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U of A

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May 16, 2015

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Male

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Running Accomplishments:

Ran 200 miles in under a week(nov 2019) . Ran 226 miles in under a week twice in 17 days(oct 2023). Ran 250 miles in under a week(mar 2024)

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25. braves fan/canes fanatic/broncos sufferer

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Miles:This week: 40.00 Month: 571.00 Year: 1787.00
Fly's Lifetime Miles: 215.00
Pegs 36 #8 Lifetime Miles: 451.00
Pegs #9 Lifetime Miles: 322.25
Peg 37 White Lifetime Miles: 289.50
Streak LT Lifetime Miles: 11.50
Peg 37 Navy Lifetime Miles: 494.50
Peg 37 Magenta Lifetime Miles: 508.75
Peg Shields Lifetime Miles: 795.00
Peg Shields 2(orange) Lifetime Miles: 770.00
Total Distance
215.75
Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 160.00Streak LT 2 White Miles: 21.35Nike Wildhorse 2 Miles: 31.50
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3.00

Mile warmup with the team. Aaron finally returned to the team after he and I drifted off for about a month, so it was nice to finally have the ol' gang back together again. Coach had us do different core exercises in pairs, doing a hard lap and easy lap between each exercise. Aaron and I paired up. Zack and Devin were pretty close to us until the box jumps when Devin's ankle killed him, so shoutout to them for going ham, because Aaron and I weren't taking it easy. First hard lap I focused on striding out instead of speed, I learned last week that during these workouts going all out the first lap kills. Aaron was a few meters ahead of me. The next two Aaron and I had to weave between all the people who were jogging because they were behind us in the workout, so I managed to pass Aaron after he led the first 150m. Last one Aaron was leading, but Bianey was jogging ahead so Aaron passed on the outside, but there was enough room for me to pass on the inside as well. I could feel Aaron breathing down my neck, so I went harder than the other laps. We finished together.  I didn't go 100% on the laps, but I did try to get the legs moving quick.  So pumped!!!!!!!!!

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 3.00
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6.00

4 miles maybe more in St. G. average pace was 6:35 for the first two miles, but then Mason and I took off at the turn around point, going sub 6. Whoops. Didn't feel crazy hard though. Easy run tomorrow. Some running through Vegas later that nignt

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 4.00
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4.00

Warmup then 3 mile easy run with Christian. hilly. Aaron, Mason, and Austin turned around to scare Kyrie, Jacia, and Reagan, who were running behind us, but Christian and I thought we'd rather just finish the run. Strides in the baseball field after. At dinner the bus almost left premature so Aaron, Austin, Kyrie, Jacia and I had to sprint like half a mile

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 4.00
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3.50

Ran the course and did some strides with Mason. Went to Santa Monica pier with Aaron Rylie and Jacia after. Super fun day. Jacia and I almost died on a roller coaster and got stuck upside down at the top.

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 3.50
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Race: Footlocker Seeded (3.107 Miles) 00:18:11, Place overall: 180
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4.50

Woke up at 2 and drank some water. Went back to bed and woke up 3 hours to leave for the race. Had a pretty good breakfast, ate it in like 30 seconds because the bus was about to leave. Mason and I waited for like an hour at the restroom. Flash forward to the starting line. I felt really nervous. Mason Aaron and I usually joke around on the starting line but all silence today. Hurricane came to talk to us and we were just awkward. Gun goes off. We were planning on taking the first mile easy, and we did. Like no one was with us. A ton of people fell at the start and I thought Aaron was one of them but apparently he was right on my back. I hit the mile mark at 5:26, Mason a few seconds ahead of me. The hills killed, man. But I flew downhill. I recognized Collin Morrison from the blog a few seconds ahead, and I told myself that I'd get him. I worked and caught a lot of people, but managed to catch him in the last 400. I turned to him and told him to come with me. The track was an uproar. I heard everyone yelling at Collin to catch me. He had a crazy kick that last 100m and got me. I talked to him for a few minutes after and went back to the team. Mason ran an 17:27, Aaron a 17:43. I beat Heston from SP though, and he won preregion so that was sick. And so ends my Uintah XC career. Wasn't quite the season I hoped for but to go from running 25's to now running 16's. I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity I've been given. However, the 1600 and 800 have been calling my name.

And so ends five years of being coach hills slave.

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 1.50Streak LT 2 White Miles: 3.10
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13.00

Getting back to the basics. 70 minute run out in the freezing cold from my house to the hospital, the high school, and back home. My right arm was red/purple and I couldn't move it all that well. The run went better than I expected, I was having stomach cramps all day so I expected the run to be way painful, but I guess my core workouts protected me or something because I didn't feel too bad until I hit the uphill at Aggie Blvd. This is a few days late but shoutout to fellow bloggers Garek, Talon, and Connor for making Nationals. What a time to be alive.

