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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
82.00
Total Distance
16.30

AM-2xmile at 4:51 and 4:53, then 1200 at 3:16, 800 at 2:07 and 2x400 at 61, 58. I felt pretty good and it wasn’t a very hard workout. MPSF this weekend should be good.

PM-5.8 miles on soft surface.

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Total Distance
17.70

AM-5.2 easy miles with the morning run group. Today was the first time in a while that we had everyone.

PM-12 miles and strides.

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Total Distance
10.50

AM-5.2 easy miles with Josh and Michael.

PM-4x400 at 61, 64, 59, 59. First two I was trying to just get in 63 pace but did a poor job, next two I went with the guys who were running mile pace. 

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Total Distance
13.00

AM-4 easy miles way too early.

PM-9 miles with strides. Really pretty run around Seattle.

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Total Distance
8.50

AM-5 easy miles with Rory around the lake.

PM-3 miles, strides, and a 200m.

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Race: MPSF (1.864 Miles) 00:07:50, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 2
Total Distance
16.00

AM-2 mile shakeout.

PM-About 3 mile warm up, strides. 

Race went well.  The start was quick and I was cut off early on by someone that tried to run across all the lanes in just half of the straightaway.   I tried to be relaxed early on.  61 through 400m and I was at the back, so that was a bit fast.  At 800m I heard 2:07, and knew that was quite a bit slower than what we needed (goal was 63 per 400m with a fast finish).  While this may have been an inaccurate 400m split, I decided to make it to the front.  I saw John Dressel behind the pacers and I quickly caught up to them and hung on behind him.  At 1200m I heard 3:08, and just thought to myself that I was in a perfect spot.  I knew Rory was behind me, and the goal was to make sure that we both got qualified, so I was in a great position.  At hte 1600m I heard 4:10 and Matt dropped off(he was one of the pacers).  I got behind Alex Ostberg, who was the other pacer, and I felt the pace going slower.  I tried to tell him to speed it up a couple times, but I don't think he heard me.  When he dropped off, I tried to start moving faster and finish strong.  I was alone up front and we were 2k in.  I felt pretty good and had prepared myself to speed up here.  That lasted about 150m, and then I realized I was in a lot of pain, and having over 800m to go was a lot.  I got passed by Brandt and just tried to hold on.  I didn't think I had slowed down when I was in the lead, but after watching the race, I had quite a bit.  At 600m to go(about the time I got passed), I felt like I was in trouble.  The pain was coming in, and I was gritting my teeth to just stay up with Brandt.  At 400m to go, Isaac yelled "'Bama or Bust!" and I just gained enough momentum to stay with him for the next 200m. When I hit 2800m I heard Coach yell "7:21," and I knew I needed to run a 30 second last 200 to qualify, but I was hurting. I just didn’t want to have this whole weekend of missing class go to waste if I bagged the last 200 and didn’t make it. I stayed close to Brandt, saw a couple Oregon runners try and pass me, sped up just enough to beat them to the line, and then crossed at 7:50 to get both a PR and a qualifier.  

About 4 miles after, some with John Dressel and his teammate and then some with Rory and Carlos, as well as a run when we got back to the hotel. 

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