. My times were: 49, 51, 50, 49, then 51, 50, 50, 45. I pushed the last one. I thought I had hit stop on the second to last one, but I didn't so my garmin reads 52, when in reality it was at least a 50. I was content with this workout. Surprisingly I wasn't too dead. Afterwards we did a little over 3 miles to hit 10.5 for the day. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/148889307 |
| Nike LunaRacer + Miles: 2.50 | Nike Lunar Glide +2 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
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Since tomorrow we have a race, today was an easy run. We did a penny run. We ended up going down 800 S to 900 E, then up 1700 S, then down 1100 E until we hit 3 miles. Then just back the same way. Afterwards Kiley, Abigail, Ashley, and I got 20 tacos! Yum! http://connect.garmin.com/activity/148889294
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Winter Series 10K (6.21 Miles) 00:36:30, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 1 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 |
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After arriving at the Saltair and such we started our warm up. We did 4 miles on the road, then got back to the cars and changed shoes. Then went over to the start and did drills and strides. Once the race started I was in the lead pack. I felt like we were going way slow but we were at a 5:40 pace. Come mile two the lead pack had broken away a little bit. I made sure to stick on the two guys pushing the pace. I was right on their tails the entire way, but at the 5K turn around, they got away from me. They picked up their pace right after the turn, and it took me about a minute to work up to them. I stayed with them as long as I could, but a little after 4 miles they got away. Their pace had not slowed down at all, in fact it sped up. They were doing 5:20's and I couldn't stick on them. I knew if they broke away I would be in no man's land seeing as the people behind me were at least 70 metes back. After they broke away I felt myself slow down quite a bit. I'm hesitant to say that I crashed, but I did slow down. I hit about 6:30's at one point, but managed to pick it up to 6 flat again maybe a minute into mile 5. I just made sure to keep my pace there and push as much as I could for the rest. Overall this race was brutal, but I am content with my time and how I pushed. I split at a faster 5k time in this race than my actual 5k time, and kept my overall pace really close to my 5k pace. I ended up 4th overall and 1st in my age division. After the race I needed 5.25 miles, seeing as my warm up, strides, and race put me at 10.75. Once I finished that I just headed home. This is the link for just the race: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/148889274
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| Nike LunaRacer + Miles: 6.25 | Nike Lunar Glide +2 Miles: 9.75 |
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| Nike LunaRacer + Miles: 11.75 | Nike Lunar Glide +2 Miles: 53.25 |
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