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WAC Indoor Championships 3k

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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

NCAA Champ

Running Accomplishments:

2008 XC WAC Champs

1600m STATE CHAMP '08
2006 & 07 XC Region Champ

PRs:

    1/2--1:20:21(Bryce'09)
    10k--36:53.7(USG'07)
    XC 6k--21:38.8(PreNat '10)
    XC 5k--17:17.1 (USU '09) 
    XC 3mi--17:38.0 (MSU'08)

Outdoor Track:

5000m - 17:10.71 (April '09)

3k steeple - 10:43 (April '09)

1500m - 4:48 (April '09)

3200m - 11:15.34 (May '08)
1600m - 5:08.37 (May '08)
800m - 2:22.62 (May '08)
400m - 1:03.13 (May '08)

Indoor Track

3000m - 9:59.48 (Feb. '09)       5000m - 17:36.72 (Feb. '09)

Short-Term Running Goals:

*Stay healthy and positive

*Top 3 Individual in WAC XC 

*3k - 9:45, 5k - 16:45, steeple - 10:15

*WAC Champ Steeplechase

*TEAM WAC CHAMPS!

Long-Term Running Goals:

*Qualify for NCAA Nationals (XC and Track)
*Marathons after college - FAST!
*Keep working hard & improving

Personal:

In my fifth semester at Utah State University. A sophomore Cross Country and a junior in Track and Field. Majoring in Math Education, planning to graduate in 2013.

Joy = {roller-blading, running, fancy cheese, friends, ultimate frisbee, Jones Cream Soda, Star Wars and turtles} 

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Race: WAC Indoor Championships 3k (1.875 Miles) 00:09:54, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.002.005.00

Crazy race again! Why so fast!?! It's conference, people! Still, pretty happy with the meet all in all, even with some disappointments.

So, the plan in this one was to take it out at 40-41 and hold that as long as it could then go with the race. Went that way again, like the 5k. I took it out at 37 (due to the hugeness of the heat) and got our pace settled at 40s, then at about 8 laps to go, a few girls started making a move and I didn't really want to go with it. (My legs were just a bit thrashed from yesterday.) Still, I went with it to the greater extent, just sitting on some people's shoulders as I stuck on the lead pack. With about 5 to go they really started hammering it out and I didn't feel like I had it in my legs to go with them. Still, with Kim passing me up and Alex too, I just wanted to keep within shooting range of the leaders, hoping my kick wouldn't fail me. So, I drifted off a bit but with 2 laps to go I started accelerating and on that bell lap I gave it all I had to pass up the pack. I got past all the girls except Hannah from Idaho whose seed time was 4 seconds faster than mine. As I got up to her with about 50 to go she realized I was out-kicking her butt and got up and went. She's a miler. I was doomed. Still, I nearly had her and she only beat me by a second! Time of 9:54 was 7 seconds off my PR from Seattle (also a sea level type) and on tired legs, so wow. Just wow. Those races went a whole lot faster than I was expecting, that's for sure.

Our team ended up getting second to Louisiana Tech by ONE MEASLY POINT!!!! Such a bummer! Lots of shoulda/coulda/woulda occured, but that's how it went down. Sad day. 

Now that indoor's over, I'm super stoked for outdoor and the STEEPLECHASE! My hurdling has been getting lots better and I'm finally fast again, so I'm ready to tear it up out there! Woo!

Comments
From Russ Runs on Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 02:15:24 from 24.72.198.228

Congratulations! My wife and I met and graduated from USU and it's a long family tradition. Way to rock the races this weekend. Go Aggies!

From Jon on Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 08:30:10 from 74.177.100.235

Two 2nd place finishes in conference- Nice job, Ruth.

From scotthughes on Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 10:02:52 from 209.33.211.3

Ruthie, you are the bomb! When I read your race reports I am inspired by your will to push forward even though you don't feel like it! You are incredible

From Burt on Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 11:10:38 from 72.223.90.79

"out kicking her butt" LOL!

Great job Ruthio!

From Holt on Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 11:36:08 from 71.213.81.88

Great job Ruthie - making us all proud to have run with you!

From JamesH on Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 15:35:30 from 74.211.22.194

Wow! I am humbled to have run with such greatness. Good job.

From Scott Ensign on Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 23:47:56 from 70.58.98.161

nice job Ruth, and some good press in the paper today too. aggies rule!!

From Bill on Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 10:43:10 from 168.179.180.76

very smart race Ruth. well ran. your a speed demon!

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