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Weekend in L.A. - 14`24" 5000m:s

I took a relaxing trip down to Los Angeles, California this past weekend, to get a hard effort on the track, and to chill. I did a solid 5000m on Friday; finishing 5th at the UCLA Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational with a time of 142431. I was aiming on a…
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NCAA Regional qualifier time of 14’12”, but couldn’t finish up the race by myself after rabbiting team- & roommate Jonathan Cardenas stepped off the track at 3000m, almost on schedule. Leading the race over the next few laps, I didn’t have the needed kick on the last lap to win. Although short off my goal, I am still confident – I ran this race in a 160km-week. In addition to the race I did a couple other magnificent runs while in L.A. – one on some hills behind Diamond Bar and another one on the most popular running spot in…

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