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Member Since:

Sep 07, 2014

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

World Class

Running Accomplishments:

Freshman PRs:

      I ran for American Leaderships Academy my freshman year, so I was in 2A and facing much easier competition than I would in higher divisions. I really only did cross country because it would get me in shape for soccer, But when I realized I was actually good at it I made running my number 1 priority. I barely made it to state, but had a bad race and did not place very well. I decided to try a half marathon in November and did pretty good (considering I had only been running seriously for about 4 months.) I started off track running my fastest time in the mile, and didn't get another pr in the mile until state championships. I realized I was better at the 3200 and thats what I have been focusing on since then. At state track I got prs in all 3 distance events, which was a huge confidence booster!

      800- 2:15(?) Sprint Medley State Chamionships 2014

      1600- 4:51 State Championships 2014

      3200-10:40 State Championships 2014

      10000- 37:10 Speedy Spaniard 10k 2014

      1/2 Mar- 1:25:33 Thankful 13 2014

Sophmore PRs:

      My sophmore cross country season went much like last track season. I started off with my fastest time and didn't improve on it until one of the last races. I struggled a lot during this season, I got down on myself after every bad race I had, that was probably my biggest problem. At region I had an absolutely terrible race. We were planning on getting the team qualified for state, and I'm pretty sure it was completely my fault we didn't. Haha yeah it was bad, I ran about a minute slower than what I wanted and got 20th or something. I kept training through to December, did a few races, and had a really succesful race at  Footlocker West. I got 14th in the Frosh/Soph race. Even though I got out kicked by two people in the last 100 I was really pleased, especially after that bad season. I started indoor track running 10:37 and 4:49. Soccer conflicted with track a lot and I think it was really detrimental to my times. I'm thinking about not doing soccer next year and just focusing on track. I had a few good races, and managed to destroy this kid in the last 300 meters at region and make it to state! Unfortunately I let the fact the I was seeded last at the state meet get to my head, and I got last by over a hundred meters. Not only the worst race of the season, but also the most humiliating. On to cross country!

      800- 2:13 Snow Canyon Invite 2015

      1600- 4:40.02 BYU Invitational 2015

      3200- 10:03.14 Snow Canyon Invite 2015

      3 mile- 16:09 Cedar 2014

      10000- 34:03 Provo Freedom Run 2015

      15k- 55:04 SLCTC Winter Series 15k 2015

      10 Miles- 1:00:24 One Hour time trial

Junior PRs:

     Junior cross country season went well. It was rough but I had some high points. Finally broke 16 for 3 miles at region with 2nd place, broke an hour in the 10 mile and 34 minutes in the 10k. State xc went really bad. I missed my goal time by 40 seconds and my goal place by 25 people. Footlocker wasn't that great, I got the same time as last year and missed my goals on place and time. Trained really hard with high mileage through the winter. 

      800-2:10

      1600- 4:42

      2 mile- 9:57

      3 mile- 15:39 Pre Footlocker

      5K- 16:14 Pre Footlocker

      10 mile-58:58 One Hour time trial

Best Races:

6th place in the Orem Earn Your Turkey 4 mile Run 2015

16th in the Footlocker West Regional Sophmore Boys Race (17:14.5)

10th place at the 2015 SLCTC 15K (55:04)

1st place-3200 Copper Hills Invitational 2015

8th place-Provo Freedom Run 2015

2nd place Region 8 Cross Country Championships (15:43.5)

5th place Distance Challenge 2016 3200

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train consistently and have some good races in the next few months. It would be nice to break 15 in the 5k soon as well.

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Get on BYU's XC team after my mission sometime. I also want to run under 29 for 10k and 14 for 5k but we'll see!

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Total Distance
55.45
Total Distance
9.00

Nive little workout today. Ran 1.9 miles to the cemetary and stretched. I did 3 tempo loops down the snake hill and up the other one or vice versa. Wasn't hard at all, I only did 3 even though I planned on doing six. I may do some more hill work on thursday or saturday. Did another mile tempo on flat ground then finished to six miles.

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Total Distance
6.00

Strength training today. I tried to keep it at least a little bit easier than normal because of my race on thursday, but it was still pretty tough. 6 miles super slow later at like 8:20 pace. 

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Total Distance
8.15

Really easy slow run today. Averaged 8:20 pace, it actually felt really nice to go slow. 8.15 miles.

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Race: Orem Thanksgiving 4 mile (4 Miles) 00:21:43, Place overall: 5, Place in age division: 5
Total Distance
8.00

Warmed up 2.5 miles with my mom and sister and Guts. When the race started I got trapped behind a bunch of little kids that went out fast. By the time I got passed them, the group I knew would be moving fast was already 30 to 40 meters ahead of me. I just focused on staying relaxed and moving up. The first and third miles had really bad headwinds, which probably costed a minute. First mile was 5:29. On the 2nd mile I really focused on catching people and I put in some surges but was only 5:17 for that one. I finally caught the guy I had been working on for quite a while and tucked in behind him in preparation for the wind on the third mile. I could tell he was going too slow, so I went next to him and surged a bit but was not entirely successful. 3rd mile was a 5:46. Then he took the lead as we turned the corner and started pressing hard. I had to really work to stay with him on this last mile. He opened a small gap a few times but I closed them. We turned the corner into the park, which marks 400 to go, and I took the lead. I was trying to get a gap on him but I heard him respond and he stayed right on my heels. I concentrated on ignoring the pain and just pumping my arms. Rounding the last turn I turned it on and he came flying past me. For a few seconds I thought I would be able to come back up on him but I faltered and he got too much ground on me. This race was really fun and I think I put in a good effort and got a good result considering all the wind. 1.5 mile cool down by myself. Oh I won a turkey which was sweet.

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Total Distance
12.15

4 miles at the gym, 31 minutes.

8 miles later really easy. Kind of sore from yesterday which is a good sign, at least I know I went as hard as I could. 

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Total Distance
12.15

8 miles at 2:00. It was soooo cold when I started so I just ran as fast I could to try to warm myself up. It worked and I was comfortable by 3 miles. I didn't realize how fast I went until the end when I actually looked at my watch. I'll just give the splits cause what the heck. 7:20-6:43-6:26-6;35-7:01-7:01-6:57-7:12. I felt nice the whole time though so its alright, 6:55 average. I'll do more later.

4 miles really slow and easy. Ran to the junior high and did a 3x(1 stride and 1 sprint). 2 sets were uphill on the grass, the third was on the track.

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Total Distance
55.45
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