| Location: Orem,UT,United States Member Since: Jan 27, 1986 Gender: Male Goal Type: Olympic Trials Qualifier Running Accomplishments: Best marathon: 2:23:57 (2007, St. George). Won the Top of Utah Marathon twice (2003,2004). Won the USATF LDR circuit in Utah in 2006.
Draper Days 5 K 15:37 (2004)
Did not know this until June 2012, but it turned out that I've been running with spina bifida occulta in L-4 vertebra my entire life, which explains the odd looking form, struggles with the top end speed, and the poor running economy (cannot break 16:00 in 5 K without pushing the VO2 max past 75).
Short-Term Running Goals: Qualify for the US Olympic Trials. With the standard of 2:19 on courses with the elevation drop not exceeding 450 feet this is impossible unless I find an uncanny way to compensate for the L-4 defect with my muscles. But I believe in miracles. Long-Term Running Goals: 2:08 in the marathon. Become a world-class marathoner. This is impossible unless I find a way to fill the hole in L-4 and make it act healthy either by growing the bone or by inserting something artificial that is as good as the bone without breaking anything important around it. Science does not know how to do that yet, so it will take a miracle. But I believe in miracles. Personal: I was born in 1973. Grew up in Moscow, Russia. Started running in 1984 and so far have never missed more than 3 consecutive days. Joined the LDS Church in 1992, and came to Provo, Utah in 1993 to attend BYU. Served an LDS mission from 1994-96 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Got married soon after I got back. My wife Sarah and I are parents of eleven children: Benjamin, Jenny, Julia, Joseph, Jacob, William, Stephen, Matthew, Mary, Bella. and Leigha. We home school our children.
I am a software engineer/computer programmer/hacker whatever you want to call it, and I am currently working for RedX. Aside from the Fast Running Blog, I have another project to create a device that is a good friend for a fast runner. I called it Fast Running Friend.
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...if we are to have faith like Enoch and Elijah we must believe what they believed, know what they knew, and live as they lived.
Elder Bruce R. McConkie
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 277.78 | 26.22 | 10.50 | 1.50 | 316.00 |
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 270.38 | Green Crocs 7 Miles: 45.60 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 217.25 | Nap Time: 3.50 | Total Sleep Time: 220.75 | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Day of rest. It was a Fast Sunday. Bore testimony. Chased Matthew around as usual. Caught some of the class. Took a nap at home.
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 1.00 | Total Sleep Time: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.50 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 12.00 |
| A.M. 12 total. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia 3, Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1. I looked at the weather forecast and realized that today was the last day that we could do any kind of speed for at least a week. So I had Benjamin run 200 all out to test his speed. First time he ran it in in 28.0. After some rest he did it again in 28.0. So at least he has 28.0 in him. This is theoretically enough to run 1:05 half already, but will require super-endurance, the kind he will likely not be able to reach in 2 years. However, this will improve substantially over the next 2 years barring some weird growth issues (so far Benjamin has been growing normally), so I think it is reasonable to expect 25.5 in two years, and that is enough to run 1:05 half with normal properly trained distance runner endurance.
Joseph did 2x200 as well. The first one in 37.4 (new PR), and the second in 38.6. Jacob also set a 200 PR of 39.8.
I did not run with Benjamin, but did with Joseph and Jacob. Then at the end of my run I did a 2 mile tempo from the 800 N bridge to the house in 11:28.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| A.M. Total of 12. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia 3, Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1. The weather did not allow any speed as predicted.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
| P.M. Total of 14. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1. Buried in the snow, but fortunate to own a snow plowing ATV. Drrrrrrrrrrrh.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 14.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| P.M. 12 total. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| P.M. 12 total. DId 0.5 pickup in 2:58 on a stretch that was somewhat snow-free. Hard to run fast when it is cold, had a hard time getting going. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia 3, Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| A.M. 12 miles total. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia 3, Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Day of rest. Went to church. In the Elder's Quorum we talked about kids and Matthew was a good object lesson crawling around. Then did some snow removal, and in the evening Benjamin and I did our home teaching visit. There is an ad on I-15 that says: "Because your home teacher does not practice law..." Well, we do not practice law, but we do know C++, and that is what we got to help with.
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| A.M. 12 total. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| A.M. Total of 10. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia 3, Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 8.00 |
| A.M. Total of 8. Did a pickup for 1 mile with Benjamin from a magic spot at the mouth of the Provo Canyon to the bridge 1.5 miles away from the house in 5:33. The temperature was around 10F, and there was some snow on the road, so that pace was painful. To me it felt like 5:10, to Benjamin like 5:15-5:20. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 8.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| A.M. 7 total. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 7.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| A.M. 3 miles total. Started the day by missing the flight to Denver - Nashville. This left me with the option of making it to Nashville after 10 pm, which would make it impossible for me to pick up the packet. Checked alternatives - they were all in the price range of $500. I had just told Sarah that if she wanted to get a $1000 couch she needed to run 1200 meters in 5:15 to prove she really needed it. In light of that I was not going to spend half of her couch just to get to a marathon.
Considered not going to the race at all, but then saw the email from the race director, and decided to ask him if he would pick up my packet for me. He replied immediately in the affirmative, so I went ahead and for $100 rescheduled my Frontier flight. Then went to Sarah's parents' house and ran a little bit with the kids that were there - Benjamin, Jenny, and Julia. Benjamin and I did a pickup for 0.5 to get the legs moving.
