| 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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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 75.00 | 75.00 |
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| Nike Lunar Glide +2 Miles: 28.50 | Nike Lunar Glide +3 Miles: 18.50 | Nike Pegasus 28 Miles: 28.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| AM: This morning I got up a bit later than I planned and wanted to do 5 miles. I took a step outside and realized that wouldn't happen. It was already mid 80's a little after 8 am. I managed to go four miles. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/194868228 |
| Nike Lunar Glide +2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 |
| AM: This morning we met at a new place. A parking lot at the North end of Wasatch Blvd. From here we took the trail that goes toward Tanner Park, but backwards. We basically did Thunderbird backwards from there. At the top of Hogle Zoo we hit four,and we turned there and headed. back. Before starting the run, we went out a half mile and back along Wasatch to add a bit and we finished with that as well. I felt okay. My hips are really sore. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/195221460 PM: This evening I went on an easy four mile run. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/195221454 |
| Nike Lunar Glide +2 Miles: 14.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 |
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AM: Today we met at Sunnyside Park. Bill was running late, so we all did a loop around the park and got a mile in before he arrived. Once he arrived, he told some people their workouts, since some are racing tomorrow and others are not, and then we were off. Nat, Bill, and I went to the City Creek drinking fountain and back. To the cars it was 10.5 miles, and I just left it there because I had to go to the bathroom. Nat and Bill went to 11. Plus I have a nice 3.5 mile loop by my house for my afternoon run. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/195390870 PM: I got out of work pretty late and I was wiped out, but I managed to get to my goal for the day which was 14. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/196349891
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| Nike Lunar Glide +2 Miles: 10.50 | Nike Lunar Glide +3 Miles: 3.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 |
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AM: A few of us weren't racing, so we decided to go up to Jeremy Ranch road and get in a run there. Dakota and Sarah B started a little before us, and as soon as Nat and I had satellite, the two of us and Bill started. The plan originally was to go to the road which at first was a little over six from the 5 mile turn around. Well, pretty soon we hit mile 7 and still no road. We had to add a little on the road to get to 7.5, and we headed back. I was a bit cranky on the way back, not because of the long run, but because I thought and had mentally prepared for a ten, not a fifteen. I think if I could know exactly how far the run is at the beginning, ehem, then I would enjoy the run more. Still, it was a great run. That entire run is full of rolling hills, and a gradual incline on the way out, and we still managed to maintain a 7:52. That's not half bad for a 15. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/196349885 |
| Nike Lunar Glide +3 Miles: 15.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| AM: Today has been a lazy day. I heard nothing about practice and probably wouldn't have gone if there was practice. I got to bed really late last night and was tired from a hard run and a long day of work. It was a perfect day to sleep in too, because it was nice and cloudy, and sprinkling a bit. I just did my four mile loop twice and got 8 miles. Since I still don't have my Garmin, I just ran with the Nike+ app on my phone. |
| Nike Pegasus 28 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| AM: The group met at the Park and Ride and we carpooled up to Pipeline. Once there, the group started immediately while Nat and I still needed satellite. So we waited until both of us had satellite and by the time we started, the rest of the group had been gone for maybe three minutes. Right from the beginning we sped up and sped up until we got a good pace going. We were doing about 7:10's on the way there, a solid pace for all the hills. We caught everyone except for Chris, who was headed back when Nat and I were nearly to the turn around. I led for the first maybe 2.5, then Nat took the lead. We decided we'd switch off again at the turn. Instead of having to add on .7 at the end, Natalie and I decided we would go to five on one of the smaller trails the branch off of the turn around. That was a stupid idea. Now I see why we turn at that point of Pipeline. We took a trail that went right up the mountain. It didn't look that steep, but oh boy was it. We turned a little before five and headed back. I took the lead on the way back, and it took about a half mile to get back into the pace we were going. We eventually got into the 7:00 range, which was a bit faster than on the way out. We pushed consistently and had to add about .1 at the end to get to 10. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/196349866 |
| Nike Pegasus 28 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| AM: This morning I got up on my own and decided to do the Magna Run for the ten that I needed. I went west along 3500 S to 8400 S, then south until I hit 4.5, then came back the same way and added a mile loop close to my house to get my to ten. I wasn't worried about pace or anything today, just to get the miles done at one time. It was a relaxed run. Averaged something like 7:20's. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/196722414 |
| Nike Pegasus 28 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 75.00 | 75.00 |
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| Nike Lunar Glide +2 Miles: 28.50 | Nike Lunar Glide +3 Miles: 18.50 | Nike Pegasus 28 Miles: 28.00 |
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