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April 2012

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Location:

SLC,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 12, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

High School: 

5th place 2007 Region 2 cross country

2nd place 2008 Region 2 1600m

3rd place 2008 Region 2 3200

9th place 2008 5A State 1600m (4:27)

4th place 2008 5A State 3200m (9:36)

800: 2:04

Road Races: 

5k: 16:06 (sea-level)

5k: 15:50 (Rex Lee Run '09)

5k: 14:52 (Running with the Leopards '09)

10k: 32:19

Half Marathon: 1:14:34 (Provo Halloween Half 2011) 

Marathon: 3:11 (Utah Valley 2017)

Walked on the BYU cross country team as a freshman.

Short-Term Running Goals:

-Get back in prime running shape.

-Rebuild my base:

16:30 5k

34:00 10k

1:13 Half

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

-Boston Qualifier

Personal:

-Got married March of 2018. No kids yet, but we have a cat name Chaco.

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Nike Skylon Lifetime Miles: 639.40
Nike Skylon 2 Lifetime Miles: 239.80
Brooks Defyance 4 Lifetime Miles: 118.46
New Balance 1400 Lifetime Miles: 130.01
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35.360.3035.66
New Balance 1400 Miles: 35.36
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I've been very inconsistent with the running, but hopefully today is the start of a routine again. Today I ran a new route, trying to mix things up. Most of Provo is pretty flat, so I tried to go up into the foothills a bit, east of Kiwanis Park. I found some monster hills that kept going up and up. It was a good workout. My splits were 7:40, 7:43, 7:08, 6:32, and 7:30 pace for the last .7. 

On my way back home I stopped at Kiwanis Park and did five sprints barefoot, about 100 meters. It felt good. My legs felt a bit rusty, but they warmed up and everything was feeling good.

 

New Balance 1400 Miles: 4.70
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I went to the gym before my run and worked out my upper body before my run. After that, I went on easy run about 7:13 pace. Splits of 7:37, 7:13, 7:07, and 6:44. It felt pretty good though my legs were a little sore from yesterday. 

New Balance 1400 Miles: 4.00
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Another pretty easy run today. I feel fine, just trying to get back into things slowly. My average pace was 6:47. I picked it up a little bit on the last mile, with a 6:20. 

New Balance 1400 Miles: 4.00
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4.510.004.51

I went on a trail run with my friend today. We hadn't been running together since high school, and this was the first time running together since our missions. We went on a trail by rock canyon. It was super hilly and slow, but it was fun and we didn't push it too hard. Our pace was about 8:45. It was hot, but not too hot.

New Balance 1400 Miles: 4.51
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I went on a run today with my friend Ben again, and another friend, Jack. Ben went to high school with me and Jack ran at a different high school at the same time.

We went up near rock canyon again trying out another trail but it was shorter than we thought. So we turned around and went up the canyon for a bit. It was a slower pace, like 8:30. 

New Balance 1400 Miles: 3.75
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I went running with Ben again. This time we drove to the Provo River Trail and ran out for three miles, back for three miles. It felt relaxed and easy, especially compared to the last couple days of hills. Our pace was 7:20, with a last mile of 6:37. 

New Balance 1400 Miles: 6.00
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I went for a run by myself this morning. I just did four miles at a 6:58 pace, last mile at 6:20. I didn't feel great, but I felt okay. Just a little off today.

New Balance 1400 Miles: 4.00
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Another run with Ben this afternoon. Both of us started out feeling a little sluggish, but it ended up being a pretty good run. We started out with a 7:43, 7:24, 7:04, 6:24, and then 5:30 pace for the last .4 miles. It felt comfortable and good by the end. 

I was having knee pain saturday so I took the day off, but it feels fine after today. 

New Balance 1400 Miles: 4.40
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New Balance 1400 Miles: 35.36
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