2 miles at the rec center after a couple hours of rest, some good core with Kash, and a mile cooldown to add to 13 for the day. I havent hit 12+ daily miles since my 17 mile run of h*ck in August

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 13.00
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7.00

I had senior pictures today and community performances for our schools advanced choir that night, so I only had time for a 45 minute run. Alternated between a mile in the indoor, a mile outside, repeat, repeat. The last mile I had to run in the harsh winds of the winters night which was the opposite of rad.

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 7.00
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10.00

Some photographers requested to take pictures of me running, so I obliged. A few minutes, a couple of stretches, and a lot of strides and sprints later I embarked on a 70-odd minute run. I couldn't start the run until 4, so it was super cold and dark for the last few miles. My first 4 miles were at a 6:40 pace, which felt pretty easy, but I want next to no speed for the next month, just base building. On the last mile, which involves an 800m steep hill climb, I was joined by a friendly Husky. Normally a few dogs bark/chase me, but not today. I like to think the dog gave me the "Blessing of Alaska", which causes canines to view me as one of their own.

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 10.00
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15.00

We had a wrestling assembly today, so I went on a 90 minite run during school instead. Managed to get in 13 miles. Went to team practice after, did core, then 2 miles as a cooldown with strides at the end

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 15.00
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I had to go out to U of U for a choir recording today. After that I walked around salt lake and temple square with some of the amigos. Got a sick picture with Emily with the temple in the background for the gram. We watched the U of U choir concert after, and then I had to drive back home to take the ACT in the following morning. Just give me a dang 34 already @collegeboard

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8.00

8 miles at McCoy shoutout to my truck for dying the third time this past month, anyway I wore my Wildhorses and just ran on some trails and 4-wheeler roads, and it was pretty great. The newly fallen snow made the ground soft and it felt like a distance run on the track. The hills killed, but it was still a really good run. I haven't been able to enjoy a run like this for a long time. The first bit of the run was 6:20 pace, but I had to tell myself to chill out. I strided some when I could and it felt nice. After that another choir performace that night. Had a sick road trip with Emily in the parking lot because she had my overnight bag from U of U and we were on opposite sides of the parking lot which was like a mile long. I got my senior pics back and they're great. Good day, I can barely even remember my (last) ACT.

Nike Wildhorse 2 Miles: 8.00
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16.00

The grind was real today. I didn't feel all that great today, it was really cold outside so I waited until later in the day. My dad had to go to work at the Deseret power plant so I ran there while he did his thing. The run consisted of four miles on the road from the power plant to the road that runs through the desert (being that it's Sunday almost no one worked so I was able to run in the middle of the road for the most part). Once I got to the main road I took off my jacket and tied it to a stop sign and turned right, ran until 6.5, and turned back. The weird thing was either way I went it seemed I was running all uphill. Ran past the Deseret road and went up a steep incline until 10.5, where I turned around. I was about 90 minutes in at this point. According to every science I knew I should have been about depleted of Glycogen at this point, so I sped up to increase my threshold. Dropped the pace pretty good. My last 5 miles were in 33 minutes. I finished the run, and I can't recall a time feeling more wiped out after a run. I felt really tired, and even more cold, I had postponed the run so long I ended up finishing in the dark, even colder than any time during the day. Took a ton of Advil and ate a lot when I got home and I'm starting to feel better, still pretty dazed though.

If I'm not deceased tomorrow and Vernal doesn't turn into a Tundra, I want to go for a top 5 placing of the mileage board this week. So if anyone reading this wants to get 100 miles in a week, I'd save it for another time.

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 16.00
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10.50

Vernal turned into blizzard central today, so my mother said I couldn't drive to the indoor or go anywhere running. To counter with an equally ridiculous idea, I ran about 200m from our house to the end of the road, turned around, came back, and did it again. 40 times. At night. It was snowing pretty bad at first, but once that ended it got super foggy. The snow and mush I had to run on sapped my legs pretty bad. Good run to think about things. Ecstatic about my current #2 ranking on the mileage board. Proud.

Nike Wildhorse 2 Miles: 10.50
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12.50

Mile warmup with some of the team.  I decided not to run with the Varsity, I did a warmup with the underclassmen/non-varsity instead. I did some stretches with them and then coach had me go on an 8 mile easy run. Felt easy. At some points I would stride for a few seconds for fun because it felt pretty nice. Ran up Aggie Blvd, down to the hospital, to the park, and back. I was able to quench the fiery inferno that is my soul during the run, so when I got back to the indoor I talked to coaches for a few minutes, and ran with the Varsity on a cooldown. Added to 9.5

3 miles later that night, with core and lifting. Down to 5th.

