You've got to want it to win it

Handcart Days Half Marathon

Previous WeekRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesSusannah's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageMonth ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Week
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2008200920102011201220132014201520162017
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

Member Since:

Jun 01, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

NCAA Champ

Running Accomplishments:

My Personal Records are:

High School 

1600 meters - 5:34 Freshman, Regions

          5:30.44 Sophomore, State

          5:13.35 Junior, State

          4:54.68 Senior, State Champion!!!

3200 meters - 11:59.9 Freshman, State

          11:50.33 Sophomore, State

          11:15 Junior, BYU Invite

          10:30.88 Senior, Arcadia Invitational (sea level)

          10:39.23 Senior, State Champion!!!

College 

1500 - 4:31, Trojan Invite 2013 

3k - 9:44.01, MPSF 2012 

5k - 16:34, Stanford 2013

10k - 34:46.94, Mt. SAC 2013          


Half-Marathon - 1:24:30.56 (Handcart Days)

In my freshmen year, I lettered in both track and cross country. I also got the Rookie of the Year Award in cross country, and the Freshmen of the Year Award in track. At regions for XC I was 7th. At state I was 65th. In track at regions I placed 3rd in the mile and 2nd in the 2 mile. At state I was 17th in the mile and 13th in the 2 mile.

Sophomore year I was a cross country captain and I lettered again. I was 3rd at regions and 12th at state. At track regions I was 3rd in the mile and the 2 mile. I also anchored the winning medley relay team.

Junior year I got a stress fracture about a month before the cross country season started, but made a great comeback with a 2nd place finish at regions.  At state I placed 6th, and I broke 19 minutes for the second time in my racing history.  Team captain again. In track I shattered my old PRs and was doing well until I got a stress reaction.  After 3 weeks off I built my strength back up and performed well at state, earning 4th in the 1600 and 5th in the 3200.  After that, I was invited to the Great Southwest Track Meet in Albuquerque, where I took 5th.

My senior year in cross country I was a captain again, this time with Amanda and Natalie.  This season I was injury free so I got to run competitively at invites.  At state I took 3rd.  At Footlocker Western Regionals I outkicked a girl on the track to finish 10th, which qualified me for nationals the next weekend.  I beat both of the girls who had beat me at state in that race.  At nationals I took 22nd and beat 6 of the girls who had beat me at regionals.  Going into the outdoor season the first Invitational I attended was the Davis Super Meet where I qualified for state in the 1600 and the 3200, and I broke the meet record for the 3200 in an 11:01.29, the previous record was an 11:17.  I had a strong finish to my senior season and finally claimed a state title.  I ran the fastest 1600 and 3200 at state for any division, claiming the double crown in those events, and earning the athlete of the year award :)

Now in college, I run for the University of Utah.  I lettered my freshman season of cross country, and made it to regionals in the 5k in track.

Sophomore year I improved in cross country.  In track I raced the 1500, 5k, 800, 10k, and the mile of the DMR before repeating the 5k at conference and then the 10k at regionals.  Placed 28th behind a lot of seniors... so nationals next year!! 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

 Run a 5k in under 18 minutes

Win state in the 1600 and 3200

Place in the top 5 at state in the 1600

Make it to Footlocker National Championships 

Make it to nationals 

Run sub 16:30 5k

Run sub 9:30 3k 

Break the school record in the 10k

Break the school record in the 5k 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Be an All-American

Be a conference champion 

Make Olympic trials 


 

Personal:

I am a junior at the University of Utah.  My little sister is a freshman at Utah Valley University.

Favorite Blogs:

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Flats Lifetime Miles: 194.15
Spikes Lifetime Miles: 110.35
Pink Spikes!!! Lifetime Miles: 78.75
Pink Footlocker Flats :) Lifetime Miles: 38.00
July 25 Lifetime Miles: 333.30
Wave Rider 15 PINK :) Lifetime Miles: 409.00
Time For Something New Lifetime Miles: 420.25
Mint On The Left And Watermelon On The Right Lifetime Miles: 416.75
And Their Sole Mates Lifetime Miles: 499.50
Lavender Watermelon Lifetime Miles: 472.00
Mismatched Mizunos... Again :) Lifetime Miles: 469.00
Halloween Colors! Lifetime Miles: 400.50
^Their Mates Lifetime Miles: 444.70
Shoes That Match Lifetime Miles: 433.25
They Match Again Lifetime Miles: 373.25
Wave Rider 17! Lifetime Miles: 295.00
Wave Rider November '14 Lifetime Miles: 272.65
Green&pinklaces Lifetime Miles: 474.00
Cool Blue Lifetime Miles: 446.75
My Sister And I Have The Same Shoes! Lifetime Miles: 369.85
October Lifetime Miles: 371.25
January'16 Lifetime Miles: 326.00
March Mizunos 2016 Lifetime Miles: 200.15
My Husband Is The Best Husband!!! Lifetime Miles: 13.40
Total Distance
60.00
Lavender Watermelon Miles: 41.00
Total Distance
10.00

