| 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 BYU Pegasus 30 Miles: 47.50 | Nike Lunaracer 2 Miles: 8.50 | Nike Matumbo II Miles: 4.00 |
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| AM: Man, it's been a crazy weekend. My sister went into labor Saturday night, so I spent the night at the hospital, and didn't get home until Sunday afternoon. Then I zoomed down to Provo and got a run in. Since I haven't run since Saturday morning, I was feeling really good. I did medium Carterville from my apartment, plus a little extra to get 8 miles. Now I get to write two essays by tomorrow!
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| Nike BYU Pegasus 30 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| AM: I was going to try to get out for a run this morning, but today was quite a busy day.
PM: The team met for a Team Lap, then some of the guys went for their runs. The group did Carterville, SHOCK. I felt decent. Afterwards I went home, had some dinner, then went to a yoga class with my friend. I've heard some great benefit of yoga for running, and I think it could help out my hip/lower back problem right now, plus it is a free class! So I went to that. It was more of a workout that I was expecting, particularly with core and upper body strenght, but I did feel really relaxed after. I got some good stretching done in my legs and hips as well, so lets hope that shows when I run tomorrow.
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| Nike BYU Pegasus 30 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| PM: I went over to the locker room and we got all of our sick winter gear, plus I got the Lunaracers I had ordered forever ago! We were doing Hobblecreek today. We hoped in the vans and drove over there. There was a lot of constuction going on around that trail, so we ran on the road until the trail crosses over the road to ther other side where we hopped on it there. We were supposed to take the run in 15 minute chunks. The first 15 like a faster run, the next 15 easier tempo, last 15 hard tempo. We hit the first 15 in about a 6:05 average, then the next 15 in around a 5:50 average. I made it to just past mile six, where my hips started to get really fatigued. I knew it was going to be bugging me on this workout, since it is a long, hard workout. It isn't really my hips that hurt, but the tail bone area that just seems to get really fatigued and tired, and that makes running fast for a long time a real pain. I stopped at just past 6 miles, then rode in the van to the finish, then ran 2.5 miles back down with the guys for cool down. I felt fine afterwards, not tired or anything, so I know that I could have kept pushing the pace, and finished probably in the low 48 high 47 minute range. This is the first time I've had tocut a workout short becaus of this issue. I'm really going to start focusing on this to fix this issue, and get in some really solid training before our track time trial. On the plus side, the new Lunaracers are probably my favorite flat ever! They don't give me hot spots or blisters like the old Lunaracers.
We got back pretty late, so very few guys went to lifting. I was starving and had a lot of homework to do, so I just didn't go.
Oh and lastly, I'm super excited to be heading up to state tomorrow! Good luck to everyone running!
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| Nike Lunaracer 2 Miles: 8.50 |
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| PM: After my last class, I drove up to SHP with Natalie for state! I was super excited to watch all the high schoolers run and to see some of the guys who are coming on recruitment trips. Natalie and I got there in time to see the 3A girls finishing, so we ran around until the 4a girls started, then ran from one end of the course to the next to get in some miles. Eventually the guys showed up and we all were running around the course and it was a ton of fun. There were some amazing performances this year! By the end of the 5A boys race, I had 3.5 miles. After that I headed back to Provo with the guys. We were starving and made a pit stop at Mickey D's on the way down, then Haven and I went for a run once we were back at the locker room. I actually didn't feel horrible from the crap food we had eaten. I did short Carterville for 6.5 miles to be at 10 for the day.
This week and probably next week will be off weeks for me. I'm going to bring down the mileage, and really focus on fixing this issue I've been having.
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| Nike BYU Pegasus 30 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| PM: Today we jogged over to Canyon Rock Elementary for a 5k/3k workout. We warmed up there and then did a few laps until we were at 2.5 miles warm up. We put on our spikes, and then we did some strides and drills. We were in our usual groups, and the goal for the second group today was to hit 73/83. I hit all the splits and was feeling pretty good for the first 2-2.5 miles. Then my hips starting hurting as ususal, but I pushed through it to the end of the 5k. I hit all the times and some a little faster, and finished in 16:16. I'd consider that a good improvement over the 16:42 from last time we did this workout. After some recovery, Coach told me to just do the first two intervals from the 3200, so I ran the first 400 and then the 800, in the same times as I was trying to hit in the 5k, and then put my normal shoes back on and ran back to the locker room with the guys when they finished their workout. I hit 9 miles back to the locker room.
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| Nike Matumbo II Miles: 4.00 | Nike BYU Pegasus 30 Miles: 5.00 |
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| PM: I went for a run with the guys. We did Carterville, but I turned at 2.5 with a few guys and Coach. We ran back to the locker room to finish the easy run.
Yesterday, Coach and I decided that I would take it really easy for a couple of week in order to get rid of this problem, and also to just take my break now, so I can be ready by indoor. I'm excited for a couple weeks of really low mileage and not workouts!
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| Nike BYU Pegasus 30 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| AM: Met this morning for a run with all the guys doing their long runs. Since I'm going to be taking it easy for a couple weeks, today I just did 9.5 to round out mileage for the week. I went out 4.75 up the canyon with the guys, then Conner turned with me and we headed back. There was some interesting conversation the whole run, so it went by pretty quickly.
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| Nike BYU Pegasus 30 Miles: 9.50 |
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| Nike BYU Pegasus 30 Miles: 47.50 | Nike Lunaracer 2 Miles: 8.50 | Nike Matumbo II Miles: 4.00 |
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