GOING THE DISTANCE

Footlocker West

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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 01, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

NCAA Champ

Running Accomplishments:

PR

400m: 52.01 - Dixie Invite 2015

800m: 1:56 - Dixie Invite 2015

1600m: 4:22 - State Championships 2016

3200m: 9:47 - Hurricane Invite 2015

2 Mile XC: 9:57 - Desert Hill Duel 2014

3 Mile XC: 15:11 - Woodbride Invite 2014

5K: 16:02 - NXR southwest 2014

Half Mar: 1:16 - Dogtown Half 2015

-2011 & 2012 Monster Dash Champion

2015 3A XC State Champion

Short-Term Running Goals:

- do my best in running and everything I do

-have no ragrets

Long-Term Running Goals:

-Run for a D1 university

- Win a 100 mile trail race

-~~Be state champs in cross country~~ 2015 individual XC State champ, a 3 year dream I achieved. It felt awesome.

-Have a gnarlyer mustache than Steve Prefontaine

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
BAREFOOT Lifetime Miles:						189.25
Nike Rival XC Lifetime Miles:						93.40
Nike Pegasus 30 Lifetime Miles:						722.50
Nike Victory 2 Lifetime Miles:						17.30
Brooks Glycerin 11 Lifetime Miles:						486.60
Nike Pegasus 31 Lifetime Miles:						377.45
Saucony Endorphin LD4 Lifetime Miles:						6.30
Brooks Ravenna 9 Lifetime Miles:						94.89

Sat, Dec 05, 2015

Race: Footlocker West (3.107 Miles) 00:17:42

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	6.00

Am - Ahh another rough race. I got a good warm up and was physically prepared and good. 1st mile was good, I was about 4:55 in a spot where I wanted to be. My plan was to move up a lot the last 2 miles. Hit the switch backs and man, they just killed me, could hardly move at the top. All the hills were brutal on me. Last 3 weeks I've just been totally burned out, physically a lot and mentally. Rest of the race I kept making surges, doing my best. But yeah it sucked lol. Idk what my place was. Glad to have some time off after this, I need it.

It was a great trip though. Getting introduced as a state champ was pretty dope, ha! It's been a great season, got my sole goal of being a state champ. Gonna go get some more titles in May. Shout out to Garek and Connor, what beasts.

Nike Rival XC Miles: 3.00	Nike Pegasus 31 Miles: 3.00

Comments

From Connor Baller on Sat, Dec 05, 2015 at 23:55:19 from 64.31.117.174

Love you Hell Raiser you are the man! You are gonna thrash it in track

From Glory in the long run on Sun, Dec 06, 2015 at 06:04:05 from 174.23.236.120

The body can't do what the mind doesn't envision. You might say the switchbacks killed you but that's only because your first mile was way too fast for what your body was prepared to do.

You had a great season, some much needed time off is good. Rest is as important as training, and as far as cycles for peaking, rest is even more important. Recover your mind and your fire.

Peace

From Holt on Sun, Dec 06, 2015 at 18:41:46 from 67.2.232.239

The mile wasn't too quick... This a guy who is in 4:20 mile, 1:55 800 shape. He is a state champ and a 15:30 5k guy. Just a bit burned from a long season.

From Glory in the long run on Mon, Dec 07, 2015 at 01:22:49 from 174.23.236.120

It's a hypothetical topic at this point, but it's not a moot point. Speaking only hypothetically and not really pertaining to this race I'd ask this: What's better, running 4:55 and dying or running 5:10 and being able to maintain that pace?

Miles Batty was one of the best Utah highschool runners, when he came in 2nd at state his response for how he could have done better was simply to say, "If I'd run the first mile 5-10 seconds slower I would have won."

From Holt on Mon, Dec 07, 2015 at 10:51:50 from 204.113.54.110

Then you have to ask... What is the point of running? If you are at Nick's level (or many of the other guys that you have made this comment on) the point is being at the front of the race, running a killer fast time, winning... that level of stuff. A JV runner who is just learning to run needs to learn to pace. A championship level runner needs to learn how to win. Being in 35th at the first mile is great placement for someone with a goal of being in the top 20 (and then who knows what happens; just ask Conner Baller!). If Nick would have started 10 seconds slower he may have/probably would have run a few places higher and a few seconds faster, but what is the difference between 100th place and 150th place to him? Nothing... At least here he could say I went out smart - at a pace that normally is manageable and I could build on, and puts me in position to reach my goals - but today just wasn't my day.

Again, totally different for an inexperienced runner (you're advice is 100% spot on); but you need to know your audience.

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