This morning I ran up 1300s to Wasatch Drive, then above the zoo and across Sunnyside onto Shoreline Trail.  I stayed on the flatter part of the trail, and took the most direct route to Red Butte and then on to Drycreek.  From there I ran down to 11th Ave and then ran home through campus and then along Guardsman and 1500e.  

Lavender Watermelon Miles: 10.00
Add Comment
Total Distance
6.00

This morning I ran an easy 6.  I went to Sugarhouse for a lap around the perimeter, and then up to 2100e and home.  Hoping for a PR tomorrow!!

Lavender Watermelon Miles: 6.00
Add Comment
Race: Handcart Days Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:24:30, Place overall: 1
Total Distance
14.00

After going through packet pickup as I was putting my shoes on for my warmup, my Garmin wouldn't stay on!!!! :(  Definitely not the best way to start getting in the zone for the race...  A 5k or less I would have been fine without it, but there was no way I was running a half without one!  Abigail wouldn't let me have hers, and then I felt really bad walking over to the car to ask my dad if I could borrow his which we gave him for his birthday yesterday... But my mom had hers, so the day was saved!!! :)  I warmed up a little less than a mile, and then did a few strides.  My goal was to get a 1:18, and I thought with the effort of the 5k I did last Saturday that it was possible.  Going out, Pioneer Pete led the race (for about 400 meters, he didn't actually run it), and one guy was up in the lead with me.  He hung on for a little bit, but didn't make it quite to the mile with me.  The split was about 6:00, and it felt smooth so I just managed my own rhythm and did pretty well.  Well, sort of.  The next mile was a 6:11, then I had a 6:18, and a 6:22...  But then the rest of my mile splits were between 6:28 and 6:31 (except one 6:49, but that had 2 hills in it), very consistent :)  The mile markers were all off, except for the 5, and the 10 was really close...  I didn't take water until mile "8" and took it only one time after that.  I was pretty positive most of the time, until I had about a mile and a half to go.  That was when the thoughts "I hate running" and "Why did I sign up for this" started to come.  But I still split 6:30, so my negative mentality did not affect my rhythm :)  As I got close to the finish I saw my mom, and she told me that my sister had won the 5k!  And then I heard my sister and dad right by the finish line :)  I got a new PR by 4 minutes, so I can't complain about that :)  And I am not as sore as the first time I did a half, though I am more sore than the last 2 half marathons that I have done.  Next year with more planning I would really like to run one like Lavender Days since that one is pretty flat and competitive.    

Comments(2)
Total Distance
11.00

This morning I slept in until 7:30 (definitely sleeping in after having to wake up before 5 for a race!) and then went for a slow 6 miles.  I am sore.

In the afternoon I went to campus to get a lift in.  I felt like my form was sloppy because I am sore, but none of the coaches said anything...  Afterwards I went running on the trails, I did 5 slow miles.   

Lavender Watermelon Miles: 6.00
Add Comment
Total Distance
9.50

This morning I ran up 1300s to Wasatch Drive, then over to the paved Shoreline Trail and over the freeway to Tanner Park.  Then I ran home to finish at 9.5 for the day.  I am still super sore from the half on Wednesday, so the last part of the run felt like forever.

Lavender Watermelon Miles: 9.50
Add Comment
Total Distance
9.50

It's my birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :) :) :) :) :)  I invited a few friends and teammates to go running with me this morning on Pipeline :)  Bekah, Alyssa, Abigail, Patrick, and Katherine all came.  Almost as soon as we were on the trail there were some people with dogs and they realized one of them was attacking a snake!  And the snake was hissing at it.  I didn't see what kind of snake it was...  I have never seen a snake while running on Pipeline!  Bekah and Alyssa went ahead of the group, and Katherine and I ran together, some distance behind us were Patrick and Abigail.  Katherine and I ran all the way to the lookout and back, and then a little extra on the road to finish at 9.5 total.  

Lavender Watermelon Miles: 9.50
Comments(2)
Total Distance
60.00
Lavender Watermelon Miles: 41.00
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Recent Comments: