| 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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| AM: Came up to SL for the day, once I got to my parents house, I went for an easy run. I have another week of 'off' so I just went for a quick four miles around the neighborhood.
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| PM: Pretty cold today! I found Sarah right before the run and she did the hip thing she has been doing, and this time I felt a pop more on the left side :) Then I went for a run with the guys, and my left was feeling on par with the right! I went out three miles with them on the river trail, and then headed back on my own. Once I got back, I had Jeun do the hip thing again, and then I stretched and then went over to the osilation pedastal and stretched my hammys/abductors/butt on that, which really seems to help, and then went over and took a 15 minute ice bath. Hopefully after this week it will feel good enough to go back to training on!
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| PM: After getting my hip worked on, I ran with all the guys on the river trail towards the lake loop, then the traveling guys went off to do their workout, and the rest of us kept going. I turned at 4 with Nick and Blake. We headed back at an easy pace. My hip fatigue is feeling a little better every day!
After the run I stretcehd a bit in the training room, then went to weights. We are starting to add more weight to all of our reps, so I was dead after weights. I got some good stretches and exercises from Brandon to open up my hips and strengthen them.
After weights I stretched in the training room, then took a 15 minute ice bath.
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| PM: Went for a un with the guys at 3. We did Carterville, I went out 4 miles with them, then headed back to the locker room on my own. I went into the training room and stretched, but didn't ice bath. I probably should have, but I was pressed for time.
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| PM: Met all the guys doing a workout at intramural field. We ran over there, then I did laps around the fields while the guys did the workouts. I did a couple laps with Tracy, Rohat, and Sork. Then I headed back and then after a little bit of stretching in the training room, went to weights. I was in there by myself today since the other guys are doing totally different lifts and the guys in my group are doing the time trial tomorrow. It was a tough day in the weight room again. After, I went to the training room, stretched, and took a 15 minute ice bath.
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| PM: Met with the guys at 2 to get in the run before the time trial. We ran on the River Trail. It was absolutely perfect weather otuside, I even ran shirtless! But, a draw back to the warm weather was all the gnats on the trail :/ Nick and I went out 3 miles with the rest of the guys going out 5, while dodging the bugs. We headed back at a nice, relaxed pace. My hips were feeling pretty tight and my upper hamstrings were really fatigued. Probably due to the fact that I haven't had my hips popped in several days. After the run, we watched the time trail, then I ran back to the locker room with Natalie. I stretched in the training room, got my hips adjusted, heard a nice, loud POP, then took a 15 minute ice bath. HopefullyI feel good on the run tomorrow!
I have a favor to ask my fellow bloggers. Please read and share this story on your blog or on facebook. Jared Ward is an amazing runner, and he was robbed of his 4th and final year running for BYU over a stupid technicality. The 'big' sports are granted amnesty by the NCAA even when they don't deserve it, but runners are pushed around because there is no media surrounding us. Let's get the NCAA to listen.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865590194/Doug-Robinson-Another-wrong-to-right.html?pg=all
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| AM: Met some guys at 9 am to run. Of course they were all doing long runs, but I was just doing 6 to round out miles. We ran up the canyon, and I turned at 3 and headed back. I was really feeling the hip/hamstring fatige on this run. I was making progress at the beginning of the week, but I feel like now it's is bad as ever. Sort of frustrated right now because I don't know wha the real cause of my problem is.
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