| 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 28 II Miles: 59.00 | Nike Lunarspeed Lite+ Miles: 7.00 | Nike Forever XC Spike Miles: 3.00 | Nike Pegasus 28 III Miles: 21.00 |
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| AM: Got my usual Sunday morning routine in. 10 easy miles. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/218211081 |
| Nike Pegasus 28 II Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 |
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AM; No school or work for the first time in it seems like forever! So after failing to get any guys together for a run, I just went on my own run. I just did my usual 10 mile loop. No matter how many times I run that exact loop, it just never gets old. My brain was off in thought land and before I knew it I was finishing the run! Like all my other morning runs, I didn't focus on pace in the least bit, but averaged 6:52. This is my favorite type of run. When your brain decides to go into deep thought and it makes the run zoom by! Great way to start the day! http://connect.garmin.com/activity/218558118 PM: I went on an easy six miles to get a solid 16 for the day. I got new shoes today! http://connect.garmin.com/activity/218648467
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| Nike Pegasus 28 II Miles: 16.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 13.50 | 13.50 |
| AM: Easy 3.5 miles on my own. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/219140158
PM: We warmed up two grass laps, then did a mile of speed changes after. Bill talked for a bit, after which we did another two laps because we lost a little warm up. Then we started our workout. Varsity runners were doing speed, everyone else was doing an easier workout for the race tomorrow at Sunnyside with Emily. Our workout was 5X1000 with s 400 recovery. My goal time was to be 3:18. I figured out my splits and that was 79 400's, so pretty slow reps, but this wasn't fast supposed to be fast speed. My times went 3:15, 3:17, 3:17, 3:15, 3:11. After everyone finished, Dakota had one left so Chris and I paced him. His goal pace was like 3:40 but we brought him through in like 3:24. Afterwards Chris and I went for a little over two miles cool down to hit 10. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/219140145 |
| Nike Lunarspeed Lite+ Miles: 4.00 | Nike Pegasus 28 II Miles: 9.50 |
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Bountiful, Highland @ East (3 Miles) 00:16:03, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 |
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AM: Today I only have the two last periods of the day, so I slept in a little and went for a longer run. I woke up around 7:15 and got 7.5 miles. I was going to go 7, but I have a half lingering from yesterday so best to get that out of the way now. I think it might be time to start wearing my new shoes soon... http://connect.garmin.com/activity/219140122 PM: We rode the bus down to Liberty Park and I immediately started running the course to put up the mile markers. I finished the course and actually really liked it. Afterwards I stretched a bit before going on about another mile of warm up during the girls' race. Then I put on my spikes and did about 6 strides at the line. Of course today wasn't an actual race, more of a workout. I was to hit the first mile in 5:20 and then go down to about 80% the rest of the race. I was in the lead right off the line and once the pace started to settle at about the half mile, there were two guys right on me: Marcus and Chris. Chris was supposed to be with me and I wasn't worried about him at all, but I know Marcus was going to do his best to stay on me. I hit the mile in ~5:15, and Marcus was right on my heels. So I just went with the pace since it seemed like a solid effort, but I wasn't actually going race pace. I just went with it for the next mile. With about a mile left in the race, I threw in a speed change to see if Marcus could go with me. He responded to the first one, but I threw in another one right after and I heard him grow a little fainter. Again, I threw in another surge and heard him fall back even more. When we made the next sharp turn I looked over and he had fallen back further. So I just cruised at the same pace I was going for the next mile, and the last maybe .2 I picked it up a bit just because I was feeling great. I don't know by how much I won, but I think it was about 15 seconds. Chris was right on Marcus's heels when I saw them finishing, but Marcus just out kicked Chris. After Chris and I did about a mile and a half cool down at the park, then another mile going up towards East. We hit 2.5 right at the base of the hill and the bus picked us up from there. This was a great workout/race. I know that I didn't go 100%, but I believe this is a PR for me. I know that I definitely had something left over in the tank, so now I'm excited for Murray! http://connect.garmin.com/activity/219814466
