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Location:

Hurricane,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 05, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Highschool Champ

Running Accomplishments:

2013 Utah State XC Championships 5th place (Top non-senior finisher)

2014 Utah State Track and Field Championships1600m 4th place (Top non-senior finisher)

2014 Utah State Track and Field Championships 800m 5th place (Top non-senior finisher)

 

 

PR's

200m: 24 hand time

400m: 52.2

800m: 1:57 altitude

1600m: 4:26 altitude

3200m: 9:58 altitude    

2.9 Miles: 14:53  (5:08 mile pace ave.)

3 Mile: 15:32 (3 mile split@Desert Twilight)

5K: 15:57

10k: 33:28 (Aided)

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2014 XC Season    

UHSAA XC State Championships- Sub 15:50

Individual XC State Champion

Track and Field 2015 Goals

4:15 1600m Altitude

4:10 mile Sea Level

1:52 800m

:49.9 400m?

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run in College (see what happens from there)

Become Track and field coach

Personal:

I run for the Hurricane High School XC and Track team.

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Today I had a revelation. I realized that I am not doing what it takes as an athlete to be where I want to be. I love running, and I definitely want to take it as far as I can. I am not pushing hard enough. I have let myself become to complacent. I will not say I haven't worked hard, because in my opinion I have worked pretty dang hard to get where I am. However, if I want to get further I need to start pressing more. I have let myself be content in the fact that when it starts to hurt I don't quit. However, I often stop pressing. I had a great 10k race last Thursday, and I know it was just a little summer road race, but when it started to hurt really bad I stopped pressing. I definitely did not quit, but I did not accept the pain that was neccessary to achieve the goal that I really wanted (32:59). I just need to take it one step at a time and it starts with my average training paces. I am not running them fast enough. My long run paces usually linger around 7:00 when they need to at least be 6:30-6:45 (If not 6:15's at some point), my tempo runs are usually close the right paces however I take to many breaks. I need to run more consistent mileage without constant stops. I should also drop my tempo runs down to 5:30-5:45 pace instead of 5:50's (depending on the distance). I think if I can intelligently take this one step at a time then I can start to see real improvement again. Maybe I can once again see a big PR that keeps me up at night excited about what I could do next. Maybe I'm not talented enough or whatever to do exactly what I want to do in this sport, but I at least know I can be much better than what I am now. I know it, because I can feel it. I know I can get better. So I would hope that I'm taking a step in the right direction, by pressing a little more each day, maybe being a little more welcoming to pain each day.

Today we traveled back home it felt like the longest drive ever. I took a shuttle and so we had to take a lot of stops along the way. I had lots of time to think (maybe too much time) which explains why I just got a little preachy earlier :) When I got home I hit a decent 8 mile run @ 6:45 pace on the trails behind my house, and finished with some legs and core work. Good week its been, and I look forward to next week where I start doubles with running.

Strength Training: Lower Body, Core

 

 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Eric Lambert on Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 02:27:58 from 184.167.142.26

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2006/09/wejo-speaks-why-i-sucked-in-college/

I think you'd like this article. It talks a lot about the things you said in your blog.

From Nephi Eschler on Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 10:16:53 from 209.33.192.7

Thanks Eric! That article was SUPER helpful. That guy sounded just like me! I have always noticed that I could pound out fast short intervals, however I have always struggled without consistant mileage. I have never been able to hit the tempo run paces I am supposed to (according to mcmillan calculator which says I should be running under 5:30's)I agree with the article, I do not know how to run fast, relaxed. Awesome insight, thanks again Eric!

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