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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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31.00
Total Distance
5.50

    1 mile warm up, then we had a pretty hard workout at Mack Park, but mine was shortened because I'm going to Bob Firman.  800m at 2:20, with 1 min.  break, then 400s at 1:09, 1:11, 1:12 with 30 sec break, then 10X200m switching off R pace and I pace with 30 sec.s in between.  My 400s and 200s weren't where I wanted them to be, but it still was a good workout.  My heart felt like it was going to explode out my chest!  200s were anywhere from 31 to 36.  I was supposed to be 31 on the R's and 35 on the I's.  Usually a second or two slow on the R's, and a second slow or right on during the I's.  then I ran some of the 200s with Joseph.  1 mile cool down.

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Total Distance
4.00

   4 miles with 5X200m at R pace.  These were slower than I should've ran them, but they were alright.  31s-32s with a 33.  They just felt like I wasn't pushing that much though, so that was good.   

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Total Distance
6.00

Atleast 6, maybe more.  2X1000m at T pace, then 4X200s at R pace.  200s were slower than I think I should've ran, but the 1000s were on pace or fast.  Time to taper more for Bob Firman.

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Total Distance
2.00

   Little running, then some games.  I took it pretty slow.  I felt good, but it was really cold (I heard somewhere it was 34 this morning when we were running).

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Total Distance
2.00

    Ran the start and then the loop of the course.  I felt alright, but after sitting on a bus for the 4 hour drive, my legs were tight and my joints felt slow.  I did a four strides out from the start and I couldn't get any good footing, so that was a bit of a waste because I kept having to slow down.

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Race: Bob Firman Invitational (3.107 Miles) 00:15:24, Place overall: 5, Place in age division: 5
Total Distance
11.50

    The Preston team let me come up with them and that was pretty fun. Warmed up with Kramer and Brayden for about a mile and a half, maybe more.  We got ready, Rob Murphy and the Alta crew helped us get ready, and the Preston coach Carson helped me out with getting me water at the start line.  I prepared so well for this race, that I said "even if I don't race well, I can probably be in the top 5."  A bit cocky of a thing to say, so maybe it wasn't too smart, but I knew I'd prepared.  ( Warning, long race report.)

     The gun went off, and Brayden flew past Kramer and I, and we ran both got not the greatest of starts.  We were probably in the top 50 or 60 when the race bottle-necked.  I ran to the outside and ran in the bushes and trees to try and pass people.  I probably whose a little too much energy, but I was passing people.   Someone yelled to the person next to me that they were 30th.  I kept catching people, and when we got to the sand I was on the outside (which curved into the inside), so I hugged the flag and tried to run on the dry sand.   Mile split: 4:51ish(Where I wanted to be).  It worked out pretty well, and I didn't get passed, and I think I passed a few people running on the outside when the sand was wet, and you could get better traction.  I caught up to Andrew Brewer, told him to come with me and try to catch the leaders.  I don't think he did. I passed Ricky Faure and told him the same thing, but it was right before the hill, and the same thing happened.  I kept passing people down the hill, and passed a bunch on the U-turn after the hill.  After that I could see that 2 people were in the lead, and 3 people had fallen off.  I recognized one as Elijah.  I tried to catch up.  Someone behind me was drafting off me, but didn't pass.  I passed one guy who fell off hard right before the two mile mark (9:52, slow, but not terrible).  It still felt like I was racing here.  I was catching up to Elijah and the other guy ahead of him(Johnny).  For some reason I thought I was still in 6th after I passed the guy, so I wanted to get top 5 and pass Elijah.  This race wasn't turning out so great, but I knew if I passed the group that Elijah was in I would finish in 3rd.  Elijah had maybe 2 or 3 seconds on me when we hit the sand.  No one was really that close to me, and my legs had tons of energy. 

      Then I hit the sand and I ran on the dark portion of the sand that wasn't too wet, so I was slipping for the whole 200m or so that I was in the sand, I was using a lot of energy to go no where.  Someone passed me here, and they were moving smooth. Elijah obtained a greater lead on me here.  I passed the person immediatly after we left the sand.  After that I mentally lost it because I'd worked hard to reel Elijah in, but he had lost me.  I then got into a different type of racing.  My goal instead of passing anyone was instead to not get passed.  This is maybe a good strategy if you're in first, but not if you are within striking distance on the people ahead of you.  I went up the hill, then down the hill alone.  I should've made a move, but didn't.  I passed the three mile marker, and just kept running.  I sprinted somewhat, looking behind me to make sure I wasn't being passed. I wasn't, but the guy who I was trying to make sure they wouldn't catch me was, and so Tanner(the guy who was catching up to me in the last 200m) started getting really close.  I ran just fast enough at the line (half second) to make sure he wouldn't pass me. 

    I thought I took 6th, but it was actually 5th.  Elijah passed Johnny in the sprint and was third.  Kramer didn't have a good race either.  It was pretty depressing afterward.  We cooled down around 2 miles, but my legs still had TONS of energy.  It was that last kilometer that I gave up that I was around 12:02 for what I thought was the 4K mark, but it was probably a little early.  After I ran two miles alone, and then about a few hours later I ran 3 more.  This will be the last race I finish not in the top 3.  

     

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31.00
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