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| Nike Forever XC Spike Miles: 3.00 | Nike Pegasus 28 II Miles: 14.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| AM: This morning just the Varsity boys had a morning workout, but anyone who wanted to come could. It was just Varsity guys and Abigail. We did the VA loop going down and across 1300 E, then we did 8 hills strides on the Kernoodle hill, and after that we did about 3/4 mile cool down to be at 4.75. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/219814446 PM: My Garmin died half way into this mornings workout so no link for the afternoon :( We just did a mile warm up, two miles of speed changes, then a mile and a quarter cool down to make up for this morning. Afterwards we did an ice bath, and then we had a team dinner at the Hurst home! |
| Nike Pegasus 28 II Miles: 9.00 |
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2012 Murray Invitational (3 Miles) 00:16:19, Place overall: 15, Place in age division: 15 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 |
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AM: It's my half day today so I got a great nights sleep and then went for 4 easy shakeout miles. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/219814436 PM: Once arriving at Murray Park, I did a 2 miles shakeout. Then there was a lot of stretching and cheering and all that stuff, followed by my actual warm up 45 minutes to my race. I got another 2.5 miles of warm up when I went back over to the stuff and put on my flats. Then I went to the line with the guys and did strides until the official called the start. This race is a tactical one. The guys go out really fast and I had to get out well to be where I wanted, and then once the pace settles the hills disrupt it and there is always a lot of movement in the lead and chase pack. I went out hard and was in the top 10 guys just up the first little step hill. There was a little pushing and elbowing going towards the backstop, but I was still in good position going past it (which by the way, now we go on the inside of it; MUCH better). Along the asphalt going past the start line it was really hectic because there were a lot of girls finishing and there was an army of guys trying to weave in and out of them. I was in the same relative position going up the first real hill and stayed there until we were off the snake. Right off the snake there was two or three guys, one I believe Brayden Cromar, that surged to try and catch the lead group which was beginning to distance itself from the rest of the guys. I tried to go with them but didn't quite match them, although I hadn't completely fallen off. Going along the soccer fields Michael Finch (a blogger!) came zooming along and I tried to go with him but couldn't muster it up. There was another few guys that I could tell were beginning to close on me a bit, but I didn't see them util we turned at the Indian head and guys started to kick. I held them off well enough, but going past the final bridge Alex Hedquist was kicking hard and passed me and two more guys were right on my heels. It wasn't until I heard some team mates cheering that I found out it was Chris and another guy. Coming off the backstop they both passed me and I went with them until about half way through the asphalt when they just got away. When we made the final turn onto the finishing straight I was starting to close on the pair but still finished about 5 seconds back. I have mixed emotions about this race. First of all, I'm not disappointed, exactly. I had a good race time and place wise, - I came into the race hoping for top 20- but didn't race against others too well. I let too many guys go and couldn't kick and finish strong, which I think is partially due to how hard I went out in the first place. Since I don't usually start that hard, I was hurting worse than I usually am towards the end and sacrificed some of that sprint energy necessary to kick. This, and I raced a little harder than I should have two days ago, plus I am at high miles. I'm glad I got some of these mistakes out of the way here though, because BYU is this upcoming Saturday and it's my favorite race of the year! Plus, I get to see my training partner in crime Natalie!! :D Afterwards I did two miles cool down and went home and put in a last study session for the ACT. Warm Up http://connect.garmin.com/activity/220986656
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| Nike Lunarspeed Lite+ Miles: 3.00 | Nike Pegasus 28 III Miles: 11.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| AM: This morning I met some Varsity guys and girls along with Bill at the River Trail. I had to take the ACT at 8, so we started a 6 am. I arrived about 10 minutes before and did 2 miles so I could be on time for the test. I had to throw out like 6:20 the last 2.5 miles to make it on time. And I just BARELY made it on time. That ACT was total crap. |
| Nike Pegasus 28 III Miles: 10.00 |
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| Nike Pegasus 28 II Miles: 59.00 | Nike Lunarspeed Lite+ Miles: 7.00 | Nike Forever XC Spike Miles: 3.00 | Nike Pegasus 28 III Miles: 21.00 |
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