"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 7/23/2018 - 7/29/2018

Sunday, July 29, 2018
Run - Long run


Post Workout Blog:
Straight shot long run, felt a little bonky during the last 20-40mins, need to keep hydrated and fuelled
18 mi ~ 1:58:41 View Run
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Run - Recovery run


Post Workout Blog:
WEEK TOTAL = 86.1 miles
9.52 mi ~ 1:05:43 View Run
Friday, July 27, 2018
Run - Workout warmup
4.25 mi ~ 28:41 View Run

Run - Workout
Pyramid fartlek (1’,2’,3’,4’,5’,6’,5’,4’,3’,2’,1’ with 2’ jog rest)

Post Workout Blog:
Solid workout, just went by feel. Nice to do that whole workout on the soft ~2 mile loop at OPG.
9.83 mi ~ 56:00 View Run

Run - Workout cool-down
1 mi ~ 7:01 View Run
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Run - Morning run
3 mi ~ 20:31 View Run

Run - Afternoon run
8.25 mi ~ 53:24 View Run

Run - 200’s
6 x 200m on 75sec jog rest

Post Workout Blog:
Felt a little sluggish on these today, but good to get the legs turning over
1.61 mi ~ 9:20 View Run
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Run - Morning run
3 mi ~ 21:45 View Run

Run - Afternoon run
10 mi ~ 1:06:46 View Run

Strength Training - Weights
2 x (15 x push-ups)
2 x (3-way lunges)
2 x (12 x dumbbell shoulder press)
2 x (10 x 3-way calf raises)
2 x (20 x running mans)
20:00 View Run
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Run - Long run (moderate)
Progressive run, in between length of off-day run and a LR
13 mi ~ 1:22:00 View Run
Monday, July 23, 2018
Run - Easy run
10 mi ~ 1:09:21 View Run

Week of 7/16/2018 - 7/22/2018

Sunday, July 22, 2018
Run - Race warmup
2.88 mi ~ 20:09 View Run

Run - 2018 Edmonton 10k


Post Workout Blog:
Nice event! Was a pretty good race, and felt stronger than a few weeks ago. Reid made a strong move early in the race at 2.5k, and I held the gap to no more than 8 seconds. I managed to close the gap at 7k to within a few seconds, and didn’t have the best close. Definitely a step forward, training is going quite well, and looking forward what I can do for the remainder of my season in the next 4-6 weeks.
6.21 mi ~ 30:20 View Run

Run - Race cool-down
3.5 mi ~ 25:21 View Run
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Run - Pre-meet run
Run with 4 x 80m strides in trainers

Post Workout Blog:
WEEK TOTAL = 71.9 miles
6 mi ~ 39:01 View Run
Friday, July 20, 2018
Run - Easy run
7 mi ~ 50:00 View Run
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Run - Workout warmup
2.89 mi ~ 20:39 View Run

Run - Workout
4 x 200m on 1’ rest, 3 x 1000m on 3’ rest, 2 x 200m to feel good

Post Workout Blog:
At altitude in beautiful Canmore
3.63 mi ~ 21:13 View Run

Run - Workout cool-down
3.56 mi ~ 26:12 View Run
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Run
11.75 mi ~ 1:19:03 View Run
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Run - Morning run
3 mi ~ 21:21 View Run

Run - Evening run
Run after flight in Calgary
6.03 mi ~ 41:23 View Run
Monday, July 16, 2018
Run - Morning run
3 mi ~ 21:41 View Run

Run - Workout warmup
3 mi ~ 20:32 View Run

Run - Workout
5 miles continuous on the track, alternating 500/100; 500’s are 5K-10K effort (~1:25), 100’s are slow jog (~35sec)

Post Workout Blog:
Great workout. Didn’t feel super smooth, but dealt with how I felt really well. Wind was picking up and strong on the homestretch, but handled it well.
5 mi ~ 26:18 View Run

Run - Workout cool-down
2 mi ~ 14:20 View Run