Snow Canyon Warriors Track

Painters Half Marathon

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Location:

Ivins,ut,u.s.a

Member Since:

Feb 03, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Highschool Champ

Running Accomplishments:

-2007-08 Region 9 Champion in Cross Country and 8th and 7th in 4A State (16:02)

-6th place in state 2mile in indoor track.

-Track Region Champ in the 3200 and 1600

- 8th place in 4A State 1600, and 6th in 4A State 3200

-2nd place team in Ragnar Wasatch Back 17:54 (2nd leg, only high school runner on team)

-30:35.4 10k (Summer Games) 32:17 (Des News) 7th HS

-15:14 5k (Cedar Course)

-4:29.72 1600 outdoor

-9:45.44 3200.

-2:07 800 outdoor

-2000 Steeplechase 6:48

- 20:02 Highway to Heaven (2.8 mile 2000 foot climb at 9,000 to 11,000 feet in elevation) SUU Camp Record

Short-Term Running Goals:

-Train hard with Aaron for Foot Locker. Redeem myself at Foot Locker and place high. stay strong and not fatigued and healthy. Peak at the right time. Take State Track. Run low Sub 4:20 1600, low 9:00 3200. Go to footlocker Nationals. Sign with a great school on Scholarship. Live up the Senior year and running.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Take NCAA Nationals, Serve a great LDS Mission. Break 15:00 5k, 30:00 10k Break 4:10 in mile and 9:00 on 3200, 8:45 Steeplechase. Get a good Scholarship at a good running University. My ultimate dream is to make Olympic Marathon, or Steeplechase team in the future after a great College career. Become like, no better than Ryan Hall ha ha!

Personal:

I am just a laid back runner. Love my family to death and freinds. I have only been running for a little over 2 years and believe i am running pretty well. Ryan Hall is my Hero. Want to major in Sports Med, Nutrition, etc, and love the outdoors. Just living life as it comes and loving running.

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Sat, Jan 17, 2009

Race: Painters Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:12:41, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
4.50	13.10	0.00	0.00	0.00	17.60

Got to the race and was feeling good did a 4 mile warm up with Dave and got ready for a great race.

I was hoping for a 1:09 but we went out to slow and no one wanted to take the lead. I didn't want to take off when a probably should of because it was my first Half. We got to about 5 and it was only me, Dave, Paul, and Jeff. I dropped off a little but then caught up with them at 6 right by the bridge. I went across the bridge and it was icy. I hit the turn out the bridge and hit the ground hard. I cut up my leg, arm and chin and had blood pouring down my leg and neck. I hit my knees into the railing and got up with a little limp. It hurt pretty bad i am not going to lie. I hopped and up and went after the guys who were a little ways away from me. I got to about 7 or 8 and caught Dave and passed him. Then i hit the loop and ran it well. I could not catch Paul and Jeff but help off dave until the finish. I finished in a good 3rd place. I felt good about the race with the fall and everything and for the first half of my career. I crossed and got mediced up then went for a little .5 mile cool down. Very good race not the time i wanted but had some difficulties. I Felt really good the whole race, a little tired at the end but thats common. I think i could of maybe finished higher or stayed with them longer and got a faster time before the fall, but excited for a good race. Now its off to training for track and hitting my goal times.

Thank you Dave and Paul for slowing down to see if i was okay. Especially Dave for yelling at me to stay mentally tough and get up with them after the fall and being a good support. Sometimes i wish i had that great of a coach. I was happy for my mental capacity for staying strong and fighting throught the pain and coming back. I will remember this race when i race again.

Good race to all and i think i like this longer distance stuff. Can't wait to race it in the future.

Comments

From Burt on Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 21:07:03

I read about your fall in Paul's blog. Hey, if you impressed Paul by falling, getting bloodied up, then getting back in the race, you must be an animal. Great race!

From Wildbull on Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 22:31:35

Hayden,

Sweet race. You are awesome! You are mentally tough. you got the blood and cuts to prove it. last year you were telling me you likes the 10 k the best. Now it is the half. you are so talented.

From walter on Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 01:04:08

Hayden, you are a stud! Great job for a first of the year run! Keep it up and youll have to open up a wall in your home and put an addition onto the house for all those trophies! haha

From paul on Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 19:18:31

Congrats on your debut. Your stride looked smooth, and you should be a natural at these longer distances.

From dave holt on Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 16:22:04

Don't worry about the time - just look at the way you ran. Very tough. Good work.

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