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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.

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January'16 Miles: 121.50March Mizunos 2016 Miles: 41.00
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Today was so beautiful outside! I still wasn't feeling 100%, but decided to run outside anyway since Andrea needed warmup buddies for her workout and I figured by staying close to the locker room I could stop if I needed. We did the track warmup with her and then went out on Foothill to Sunnyside and back. My knee and foot didn't hurt at all, and I could breathe so much better after running! Minus the coughing up a lot of mucous that followed. But I'm glad that I went running.

January'16 Miles: 5.00
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5.25

This afternoon I was just a few minutes behind the group that meant to start at 1 (they really got going around 1:15) and I had to check with the trainers first to see if I could skip rehab first so that I could run with the team, and they said yes, so I took off from the training room and hoped to guess correctly which route the team had gone.  Just as I got to the east side of the Huntsman center, there they were!  Since we are supposed to be doing the first mile on the track again, they had been there and were just now heading out :) perfect timing.  We ran out on Foothill towards the golf course, and then through up to Wasatch.  I turned around with Nikki and went back along 1300s and Foothill.  Finished with strides.  Then lifting, then rehab.

January'16 Miles: 5.25
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5.00

Andrea and Sarah had workouts today so we ran their warmup with them before going on our run.  By the time we left campus via Foothill we didn't have very much left, so we turned down Sunnyside and ran to the park, and those who needed more could do as many laps as they needed before heading back.  I did part of a lap and then went back to campus with Sadie, Dana, and Hannah to finish with 5. 

January'16 Miles: 5.00
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9.00

Today was a workout/long run at Liberty Park.  We were doing a Kenyan, so we warmed up from Trax to Liberty and then did another 2 miles for our warmup before checking in with the coaches really quickly before starting the Kenyan.  They organized us into groups and we got going.  I was with Sadie and Jade.  Our warmup pace had been 7:20, so the next 4 miles were supposed to be 7:00, 6:40, 6:20, 6:00.  Our first one was 6:59, then 6:32 (too much, which made the rest of the workout off), then 6:27 and 6:19 to finish.  After the second mile we got spread out because I guess each of us tried to compensate in a different way.  I cooled down to finish with 9 total.  

January'16 Miles: 9.00
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5.00

Running with Jesse and Ellie on the Jordan River Trail today :)  Jesse ran the first mile and a half with me and Ellie, then it was me and Ellie the rest of the way.  I really need to air up the tires on the bob...  Also going out into the wind with the stroller is a challenge!

January'16 Miles: 5.00
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6.00

Ran on my own this morning because of my crazy class schedule, and Sarah wasn't able to join me.  Though I don't think I could keep up with her anyway right now.  I ran the fruit loops route to Sunnyside and then above the zoo!  Onto Wasatch.  Once there, it wasn't very much farther to get to 3 before turning around and heading back the same way.  When I was done I lifted and did my rehab and then was in class the rest of the day.

January'16 Miles: 6.00
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9.00

We had a workout this afternoon.  We did the usual warmup and then strides and drills on the track.  The long distance workout was 3-4 sets of four 400s with 60 seconds rest and a lap between sets.  The goal today was volume rather than speed.  Kep didn't put me in a group, so I did the first two sets with Kate, Jocelyn, Shaylen, and Jessica, and the last ones with Hannah, Meghan, Jade, and Dakota.  The first two were supposed to be 10k pace and the last two sets 5k pace.  I switched groups so I could just do 85s the whole workout.  We did a 200 to start and I hit 39.  On the first two sets of 400s my times were 1:24, 1:24, 1:24, 1:26; 1:24, 1:25, 1:24, 1:26; then I had a little shorter recovery as I was trying to catch up to the other group to join them for the start of their third set, and we ran 1:24, 1:25, 1:24, 1:25; then I just did 2 reps on the last set in 1:25, 1:25.  Running some with both groups today definitely helped me realize what the older girls were complaining about my freshman year about freshmen not knowing how to pace!  It definitely takes practice.  But I do think our freshmen's logic is weird since knowing the split times they are supposed to run they don't really run them or adjust when they are off... But I am sure they will learn as they get older.  After I was done I cooled down with Andrea to finish with 9 total.  She is going to USATF indoors this week!!  Super excited to see how she does, and to see Sarah compete in the 3k!!  Go Utes! 

