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Location:

Washington,UT,United States

Member Since:

Jul 26, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Ran varsity XC and Track for Pine View High School class of 2016

Member of the Freshman Five including Hell Raiser, Jake the Snake, Andrew, Paul and Me

I would say my best running accomplishment is getting to the point where running was fun and not crappy

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

1. I wanna get back to how I used to be running a half marathon 1:15:00.00

2. I want to run the St George Marathon 2:45:00.00

Long-Term Running Goals:

Become a marathoner

Marry a smokin hot runner wife

Live my unaccomplished high school running dreams through my children

Personal:

My favorite National Park is Zion

My favorite color is blue

My favorite gas station is Buc-ees

 

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Kinvara 3 (January '13) Lifetime Miles: 487.80
Kinvara 4 (May '13) Lifetime Miles: 542.35
Barefoot Lifetime Miles: 109.60
Kilkenny XC 5 Lifetime Miles: 38.00
Brooks Launch (October '13) Lifetime Miles: 813.95
Nike Pegasus 30 (December '13) Lifetime Miles: 374.13
Nike Victory XC Lifetime Miles: 7.00
Brooks PureFlow 3 (January '14) Lifetime Miles: 536.10
Nike Zoom Rival D Lifetime Miles: 57.45
Kinvara 5 (June '14) Lifetime Miles: 233.63
Asics Gel-Lyte 33 (June '14) Lifetime Miles: 339.05
Pegasus 31 (December '14) Lifetime Miles: 519.15
Kinvara 6 Lifetime Miles: 343.30
Total Distance
59.50
Kinvara 3 (January '13) Miles: 12.00Brooks Launch (October '13) Miles: 29.50Kinvara 4 (May '13) Miles: 8.00Kilkenny XC 5 Miles: 3.00Nike Pegasus 30 (December '13) Miles: 7.00
Total Distance
5.00

PM- 1.5 warm/cool, 800m race, 2x300m allout. I was kind of hesitent about today because I haven't ran an 800 since last year, but I knew I was going to PR for sure because my last year PR was a 2:28ish. Ran it and really slowed down from my first to second laps (about a 1:07 to a 1:14) but I got a PR anyways of 2:21. Not particularly proud of my time, but I'll get better as time goes on. I was more proud of my 300s though. I ran a 47 and a 48 and stuck right with Andrew on both of them. 

I think I am developing some sort of sickness because my heart rate has been racing all day today and especially during my workout. I have also been feeling congested. 

Kinvara 3 (January '13) Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
6.00

PM- 4 miles easy w/4xsunrise hills. Felt pretty sore today from yesterday's brutal workout. Ran my first 2 hills pretty good, but the last 2 were not my best performance. My last one especially was kind of crappy. I had a horrible cramp today though and also felt like i was going to throw up again today. It's the strangest feeling.

Brooks Launch (October '13) Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
4.00

PM- 3 miles easy and then striders down my street. It was so so cold this evening and I thought I was going to die of frostbite but other then that, it was a pretty easy run.

Kinvara 3 (January '13) Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
5.00

PM- 4 miles easy Washington, 4x200s. Felt really cold this afternoon, but it was a really fun run! on the 200s I started out doing pretty good on the first 2, my 3rd one was okay but then my last one was just awful. I just can't seem to get the final part of my workout done lately. I've been reading Elite Minds which has given me a ton of ideas with mental toughness that I tried out today and surprisingly helped I think. I'm expecting at least a top 20 performance from me at Footlocker and I hopefully will use some of the techniques I have been reading.

Kinvara 4 (May '13) Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
3.00

PM- Warmed up on the course to make 3 miles.

Brooks Launch (October '13) Miles: 3.00
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Race: Footlocker West Regionals Frosh/Soph (3 Miles) 00:18:00, Place overall: 63, Place in age division: 3
Total Distance
5.50

Race- Warmed up 1.5 miles with Andrew, Jake and Skylar. We went to the start line and did some stride outs. I was feeling really good about today but it didn't exactly show in my race. I was hoping for at least a top 40 finish, but I ended up in 63rd. I think that my problem was that I was worrying about the hills too much when I wasn't at a hill part so I tried to "conserve" my energy when I should have just gone. My first mile was pretty quick but so was everyone's. I stayed about the same placewise for the whole second mile (was passed by some guys but I passed about the same amount) On the last mile, I passed a good amount of guys but I still didn't get my goal placewise. PRd the course by 2:30 since last year so that's GREAT! Now I just need to improve the same amount of time for next year haha.

Kilkenny XC 5 Miles: 3.00Brooks Launch (October '13) Miles: 2.50
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Total Distance
0.00

Heading into winter training next week and I just wanted to vent my feelings about this upcoming track season.

