| 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 Pegasus 29 IV Miles: 91.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
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AM: I went on my usual 10 miler this morning. I'm almost feeling 100% better from the 10k. Still a slow run, somewhere in the low 7 min range, but nonetheless an improvement over yesterday. Glad to have gotten this run over with. Oh, I forgot to mention, I finally got my Garmin! I ordered it forever ago, I received it, it was dysfunctional, so I sent it in to Garmin, and they just sent me a new one! Finally I have my Garmin back <3 |
| Nike Pegasus 29 IV Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 |
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AM: This morning we did the cemetery run from SHP. Natalie and I did two laps in the cemetery, then a lap around the outside of SHP afterwards to get us to 10. It was an easy, good run. I am feeling back to normal finally, and now I get to start doing some workouts! PM: Went out for a quick 6 miles in the afternoon since I won't get the chance later. 6:45 avg. Now off to the Salt Flats! |
| Nike Pegasus 29 IV Miles: 16.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 |
| AM: I got back from the Salt Flats too late last night, so I slept in and ran on my own. This week I am starting some workouts that I was given by Coach Eyestone. So I ran on my usual ten mile route, and after a mile out, I did 5-4-3-2-1 fartlek with 3-2-2-1 recovery. I was ranging between 5:30-5:40 pace for all the on's. Then I finished out my ten mile loop. The on's weren't quite as fast as a usual fartlek workout would be, but I was on uphill for most of it, and I was alone. Plus I wasn't really going at a super hard effort. PM: Did four easy mile before work. It was cloudy for just the right amount of time. |
| Nike Pegasus 29 IV Miles: 14.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 17.00 | 17.00 |
| AM: Today we met at Shoreline Trail across from the zoo. We went out to the fountain, then up to the Red Butte fence, and back to where we started. I think I went a shorter way than we were supposed to, so Chris and I went out and back towards JCC to add some before heading back along Shoreline. Then once we were back, Natalie, Chris and I added to get to 8. For the amount of effort this run took, it felt like it should have been way more than 8. PM: I met up with Natalie to do 6, but I didn't get enough miles this morning, so I did three on my own before, then did 6 with her. I realized something when I did those 3 miles alone. When you run in the tiniest pair of short shorts you have and no shirt, and you're alone, people give you weird/mean looks, but if you are running with someone, they give you a much nicer look. |
| Nike Pegasus 29 IV Miles: 17.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 |
| AM: This morning I couldn't make practice so I went on my run early in the morning. After a mile warm up on my ten mile loop, I started 20 minutes fartlek with 60 secs rest at half way. The first half I struggled a bit to get moving but I averaged 5:31, then took the minute break, and the second half I managed to average 5:24. I feel like it hurt a little more than it should have, but this is the first tempo I've done in a while, and it was on uphill. So in the future I expect them to be faster with the same effort. Then I cooled down to 6 miles. PM: I was pressed for time this morning so I didn't get quite as much as I wanted, and I accidentally napped for 2 hours more than I meant, so I only had time for 5 rather than the 8 I was planning. |
| Nike Pegasus 29 IV Miles: 11.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| AM: This morning we met at Liberty park. We did a lap on the wood chips as warm up, then did 10X(1 min on/1 min off) around the pond. I did these with Chris and we started out a little slower on the on's than usual, but we picked it up by the fifth one. Then we did another lap on the wood chips cool down, and I added some with the RealDeals to get 8. |
| Nike Pegasus 29 IV Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 |
| AM: Met up with Jake and his group for a long run this morning at Jeremy Ranch. There was a big group, about 12 guys I'd say, which is about 11 more people than I am used to for long runs. We just plugged along at a nice pace and had some interesting conversations. They say you can learn something from every run, and on this run I learned that smart distance runners use PED's whenever they can. (Performance Enhancing Downhill, that is). It felt like we picked it up a bit on they way back, but really it was just the climb of about 400 ft that you really don't notice on the way out.
Dang, I miscounted miles. Now I hit an ugly number :/ |
| Nike Pegasus 29 IV Miles: 15.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 91.00 | 91.00 |
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| Nike Pegasus 29 IV Miles: 91.00 |
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