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 9.50Streak LT 2 White Miles: 3.00
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14.00

AM - 5.5 easy miles

PM - mile warm up because my knee was bothering me, then 7.5 easy up to quailbrook/Emily's road and back down mainstreet because I haven't ran that path before. Back up to 4th!

Nike Wildhorse 2 Miles: 5.50Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 8.50
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Total Distance
11.00

Warm up with the team. A lot of the returning sprinters were there today. They didn't warm up, but the workout today was sprinter oriented. Neat. Anyway we did core and a lot of ladders. For the mileage I'm at this week, I was surprised how it went. The sprinters came in quick at the beginning, but at the end I found myself ahead and desolate, and my legs were hating me for it. The team went on a mile cooldown, but coach had me go on a run. It was originally going to be around 5 miles, but I saw Zack conditioning for soccer as I was coming back into the schoolgrounds, and I joined him on his run. He'll be quick next year. Did a little more when I got home to add to 11. Getting chilly. 3rd!

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 11.00
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9.00

2 mile warm up with some speed changes, then 4 mile tempo. Since I had such high mileage this week, I'd be fine with anything under 6:00 pace. I went out quick. It wasn't anything crazy but it felt like I was pushing it. Hit the uphill hard. Hit the first mile in 5:36. I expected the rest of the run to be killer but I pressed forward, embracing the pain. My achilles and knee in my left leg bothered me a bit, but the wall didn't come. I hit two miles at 11:12. On the next mile I still pushed but I think I relaxed a little too much. Three miles at 16:59. I looked at my watch around here and realized I could break 23, but I'd have to speed up again. Despite this mile having several hills I was able to come in at 22:42, which shocked me. The splits were:

5:36

5:36

5:47

5:43

Avg 5:39 pace. I felt like I was pushing it, but it didn't feel super hard. Not only did I not die out, but I was able to repeat my first mile time, and drop time on my last mile! Really great run, big confidence booster for me. 3 mile cooldown. Could have gone for more but I figure some rest is in order. Currently 4th.

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 2.00Streak LT 2 White Miles: 7.00
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1.00

12 hours of sleep, but my legs were super tight when I woke up. I stretched quite a bit but ended up cutting my shakeout down to one mile because of my left leg. It wasn't hurting necessarily, but I knew pressing forward would only reap detriments. Going from 27 miles to 50 to 75 was a pretty drastic increase. I'm going to try some biking/elliptical later today, and a lot of core tomorrow, then start fresh on monday; I'd rather take off days in 20 degree Utah than 60 degree San Diego. Rest until Monday, then hit the grind hard again. I'm not injured or anything like that, I'm just being wary, or as wary as a guy could be who increased his mileage almost 300% over the past two weeks.

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 1.00
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Total Distance
6.75

6.75, nothing too intense. My legs felt much better. My knee was an ever slight nuisance towards the end but no worries, i took an ice bath when I got home and felt much better. I felt pretty tight towards the beginning of the run but it mostly faded away, but my chest felt tight the entire time, I didn't hydrate very well. I had a fun night with Emily after. We played air hockey, ate some Quiznos, and made fun of Star Wars more than we watched it, honestly. It's a good life.

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 6.75
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7.50

I wasn't allowed to drive in the hard falling snow today, so I was driven to the rec center(the roads were completely salted but oh well). I did a warmup inside, and did an easy run to my house down mainstreet. It was snowing pretty hard during it, but I still still think I overdressed a lot. I wore heat spandex and my state jacket and I couldn't feel the cold at all. Unfortunately my legs have no life in them if it's hot, so I felt pretty sapped. Also I stepped in a huge puddle about a mile in and got my shoes soaked. Since my run was from point A to point B, I made my route so there was a pretty large elevation gain. I wanted to run more, but it feels good to be running without pain. I requested a new style of BOA 1 inch shorts for Christmas and I can't wait to show them off at Cali if I get them.

Nike Wildhorse 2 Miles: 7.50
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9.00

I drove up to McCoy, got about a third of a mile in and the conditions made me turn back. The wind was way strong up there thus the new fallen snow was hitting like a blizzard, it was awful. I drove to the high school and started over. The first couple miles my knee was worrying me a little bit, but then the pain just disappeared(I think the pain is from my left hamstring so maybe I stretched it out while I ran). At about 30 minutes in I did two sets of 90-60-30's, going my normal pace on the rest times. I hit right about at .3 miles for 90 seconds, .2 for 60, and .1 for 30 both times so that consistency was pretty righteous. I did a square from the high school to Aggie to the rec center to the hospital and back. Felt good. I drove back to the rec, ran for a couple minutes to warm up, and lifted/did core. Good workout! The tempo part of it felt easy, I wasn't going all out and it was still pretty quick.