To start off, I'm super excited because winter training seems to be where I improve the most! I went last year from about a 6:30 in the mile to a 5:34. Since then I've improved that even more to a 5:01 just a couple weeks ago. Hoping to get that time into the low 4:40s by the end of track season. It will not be an easy task, but I'm willing to put forth the physical and mental effort to accomplish it.

With my 3200, I expect that to lower to a low 10:40s if not faster. This past XC season, I have been examining my strengths and weaknesses in running and have found that I am not the strongest finisher in the world. In fact, my last rep or lap in workouts is usually my worst. My last mile in cross races has always been less than impressive (with an exception of a few races and miles). I am kind of a wimp when it comes to pain and suffering, and usually just give up when I "can't take it anymore". That is why this season I am really going to work on speeding up when I hurt the most in workouts or races. I hope to apply this and speed up my 3200 7th and 8th laps (which last season, were my slowest) and also to my 800's 2nd lap. 

I rememer a race last season where coach made me do the big three at region. It was the 800 and I was just as ready as ever. I ran the first lap in my record 400 time (which wasn't saying much last season) and I was actually in the lead. If I would have followed through with that, I would have won my heat and PRd. I was hurting and I just decided to slow down just a little. That little added up to being a lot because I could not get myself to speed up after that. Ended up somewhere in the middle of the pack and had probably one of the worst races ever. It was an eye opener that no matter how much you hurt, you must be relentless and push through the pain and just push the thought of pain into the back of your head. 800 this season, I want to get to sub 2:16.

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Total Distance
3.00

AM- 3 miles easy Dirt Mile route. Could not wait to go running again today. That feeling quickly changed as soon as I hit a quarter mile. My legs are so out of running shape. But they started to feel back to normal when I got about 2 miles into it and then it was fun.

Brooks Launch (October '13) Miles: 3.00
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Total Distance
3.00

AM- 3 miles easy Dirt Mile route. Felt super good today. Ran it a bit quicker this morning because I was mock racing Nike haha. Pretending I was Kai. Anyways my legs felt fresher than they probably ever have before. It felt good.

Kinvara 4 (May '13) Miles: 3.00
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Total Distance
3.00

Christmas- 3 miles easy Christmas Surprise route. Got some new Peg 30s today and a Nike+ Watch so I got to try both of those out! I'm super satisfied with the Pegasus. They are so comfortable. Anyways, I ran to the bridge from my house then back. Very nice run.

Nike Pegasus 30 (December '13) Miles: 3.00
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Total Distance
4.00

AM- 4 miles easy from double churches. Ran this morning with Abel, Byron, Cam, Jake B, Matt, Dave, Scott Sandberg, and Caden Bowler. It was pretty fun and cold. Felt good on the legs.

Brooks Launch (October '13) Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
3.00

Am- 3 miles easy dirt mile route. Ran up to the dirt mile and did a few laps. I was going to run 4 today but I started getting the same sharp lower back pains that I was getting a few months ago! Ugh! I'll do 4 tomorrow.

Kinvara 3 (January '13) Miles: 3.00
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Total Distance
4.00

PM- 4 miles easy Loser Loop route. I made out a loop in my head that I was pretty sure was at least 4 miles, but I guess the length of miles has grown larger since last time I ran because it wasn't even 3 haha! So I finished the loser loop and then ran down coach's street twice and then ran back and forth in front of my house forever. Finally got it to 4 miles. 7:17 was my average pace (although I did run a 6:30 mile and a 4:01 K) today which is pretty quick compared to my other runs this week.

Nike Pegasus 30 (December '13) Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
6.00

AM- 6 miles easy Green Fire route. Decided that I want a little more challenging run today so I decided to go into green springs with hitting the fire station hill at the same time. Surprisingly, I held up at a 7:19 pace for my average and the hill didn't hurt my legs at all! Feeling freaky fresh.

Brooks Launch (October '13) Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
5.00

AM- 5 miles easy Chuckawala trail. Ran with Abel, Krenny, Byron, and my cousin Tanner (who surprisingly kept up really well). Was a lot slower than I've been going with an average of 8:39. But it felt pretty nice. The other guys ran 7 which made me late to my dentist appointment and Byron's battery died so we had a really nice lady help us jump it.

Brooks Launch (October '13) Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
59.50
Kinvara 3 (January '13) Miles: 12.00Brooks Launch (October '13) Miles: 29.50Kinvara 4 (May '13) Miles: 8.00Kilkenny XC 5 Miles: 3.00Nike Pegasus 30 (December '13) Miles: 7.00
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