| 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 IV Miles: 71.00 | Nike Lunarspeed Lite+ Miles: 2.00 |
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AM: Went on my usual ten miles. This is the last time I will do this run during xc season :') http://connect.garmin.com/activity/231233745
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| Nike Pegasus 28 IV Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 |
| AM: Easy four on my own. It is getting cold! http://connect.garmin.com/activity/231409415 PM: New type of workout today! We went up to Red Butte through Legacy Bridge, then once up there the workout was explained to us. There is cones every 100 meters going up Red Butte trail all the way to the fence where the 8th cone marking 800 meters is. We were doing speed on this trail, which would both make them go by faster, but also half would be uphill reps. We went 200, 400, 600, 800, 800, 600, 400, 400 each with it's own recovery. The first three were uphill, then the first 800 was downhill, the second 800 uphill, then the last three reps downhill. These were less for time and more for just speed workout effort. It went well, although the 600 and 800 uphill were killer. After that we went back to the track the same route and added about a mile there to be at 10. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/231603044
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| Nike Pegasus 28 IV Miles: 14.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 |
| AM: Easy four miles on my own. Slightly warmer than yesterday it felt... http://connect.garmin.com/activity/231898405 PM: Today we were running up to Red Butte again. Once up there the KUTV people interviewed me for Prep of the Week! That was fun. They got some footage of the team running a few hills and after that they left. We finished the rest of our hill and then we divided to go for our runs. The upper varsity took the scary, seldom-used trail onto Shoreline and the rest went the easy way onto Shoreline. The run we went on took us through to the Red Butte fence, then we hopped on that trail and took the super uphill, windy trail onto Shoreline, then that to the Zoo Trail Head. Chris, Faysal, and I got some water at the dog park fountain (not the best sounding statement, but nevertheless true; there is a people fountain there) and then we headed back down Sunnyside to the track. Once past Foothill, I was feeling good, so I picked up the pace quite a bit and just held that all the way back to the track. Once there I added about a half mile to be at 11. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/231898395
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| Nike Pegasus 28 IV Miles: 15.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 |
| AM: Easy four on my own. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/232475583 PM: We went down to Liberty from the track and after we regrouped at the fountain, we jogged over to the start line. We did 3 X2 miles at one minute slower than our race pace, so my pace would be 6:00's. I actually liked this workout more than I thought I would. I didn't struggle to hit the pace, but it wasn't necessarily easy. I felt great on them. Both Chris and I were consistently fast on all the splits, which was good. We hit 11:25, 11:30, and 11:21. Between each one we had a half mile recovery back to the start. After the last one we jogged around to the fountain for a drink, then headed back to East. We added a bit back at the track for a full twelve. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/232475581
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| Nike Pegasus 28 IV Miles: 16.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| AM: Easy four miles on my own. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/232475577 PM: I usually don't like surprises at workout, but then again, they are usually never pleasant surprises. But today was an exception. We started by running up to Sunnyside and doing a lap around the park before meeting at the white tree. Then we did a little bit of stretching, followed by some barefoot strides. Running barefoot is not my favorite; I prefer the cushion of my shoe. Anyway, after that we were divided into groups and we did a lap of fireman around the park. After we came back to the tree we headed back down to the track. By this point we were at like 3.2 miles and I was shocked to hear that we were done. Back at the track we added a little to be at 4 miles. Since we finished like an hour and a half before we normally do, I had plenty of time for an amazing ice bath and still ended up leaving like an hour before I normally do! http://connect.garmin.com/activity/232475575
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| Nike Pegasus 28 IV Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| AM: No run this morning PM: Today has been a chilly day and it was pretty cold at practice, so naturally on a day like this we do speed. And not normal speed either, but end-of-track season, practically-all-out-sprinting speed. Great. Despite all this I actually had a decent workout. After a mile warm up and mile speed changes we changed shoes, and did another lap warm up because we had sat for just a little too long and it was so cold. Then we were told the workout. 1X800 then 4X400 with plenty of recovery in between. Seemed great at the time, but then I realized that if it's this little of a workout, then it is gonna be a fast one. For the time on my 800, Bill just said to try and PR. My PR is 2:08 (slow, I know, but I haven't really raced the 800 before). I came in at 2:08, but I think I could have done a little better with more vigorous warm up. I recovered two laps and then we started the 400's. Bill said I should go for 60's. At the time, I thought that was ridiculous. I haven't run speed this fast since last track season, and I don't really know that I can push that hard still. My times went 61, 62, 63, 61. I had a lap recovery in between each. I held up a lot better than I thought, which was not well at all. Then I changed shoes and forced my legs into a cool down. My legs were jittery and so sore they were half cramping the whole time, but I got through it and when I finished they felt a lot more stable. That's it for workouts until State!! http://connect.garmin.com/activity/233925727
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| Nike Lunarspeed Lite+ Miles: 2.00 | Nike Pegasus 28 IV Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| AM: Easy four mile run on my own this morning. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/233925714
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| Nike Pegasus 28 IV Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 73.00 | 73.00 |
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| Nike Pegasus 28 IV Miles: 71.00 | Nike Lunarspeed Lite+ Miles: 2.00 |
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