"Whether you think you can, or think you can't - - you're right"

- Henry Ford

NCAA

Evan competed at Indiana University for his collegiate career. He was a three-time competitor at the NCAA Cross Country championships, and as a junior, lead the Hoosiers to an eighth-place national finish.

Professional Career

Since graduating from Indiana University, Evan has won a national title in the 10,000m, and represented Canada at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships. Being new to the roads, Evan has seen some immediate success. Evan recently won his first national title on the roads in the 10k, and represented Canada at the 2018 World Half Marathon Championships.

Personal Bests

  • Mile – 4:02.02 (2015)
  • 3,000m – 8:11.23 (2012)
  • 5,000m – 13:59.04 (2016)
  • 10,000m – 28:55.98 (2015)
  • Half Marathon – 1:02:13 (2019)

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Evan's Training Log

Week of 4/16/2018 - 4/22/2018

Sunday, April 22, 2018
Run
8 mi ~ 49:35 View Run
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Run


Post Workout Blog:
Beautiful Spring run ☀️
6.04 mi ~ 39:10 View Run
Friday, April 20, 2018
Run


Post Workout Blog:
Beautiful run! Went out to the country roads with the big houses neighbourhood for the run. Nice and sunny, and best feeling / longest / fastest run I’ve had since building back.
9 mi ~ 55:01 View Run
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Run


Post Workout Blog:
Nice run through old university and exhibition park area. Sun was out for half of it which was nice!
8 mi ~ 51:49 View Run

Strength Training - Weights
2 x (16 x backwards lunges)
2 x 3-way lunges
2 x (20 x renegade rows)
1 x (15 x angled pushups)
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Run


Post Workout Blog:
Nice run outside through old university neighbourhood with Mark, then finished up last 10 minutes in field-house on the turf.
6 mi ~ 42:00 View Run
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Run


Post Workout Blog:
Nice run, ran it on the more upbeat side, because I felt like running a little faster. Going to take it easier over the next couple days though, as I don’t want to get ahead of myself. Run felt better than yesterday, but where is Spring!?
8.04 mi ~ 49:29 View Run
Monday, April 16, 2018
Run


Post Workout Blog:
Afternoon run on roads that are clear from ice, snow, and slush. Run feels pretty similar to several days ago. Feel that when the weather warms up towards the end of the week, I might start making more improvements
7.15 mi ~ 45:45 View Run

Week of 4/9/2018 - 4/15/2018

Sunday, April 15, 2018
Run


Post Workout Blog:
Easy run through preservation park, slopping through the snow
6 mi ~ 43:12 View Run
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Rest Day
Friday, April 13, 2018
Run


Post Workout Blog:
Easy run with a couple collegiate guys. A bit rainy, but a nice run. Going to take tomorrow off and make sure my body is still recovering from this thing
8 mi ~ 57:31 View Run
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Run


Post Workout Blog:
Finally the first run that’s felt like Spring! Today’s run felt slightly better than yesterday’s
7 mi ~ 44:57 View Run
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Run


Post Workout Blog:
Made a pretty big jump today. I felt quite a lot better than yesterday, and felt like I made good progress. It was a rainy run, but I don’t care what the weather is like right now. Just glad to be running, while making small steps getting over this bronchitis
6.04 mi ~ 39:30 View Run

Strength Training - Weights
1 x (16 x backwards lunges)
1 x 3-way lunges
2 x dumbbell bench press on an exercise ball

Post Workout Blog:
Just a light lift for some other stimulus, and for injury prevention as I come back from time away from being sick.
10:00 View Run
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Run


Post Workout Blog:
Faster and longer run than yesterday. Run felt better than yesterday again. Weakness going away slightly. Felt pretty good the first mile, kind of bad through the middle, and best-feeling part of the run was the last 10 minutes. I can see I am getting stronger which is great, just slowly making progress, and being careful while doing so.
5.02 mi ~ 34:13 View Run
Monday, April 9, 2018
Run


Post Workout Blog:
Run felt a tiny bit better than yesterday. It’s a bit hard to tell because today’s run was a little quicker. Regardless, it feels nice to be running again.
4.37 mi ~ 30:31 View Run