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Uintah Handicapped

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Location:

Vernal,UT,United States

Member Since:

Jun 03, 2016

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Freshman-

5k-18:41

3 mile-18:16

3200m-10:51

1600m-4:57

 

100m-13.53

Sophomore-

5k-17:22

3 mile-16:24

3200m-10:20

1600m-4:48

Junior(Most of these suck RN)-

5k-18:32

3 mile-16:39

2.85 mile-14:48

3200m-10:08

1600m-4:42.33

Short-Term Running Goals:

5k-16:00. 3 mile-15:00. 3200m-9:45. 1600-4:10.

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

 break 15 for 5k, break 9 for the 3200, run steeplechase in college, Sub-4 mile.

Personal:

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Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 33 Lifetime Miles: 500.30
Saucony Ride 9 Lifetime Miles: 6.00
Race: Uintah Handicapped (2.85 Miles) 00:14:48
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.002.852.85

We do the warm up. Coach explains the event. My handicap is 18:15. We are told the course is 3 miles, and due to my PRless season, I intend to go ham, knowing it will be a flat course, hoping I can finally drop some time. Clayton starts, I begin five seconds after him.  It takes me almost half a mile to catch him. Sprinters. I later discovered we ran at 4:30 pace for a while at the beginning. I eventually pass Clayton, then Kenny. No one else offers any resistance. I keep moving up. I pass lots of people, I run fast. I get to the last 400, and there's a huge pack ahead of me. I kick hard. I pass lots of people. As I cross the line coach says, "33:03." Those of you who know math will note that 33:03-18:15=14:48. The watches tell us 2.85. 14:48. 2.85 miles. That's my time today. I found a race converter on the internet which informed me that I would have run a 15:37 if the race had been a full 3 miles. The goal is 15:30 for region. Based on current rankings, that puts me in 5th, right in front of Haden Penrod, who I 've been really close to beating this season, so it's not too unrealistic. It's only about a minute PR. I've done it before. I'll do it again, especially if it's the only one I get this year. Surely the training has done something, right?

Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 33 Miles: 1.00
Comments
From Eugene on Wed, Oct 05, 2016 at 11:50:33 from 130.160.194.5

Dropping a minute is pretty impressive, but if you want my respect, you'll do it next year too!

From Kedric on Thu, Oct 06, 2016 at 10:57:58 from 140.197.248.138

note to self: don't drop a minute next year.

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