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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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Shoes That Match Miles: 55.00
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10.00

Finished my last final this morning!  Then went for a 10 mile run, out on the fruit loop route and up Emigration Canyon, and back.  Then I lifted with Hilary.

Shoes That Match Miles: 10.00
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11.00

This morning I did a workout at Liberty Park with Bekah and AuraLea.  We warmed up a little over a lap in the park, then did our usual strides and drills.  I was super sore from lifting yesterday morning (that's what I get for taking two weeks off from that...) so the strides hurt!  Not to mention just running, but strides especially.  The workout was 15 10 5, with 3 and 2 minutes recovery.  On the 15 I decided to try and go just sub 6, not sure what my body could take right now and wanting to be smart with the 10 and 5 left.  I came through the mile in that one at 5:54.  I started with Bekah on that one, which was good to get a feel for the pace, but she was feeling a better day today so when she took off I just had to focus in on my pace and not let hers distract me.  Same with on the 10, I started with her and then let her go.  I think my mile on that one was 5:47.  On the 5 I came through half mile in 2:52.  When we were done, we did four 25 second strides.  Those hurt the worst!  Then we cooled down a lap, and I added on just a bit more to finish with 11 total.

Shoes That Match Miles: 11.00
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9.00

Today I ran xarT with Hilary.  This verion of the route included going to the drinking fountain in City Creek, and then down Memory Grove.  Hilary ran up South Temple with me to about 600e before going to catch xarT, then I was on my own the rest of the way back up to campus.  Afterwards I saw Tim for a massage.

Shoes That Match Miles: 9.00
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10.00

This morning I went up to Pipeline with Hilary to go for a trail run. We went out to the end of the trail and back, and I added on up the road and back to get a full 10. Back at campus I did my second lift of the week.

Shoes That Match Miles: 10.00
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9.00

This morning Bekah and I had a workout at the track.  We did the usual warmup and strides and drills.  The workout was 20 by 200, same as several weeks ago. Kep told us to try and go 41 for the first ones and about 8 or 9 seconds more for the recovery, or about 90 for the 400s.  As the workout progressed then we could go 40 and 39s.  Bekah and I decided to trade the inside every 4 laps to help us keep track of how many we had done.  The first few we hit 40s, and they felt ok.  The next mile I picked it up and we were hitting about 89s for the laps.  As the workout went on we hit a few 88s and 87s for the lap splits.  I was having a harder time picking it up on the fast 200 part, staying around 39 and 40 for most of them, maybe one 38 in there.  I think Bekah had a harder time on the recovery part, and had to take a few laps cutting the corner.  After the 17th one she caught up to me and stayed with me on the 18th one, which really helped me finish the workout since I wasn't sure I could do all 20.  My goal was at least 2 more than last time.  I am amazed I finished the whole thing!  But I am in better shape than several weeks ago, so that was a huge factor.  For cooldown we did a loop off of the warmup route and ended with 9 total.  Then 15 minutes in the ice bath.

Shoes That Match Miles: 4.00
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11.00

This morning I went for 11 miles to end my week at 60.  I ran past Sugarhouse and through the streets on the cemtery loop, on 3300s going up to 2000e and over to Keller Lane and up to 2300e for a minute before turning around.  I ran back mostly on 2000e until I cut back down to 1700e at the freeway.  My body definitely felt tired, that may be from yesterday's workout or jumping 20 miles from last week...  Also the wind was carrying lots of stuff around today and my eyes got hit a lot!  Not fun.  At least I have eyedrops at home :-P

Shoes That Match Miles: 11.00
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60.00
Shoes That Match Miles: 55.00
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