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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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Race: Stanford Invitational (6.214 Miles) 00:28:18, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
16.00

AM-2 mike shakeout.

PM-Race: So this meet we weren't really taking it too easy training wise, but just to work hard in teh week and then to run with whatever we had left.  I had planned, if Coach didn't say anything, to try and push the pace and make it a quick race.  When disucssing the race plan with Coach, he said that I wasn't allowed to lead atleast until a mile to go, so my plan was to just chill until then and then react to any moves.  Warmed up with Danny and Clayton, had a good start, and then just fit myself in the pack.  The race didn't feel very quick.  We were running about 68-69 seconds per lap, and I just stayed in the middle of the pack.  I wanted to move up, but knew there was no point early on.  At 3k or so, the pacer stepped off.  I stayed in the same place. At 5k we were 14:18, which was slower than I wanted, but I stayed patient.  The pace was all over the place.  I got right behind Clayton after 5k.  It felt very familiar to be right behind him, and I'm used to his pacing, so it felt easy running behind him.  At 8 laps to go, I didn't think we would run my goal time of 28:20, especially after we ran a 70 on lap 17 or 18. When Clayton heard this, he went to the front, and I followed.  When he got up there, he looked around, and then took the lead and pushed the pace.  I went with him, but was being thrown around for a bit by other runners.  After that I just stayed on Clayton's tail.  I wanted to pass him, but wasn't sure if I could continue dropping the pace.  As every lap went on, I felt better and better.  With a lap to go, the announcer said we had a gap on the field, so I looked back.  I then tried to get on Clayton's outside and pass him, but he kept the pace quick, and with about 50m to go, I passed him.  I could tell he wasn't sprinting all out because he never has problems responding in practice and I was right.  He was smiling as if it was a workout. 

Fun race, it was cool to get the win, even if it meant Clayton wasn't kicking hard.  5 mile cool down afterward

Comments
From emruns on Sat, Mar 30, 2019 at 08:16:47 from 67.2.30.207

Huge PR! Nicely done. Can’t wait to read the race report.

From jtshad on Sat, Mar 30, 2019 at 09:39:45 from 75.174.2.25

Congrats on the win!

From Shawn H on Sat, Mar 30, 2019 at 22:39:41 from 45.56.153.207

Nice job! 39 second improvement? Wow!

From Sasha Pachev on Sat, Apr 06, 2019 at 13:21:39 from 76.8.216.2

Congratulations! 14:00 closing 5000. That sounds like sub-28:00 is a near possibility. Back when you were in high-school I estimated your potential at 10,000 as sub-27:00. This race shows that estimate was not crazy, and with the right approach, you can get it.

From Sasha Pachev on Sat, Apr 06, 2019 at 13:57:00 from 76.8.216.2

So you averaged 2:43 per K over the last 2K splitting I would guess 2:49, 2:37. That is on pace for 27:10, BTW. Looking at your splits, I see no reason why you could not run 66.5 per lap in a well-paced 10,000 on some nice European stadium that is well-shielded from the wind. That would give you 27:42 already.

Speaking of OTQ, the automatic qualifier in 2016 and 2012 was 28:15, and in 2016 the slowest qualifier they allowed was 28:31, so if you just run like this again inside the qualifying window (which I think will start in May), with high likelihood you will get in.

Another thought - when you become more fit, it takes some time to learn how to cash out on that fitness. This is your first visit into the low-28 territory. So a few more fast races could get you to the point where you are actually running at your true capability.

From Holt on Sat, Apr 06, 2019 at 14:15:25 from 71.37.78.13

That's the kind of in depth commentary that I've missed! Good stuff Sasha - I enjoy the analytical approach you bring.

Oh... and good job to you to Conner!

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