January'16 Miles: 9.00
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5.00

This afternoon I had limited time between class and the team meeting to get my run in.  I ran up Legacy Bridge and then up to Red Butte and up to the gate.  I turned around and then hopped on the Shoreline trail going north towards the JCC.  When I got to the JCC I ran down and took the track warmup route back to the locker room, adding on in baliff to get the full 5.  And then I saw one of my old professors and ended up talking for a few minutes and was late for the meeting anyway.  But it was worth it :)  And I have missed running trails!

January'16 Miles: 5.00
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8.00

This afternoon for workout the MD group stayed at the track and LD was at Liberty.  We took Trax down to 900e and then warmed up to the park and then the usual add on and strides and drills.  The workout today was threshold 12 minute, 9 minute, 6 minute, with 3:30 and 2:30 recovery.  I was supposed to run with Kate, Shaylen, and Jocelyn, and the paces Mack told us were 5:55, 5:45, 5:40.  Those sounded fast to me... But I was able to keep up the first half mile of the 12 minutes, which was actually a 3:05.  I just couldn't stick with the girls when they picked up the pace, but I maintained the 6:10 mile pace for the remainder of that rep.  I grouped back up with them on the 9 minute and this time I stayed with them pretty well, and was 6:00 pace.  So at least I dropped what I was supposed to between the first and second.  On the last one I kept up most of the way as well, splitting 5:57 for the mile.  Afterwards we did four 25 second strides and then cooled down to the Trolley Trax station, where we could see the train pull up from a block away and sprinted even though we knew we wouldn't make it.  Luckily, there was a bus in sight just down the street so we were able to catch that instead of waiting for the next train.  Although I am not able to keep up in the speed workouts right now, it was definitely a great feeling to come out and run the threshold without major adjustments to the workout.  From the team meeting yesterday, I was able to see the entry sheet and I am entered in the 3k next week at Arizona!  So I am looking forward to that.

January'16 Miles: 8.00
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5.00

This afternoon I went running with Becky :)  I feel like I haven't seen her in forever since we both have crazy class schedules and always miss each other at practice.  We ran fruit loops to get to the golf course, and then ran through and up to Wasatch.  Then we ran over to 1300s and cut down to Foothill and took that back to campus.  Running Foothill on the east side of the street is so much nicer (at least north of Sunnyside) since the sidewalk is up further away from traffic and you don't catch random stoplights 2 minutes apart.  

January'16 Miles: 5.00
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8.00

Today I went running on the Jordan River trail with Jesse and Ellie.  I ran the first mile and a half with the stroller and then passed it off to Jesse so he could run back with her.  I continued out, but at 3.25 the trail was closed so I turned around.  I thought about turning around again when I was at 5 (since I originally planned on 10, since it was on my sheet from the coaches), but decided to run all the way back and see how I felt.  I ran back to starting point, and then started out again, but turned back shortly after going out so turned back and finished with 8.  I saw a snake after I was done.  

January'16 Miles: 8.00
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6.00

This morning I went for a run up City Creek.  I started at the Capitol and ran the first mile up the road to the gate/ranger station/place with disgusting bathrooms and then 2 miles up.  There were quite a few runners.  I turned around when I got to 3 and ran back the same way.  With a mile to go it started lightly sprinkling, and right after I got in the car it started pouring.  So I guess I got my run done just in time!  And especially knew so when it was snowing later.

January'16 Miles: 6.00
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8.00

This afternoon for workout I met up with Jocelyn, Jess, and Becky. We were doing a fartlek so we decided to head up to Wasatch. We warmed up there along Foothill and through the golf course. We did a few strides and drills and then got started on the workout. It was five sets of 2 minutes on at 5k pace, 1 minute rest, 1 minute on at 1500 pace, 2 minutes rest. I made it down to Foothill past Thunderbird for the end of the on rep in the middle, then did the rest on the way back. Out and back once was perfect for the workout length. We cooled down back to campus.