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 9.00
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2.75

Easy shakeout in the morning. My knee hurt at the beginning but about a mile in felt better because my hamstring got stretched out. After I got home it started bugging me again though. I'm not sure whether to run through this or rest my legs, but I'm going to test the latter option so adios until Monday. I'll lift and do some core until then.

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 2.75
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0.00

core. Why were all the stores closed today????

 

Also I got to skype Brendon "Based God" Merrell at the Merrell's house today with Kyrie, Brendon, and Drew! It was sick, been missing that ragamuffin lately, I donn't know how I'll survive track this year without our stupid amazing inside jokes

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Core in St George. A little calf work and a couple minutes on the stair machine just to get the legs some life in them after 7 hours in the car.

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12 hours in the car to Cali. If any high school blogger wants to do the Wasatch Ragnar my hs team has a few spots to be filled, so let me know.

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7.00

7 miles at about 6:50 pace. That isn't the shocker... In almost 60 degree weather! Feels great to run here in San Diego. The past 2 weeks have been patchy at best for running, so it was good to get some rest, because I actually enjoyed the run, I've been looking forward to it for a couple days now. I don't think there's a single flat stretch of road in this town, it's all super hilly. I ran from my hotel up to balboa park(I want to run the footlocker nationals course during one of my runs here), downtown for a bit, then towards the bay, and back up. There were some downhills I had to walk down because they were so steep, and running back up was quite the challenge!  Knee pain is minimal at the moment, and that's without any Advil for a few days. I think I'm coming down with something though, it hurt to swallow and I've been pretty congested. Any stop light I had to stop at for traffic made me feel a bit dizzy, like I'd be sick. Hopefully it'll work itself out

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 7.00
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11.50

AM- 4 easy miles. My knee bothered me a little bit, so strides after. The strides completely erased the pain! I bombed the downhills and was going 5:20 pace which I shouldn't do because I'm building my base right now but oh well. About 6:50 pace again. I had this peculiar dream where I was at simplot and I woke up and found out I ran a 9:20 for the 3200 the day before and I was like "sick" and then I woke up again and found out I ran a 9:30 and I was like "sick" and then I woke up again and found out I ran a 9:40 and I was like "sick" and then I woke up again and realized I'd have to train a ton to run those times so I ran and now I'm typing this. If this is a dream too and I have to retype everything when I wake up, I'm going to be way pissed.

I walked a mile to a sushi place, I jogged a bit because a crazy hobo almost attacked me so I'm adding it to the mileage.

PM - 6 miles up to 4th street then down to the airport. I got lost during it, which wasn't fun. Pretty scary, actually. Lots of hills. Nice to get my tan on here. More strides and stretches after.

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 10.50
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11.25

3 mile shakeout in the morning with strides. I went a bit quick, not even 20 minutes. I'll try to take the run tonight slower.

^that went over about as well as a pregnant high jumper. Mile warmup to the pier, mile of speed changes, then a 5-4-3-2-1 fartlek run. There were a ton of people about as smart as a black light covered in duct tape occupying it so there was quite a lot of weaving and stopping as to not plow through families. I got flipped off a lot. By people in cars! I wasn't even in their way! Also there was wind and zero bathrooms in sight, but I still made do. I got .99 miles in the 5 minutes hard, then .78 in the 4 minutes, .56 in three minutes, like .33 in the two minutes hard(I had to stop multiple times for little kids), and .22 for the last hard minute. Got a little over 4.5 for the 30 minutes, which I though was pretty solid! Cooldown to the house and strides. Good workout, no knee pain. Core tonight.

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 3.00Streak LT 2 White Miles: 8.25
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12.00

AM - shakeout with a few surges up the hills. Strides and stretches after. Calves were way tight when I woke up from yesterday's tempo.

PM - 9 easy miles up to balboa and down to airport. I wanted to go closer to 13 but I decided tomorrow would be the distance today since yesterday was tempo

And so ends 2015. I learned a lot this year and I'm excited to use it for my final track season of high school. Man I wish I had done it my freshman year instead of inferior sports. I made this blog in May and got in 16xx miles which I thought was great. I want those school records, and I'm going to train harder than anyone to get them.

Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 12.00
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215.75
Pegasus 32 Gray Miles: 160.00Streak LT 2 White Miles: 21.35Nike Wildhorse 2 Miles: 31.50
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