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Location:

Provo,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 18, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

NCAA Champ

Running Accomplishments:

Pre-high school: I ran a lot of local 5ks and a few half marathons.  I didn't do a ton of training, but I just had fun, and I got more serious about it as high school got closer.

High school: I enjoyed running a lot, especially cross country.  I originally did track to keep my in shape for cross country.  I ran at Footlocker Nationals, the Adidas Dream mile, Brooks PR Invitational, world xc junior championships, and a few local 5ks. 

PRs: 800: 1:56.80-State Track 2014

1600: 4:10-State Track 2014/Mile: Sea Level-Adidas Grand Prix-4:07

3200:Alititude(~4500ft): 8:57.99-State Track 2014-2 Mile:8:53 at Brooks PR Invitational

5K: New Balance Indoor Nationals(2014) - 14:24

10K:USA Junior Track Championships (2014)-31:01

15K: Blacksmith Fork Freedom Run (aided) 48:10(2013).

Half Marathon: 
Utah Valley Half - 1:11:24(aided)(2012)

Post-mission:

1,500m-3:45

3k-7:50 

5k-13:29

10k-28:18

NCAA finishes:

Cross Country: 10th(2018);

Indoor: 3k-7th(2019) 5k-10th(2019);

Outdoor: 10k-22nd(2018), 4th(2019), 5k-7th(2019)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Make sure I have fun, not get burned out, and get faster.

School records in the 5km and 10km.  

Personal:

Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from July 2015-July 2017.  I gained 30 lbs. during the service and came back out of shape; however I knew that if the Lord wanted me to once again run competitively, he would bless me to return to fitness. 

I graduated from Sky View High School in Smithfield, Utah. I currently run for Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.  

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    Was feeling pretty sore, so cut the workout in half.  I've been doing this a lot more lately because coach said if anything feels too much before the race, don't do it.  The workout was 2X(200m mile pace, 400m tempo, 300m 2 mile pace).  Full recovery.  I got Alex to do it with me.  We both were sore.  We were perfect for the mile pace, fast on the tempo, then a little fast on the 2 mile pace.  After my legs didn't feel that good, so I decided to stop.  Good warm up and cool down.

Comments
From Shawn H on Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 20:19:52 from 76.121.104.23

You're ready, Conner. Rest up now and you'll really kill that two-mile. Good luck, even though you shouldn't need it.

From Jake K on Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 18:56:16 from 98.202.128.218

Hey, good run at Brooks. I see you are declared for the 10,000 at Juniors next weekend... that's going to be a great opportunity for you. Stay on the rail, stay out of lane two for the first 23-24 laps :-)

From Shawn H on Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 22:57:09 from 76.121.104.23

Conner, good race at Brooks. I was standing trackside and got some great pictures. It wasn't really warm, so my wife and daughter got cold sitting in the stands. The wind wasn't strong, but it was enough to sap the strength of anyone leading the race for long. I don't know if anyone could have beaten Grant Fisher with that kick of his on that day, so I understand why you wanted to lead the race for the first four laps and make it honest. Right after the race, I was about ten feet away from you near the finish line, just inside the open fence gate. I thought about walking over and shaking your hand, but I didn't want to be a weird "old" guy schmoozing with the high school stars as if you were already Olympians. :-) Anyway, if you want some good pictures, let me know.

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