January'16 Miles: 8.00
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6.25

This afternoon we met up for practice. We did the first mile on the track and then headed out on Foothill and then 1900e. I turned around with Becky and Jade to get 6 miles. We finished with strides on the track and then lifting.

January'16 Miles: 6.25
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8.00

This afternoon we had a threshold workout at Liberty. We warmed up to the park from the Trax station and met at the tennis courts for strides and drills. For the group racing Saturday the workout was 2 by 10 minutes with 1:45 recovery. I was supposed to run with Becky and go around 6:05-6:10 pace. On the first one I came through the half in 3:00 and the mile at 6:04. On the second one I was on my own but the freshmen had started behind me and because they were there I was worried I wasn't hitting my pace and ended up going 2:57. They backed off after that, realizing it was quicker than they needed. I came through the mile at 6:02. We finished with 6 200s with equal jog recovery. I hit 38, 39, 39, 39, 38, 39. Cooled down back to the Trolley Trax station and just caught the train :) traveling to Phoenix tomorrow. 

January'16 Miles: 8.00
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5.00

This morning I got up early to get my premeet done in the 32 degree weather since it is predicted to be 90 in Phoenix by the time we will be there and ready to premeet. I ran out 2.25 and back and then finished with strides and drills. Because I was so cold this morning I won't be complaining about the warm weather in Phoenix! 

January'16 Miles: 5.00
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Race: Baldy Castillo Invitational (1.864 Miles) 00:10:34, Place overall: 5
Total Distance
6.50

This afternoon we did our best to stay in the shade as we waited for our race.  We went out to watch the 800s (we weren't at the track for the other events, but watched online) and then retreated to our shady place under the bleachers.  For our warmup we ran in the parking garage next to the track to stay out of the sun.  And Kep said to shorten it because it was so hot.  We ran 12 minutes and then did a few strides and drills.  I talked to Andrea after her race and she said that putting water on her arms helped her stay cool for her race, so I did the same as we were in the check-in tent putting on our spikes.  We walked over to the start and I was position 1!  So no fighting for the inside for me.  When the race started we were sort of all together for 200 meters and then broke out as our paces were established.  The Texas A&M girl went up on her own, then I was with Jocelyn, Kate, and Shay, but really more behind them.  I came through the first 400 in 82.  Faster than practice pace but that was ok.  As the other girls made their distance on me I just focused on running my pace and keeping good form and the effort under control.  I came through the first k in 3:30.  So on pace for a 10:30 :)  I was hoping for 10:40 so this was good.  I didn't hear my mile time but I was a little over 7 minutes at 2k.  The last few laps I could feel I was getting tired but I tried not to lose pace and just kept going.  Finished in 10:34.  It was nice to get the first race of my final season done!  And hopefully be able to figure out what I can do the rest of the season.  I am now 15 weeks along with my second baby, so as I get further along and am gaining weight throughout the next few months I am really going to have to play this track season by ear. :)  Somehow between changing shoes and getting going on the cooldown the other girls were gone, but I didn't think I would be able to keep up with them anyway or go the distance we were supposed to for our long run cooldown.  Also we were pushing it to catch a flight 3 hours later... I ran a few laps around the block that the track was on, stopping outside the fence at a gap in the bushes to watch the 4x400s, and finished with 2.5 miles total running, plus some walking cooldown.  

January'16 Miles: 4.50
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6.00

This morning I went running with Sarah.  She started a few minutes ahead of me but circled back so I could join her.  We did Albertson's loop.  It was a nice run and the temperature was perfect!  Enjoying it while it lasts because I know it is supposed to get stormy later this week.

