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Deseret News Half Marathon

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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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Total Distance
80.90
Total Distance
9.50

8 easy miles with a quarter mile stride after to see how it feels to run sub-5 min. pace.  

Short run with Weston at Sugar House Park.  

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Race: Deseret News Half Marathon (13.109 Miles) 01:05:08, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 2
Total Distance
14.00

I came to Salt Lake City yesterday with Weston, and then stayed the night. Woke up early(4AM), ate some fruits snacks and a granola bar, then we drove over.  I dropped Weston off at the 10k start line and then drove to the busses that drove us to the top.   About 15 minutes before the race I went for a short warm up up the canyon and then came down.  I felt pretty good, not ready for an all out race, but decent.  When I talked to Coach Eyestone about running this race, he said to treat it like a long run, and I asked if I could run it at 5 flat pace, and he said that would be good. I was pretty nervous going into the race though, becuase the fastest mile I've run since nationals was 5:40 and now I was trying to run 13 miles 40 seconds faster. Then the race started.  

I knew if I wanted to run 5 flat pace, I should run with Brett Hales and Riley Cook.  Well, the first mile was out of my comfort zone for sure.  It is pretty downhill, but usually I work into races like this as they're long.  Well, they didn't.  That first mil was hard, and then after going through the second and seeing we were at about 9:25, I asked them what time they were going for.  They said 1:04-05, so I thought that maybe if I was going to run 5:00 pace, maybe I'd just put a bit in the bank.  I was feeling pretty good at 3 miles into it and it felt like we were just cruising, however I had new shoes I was trying out and they were hurting my feet.  I was a bit scared of getting an injury, but gambled it and kept going.  At mile 4, Riley seemed to speed it up, and Brett fell off.  After another half mile, I also fell off. I could've stayed with him here, but made a conscious decision to slow it down, and if I'm close to Riley with 5k to go(when it gets flat), then I'll go for it to catch him, I didn't want to overdo it and have this race put me out for a few days.  Slowly he built a small gap on me from miles 5-7.  I felt pretty good during these portions of the race.  At one point I heard Garrett Barton call out and tell me to catch him, so that gave me some encouragement.  I came through 10km somwhere around 29:30 and halfway around 31:10 I think.  I thought at this point I may have overdone it and gone out too hard, but I felt good.  At mile 8 I started to feel fatigued, and that was about the same time I stopped thinking about my feet hurting.  

The next few miles felt like they went on forever.  I knew I was going to run a good time, but was feeling pretty tired. It's been a long time since I've ran a race this long and it was hard to focus.  After mile 8 I started passing people, and I wasted some energy weeving through people.  I should've just focused on getting to one side of the path and staying on it.  The last few miles were hard to push, I was tired and it took a while for me to set a goal for the next few miles.  I decided to try and go 1:05 and that seemed doable.  With 2 miles to go, it seemed that I needed to run 10:30 for them and I'd do it.  Well, my watch started to get a bit off the distance the mile markers were, so when I thought I had it at the end I cruised it in.  

It was a good effor tthough for the day.  I believe I can go faster, but it might take better preparation, mentally and physically; however I do think that I underestimated how hard it would be to run 65 minutes even on this course(the majority of the course is considerably downhill), and I think I paid the price as it took more out of me.  I don't know if Coach will allow me to run another during the next few years, but it was a fun experience.  I'm excited for cross country even more.  

Mile splits according to my watch: 4:39, 4:47, 4:48, 4:42, 4:48, 4:48, 4:43, 5:09, 5:00, 5:08, 5:15, 5:10, 5:18, 49 for the last .16(watch said it was .16, but it was likely just the extra I was weeving through people the last 4 miles).  

Comments(3)
Total Distance
15.00

AM-10 easy miles. Legs a bit sore, my left foot has a couple big blisters and those hurt quite a bit, but I can still run.

PM-5 easy miles. Foot pain due to blisters.  Had them drained, but they still hurt. 

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Total Distance
14.80

AM-9.7 miles.  Lots of foot pain from the blisters.  Also felt more tired than yesterday.  Hopefully a good nights rest will help me recover.  

PM-5.1 easy miles on grass

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Total Distance
11.30

AM-7.3 easy miles. Lots of foot pain so I turned earlier than planned.

PM-4 easy miles on a trail in Ogden with Garrett Barton.

 

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Total Distance
16.30

Long run in Smithfield/Hyde Park/North Logan areas. It felt cooler than Provo, and was a lot more peaceful. I think the soreness caught up to me because it was a slow long run, but it was still a nice one.

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Total Distance
80.90
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