January'16 Miles: 6.00
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7.50

This afternoon we had a workout at Liberty Park.  We warmed up there from the Trax station and took the long way around to get to the tennis courts.  Because the rain was supposed to pick up soon, we didn't have to do the full warmup, but because we were standing around so long while Mack explained the workout it was hard to stay warm and then the first few minutes of the threshold ended up being more warmup anyway.  My sheet said I was in the 2x10 minute group, but Mack said I was in the 20 minute group.  For paces it made sense, at least based on my thresholds the last 2 weeks.  We were supposed to average 6:00 pace for the 20 minutes.  I started with Shay, Kate, Jocelyn, and Jess, but wasn't able to stay with them long.  My pace was more like 6:10 at first, and gradually declined to 6:20, then 6:30... When I passed by Mack the first time she was asking if I was sore.  Yes, my calves are sore from racing, but I think this was more to the fact that I am in my second trimester, and workout days are kind of a hit and miss on quality or not...  But I kept going and made the full 20 minutes.  Somehow going 20 minutes straight sounds better than 2x10 minute because it is only one rep.  Finished with strides and then ran back to the 900e Trax station with Jocelyn, getting there just before it started sleeting.  Finished with rehab in the training room.

January'16 Miles: 7.50
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5.00

5 mile run on my own after class trying to get done before the team meeting.  I ran down Guardsman and then 1500e to 1700s and back.

March Mizunos 2016 Miles: 5.00
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9.00

Workout on the track today.  We did the usual warmup and then had four sets os 2x800.  Dana and I were with the freshmen and were supposed to help them run even splits.  The times we were supposed to hit were 3:10, followed by 45 seconds rest, then 3:00 followed by 4 minutes rest.  They had me lead first and were complaining when we started that it felt like jogging.  As my heels were getting stepped on, I picked it up but then we came through too fast on our 100 in 21.  At 200 we were still off, but the next 200 split was on, so it was ok.  But that is the part they didn't quite understand yet, since they then wanted to back off pace a little more since we were fast on our splits from the first 100.  So that was a 3:08, and the next a 3:04.  We had the freshmen take turns leading the next ones, and magically they all were on pace in 3:11, 3:00, 3:08, 3:01, 3:08, 3:00.  They also needed a brief lesson on pack running and not running in the space between the two runners in front of you if you have a teammate next to you.  I cooled down just over a mile to finish with 9 total.  A lot of volume today!

March Mizunos 2016 Miles: 9.00
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6.00

Trax today!  We started as a larger group but not everyone needed 6 miles, so they turned as necessary.  I wasn't up to pushing the pace with Hannah and Shaylen, but Nikki was there so I ran with her :)  We had to sprint to catch the train, but we made it!  And this will probably be the last all downhill run for me in a while.

March Mizunos 2016 Miles: 6.00
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6.00

We started our long run from campus today to save on travel time since we had a team Easter breakfast planned afterwards.  The plan was to run to Sugarhouse for a lap on the grass there, and then down Liberty for a few more laps before running to catch Trax back to campus.  Those of us who did this run a few weeks ago knew it was meant to be along 1500e, but those who didn't elected to go on Foothill and 23rd east, so that's what we did.  So. Much. Downhill.  It was a lot of strain on my pelvis, so a little after 2 miles in I backed off and then when I reached 2100s and was running down decided to run back to campus along 2100e to spare my stressed pelvic floor.  I finished with 6 miles total and then Mack had me do 20 minutes on the bike, not realizing initially that my reason for coming back early wasn't my IT band.  Had a wonderful team breakfast afterwards!  And Nikki discovered that if you pour bacon grease into a plastic cup, it will melt through, even if there are 2 plastic cups.  :)

March Mizunos 2016 Miles: 6.00
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4.00

Ellie has a fever :( So I was home tending her in the morning.  Got in 4 miles on the treadmill between classes.

March Mizunos 2016 Miles: 4.00
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5.00

Ellie is still sick so I was home tending her all day until my afternoon class.  After class I went for a run, appreciating that it was still light out!  I ran out 2 miles onto 11th Avenue, then turned back and finished with a mile on the track.  I cringed at all the soccer players who would run out onto the track in their cleats!  I know Kep would have been furious.  There are signs, people!  Resurfacing a track is expensive.

March Mizunos 2016 Miles: 5.00
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6.00

6 miles around Liberty Park.  My back has been hurting and I thought running on a flat, soft surface would help, but it didn't.  Better than an all downhill run though!

March Mizunos 2016 Miles: 6.00
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164.50
January'16 Miles: 121.50March Mizunos 2016 Miles: 41.00
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