P.M. Headed to the race on a 2pm flight. Got into Nashville after 10 pm. Rented an Elantra. I remembered the car because its breaks were instrumental in helping me avoid trouble. I was 10 miles into Alabama on I-65 going around 70-75 mph in the dark on a wet road when out of nowhere there popped a baby deer right in my lane. When things like this happen the time seems to freeze which helps me figure out what to do, and it did this time. I hit the breaks in time and they worked very well. I recall having enough time to think I should maybe swerve a bit to the shoulder but should wait for the deer to wisen up and get out of the road and swerve only if I really had to. I never needed to swerve - the deer left.
I felt there was some signficance to that deer experience that maybe I will understand later and offered a silent prayer of thanks to the Lord for helping me remain vigilant at this late hour and avoid the collision.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 3.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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Rocket City Marathon (26.219 Miles) 02:44:59, Place overall: 11, Place in age division: 4 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.40 | 26.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.62 |
| Rocket City Marathon - 2:44:59, 11th overall, 4th master.
This year I actually got to the start healthy, and the conditions were good. The weather conditions, that is. My fitness was not, as evidenced by the result. I learned experimentally what happens when you cut too many of your long runs to 18 miles and do not do long tempos at the end of them. What happens is you slow down more in the last 6 miles - quite a bit more.
I went through the first mile in 5:39, then made it to 5 in 28:54. Plopped a couple of a little slower than 6:00 miles, but then Justin Leech caught me and pulled me to 11. This made me run sub-6:00 again, and I made it to 10 miles in 59:03, and to the half in 1:18:16. Then I started to struggle with the wind, but was caught by a group of runners. I was able to respond and latch on to the tail end of their pack and sit there until 20. The split at 15 was 1:30:24, and at 20 2:01:17. I actually felt quite decent between 15 and 20 and thought I would easily hit 2:41, and maybe with a valiant effort break 2:40. However, my lack of long tempos really showed in the last 6 miles. Before too long I slowed down to 7:10-7:15 pace and felt weak. I drank a double doze of Gatorade, but that did not give me a magic boost - only kept me from deteriorating further. In the last half mile I gave it all I had to dip under 2:45, and was rewarded with being 1 second under. The performance was not good timewise and pacing wise, but I felt that it was a good fighting experience - also a good kick in the rear end to brave the weather and do what it takes to be fit running tempos in the cold and through the snow if you plan to race a marathon in December.
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| Green Crocs 7 Miles: 26.60 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 4.75 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 4.75 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Day of rest. Went to church. Allie's sister Jessica and her husband Jake spoke. Jessica talked about charity, while Jake talked about work. Jake told the story of how they met: "There is this beautiful woman standing right next to me in line at the post office. I felt I had to talk to her and needed to think of something to start a conversation. It did not need to be profound. So I said - do you know when this place closes?" That pick up line worked. I told Jake afterwards that if our single young adults learned this idea of "it does not have to be profound" we would have much fewer single young adults.
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 2.00 | Total Sleep Time: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| A.M. 8 recovery miles. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 7 Miles: 8.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| A.M. Total of 11. Legs starting to feel better, but still sore. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 7 Miles: 11.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| A.M. Legs back to normal, at least no pain. Mileage back to 12 today. Did a mile pickup with Benjamin in 5:24, but it had some snow in it. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| A.M. 12 total. More snow again. I fell down, bruised some bones, but can still run. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| A.M. 12 total. Benjamin did 9, Jenny 4, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| A.M. 15 miles total. Roads covered in snow. Benjamin ran 12 with me. Jenny did 2, Julia 3, Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 15.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Day of rest. Went to church. We had a Christmas program with adults and primary age children singing. Julia, Sarah, and I took turns chasing Matthews.
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| A.M. 12 total. Slippery, but at least I could go 7:30 in places. Benjamin felt like he was catching a cold, so he ran only 2 to be safe. Jenny rested - also a cold. Julia did 3, Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| A.M. 12 total. Benjamin did 4, Jenny 2, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1, Stephen 0.25. Even more slippery than yesterday - in spite of my plowing efforts the trail was an ice skating rink. I could barely average sub-9:00 and to get that I had to speed up to an aggressive tempo pace on the dry stretches.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.50 | Total Sleep Time: 8.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 13.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.06 |
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| Fast Running Friend Workout - 2013-12-25 12:14:37 |
| Workout Totals |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
| 13.063 |
1:45:09.80 |
8:03.03 |
| Leg 1 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 3.063 |
26:22.50. |
8:36.65 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
3.063 |
26:22.50 |
8:36.65 |
| Leg 2 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 9 |
1:08:58.50. |
7:39.83 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
9.000 |
1:08:58.50 |
7:39.83 |
| Leg 3 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
9:48.80. |
9:48.80 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
1.000 |
9:48.80 |
9:48.80 |
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 13.06 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.10 |
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| Fast Running Friend Workout - 2013-12-26 08:03:14 |
| Workout Totals |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
| 12.098 |
1:39:12.90 |
8:12.06 |
| Leg 1 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1.02 |
8:53.90. |
8:43.43 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
1.020 |
8:53.90 |
8:43.43 |
| Leg 2 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 3.078 |
26:36.50. |
8:38.68 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
3.078 |
26:36.50 |
8:38.68 |
| Leg 3 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 8 |
1:03:42.50. |
7:57.81 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
8.000 |
1:03:42.50 |
7:57.81 |
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.10 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.61 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 12.11 |
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| Fast Running Friend Workout - 2013-12-27 08:43:41 |
| Workout Totals |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
| 12.110 |
1:38:57.80 |
8:10.32 |
| Leg 1 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 8.11 |
1:07:35.00. |
8:20.00 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
8.110 |
1:07:35.00 |
8:20.00 |
| Leg 2 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 4 |
31:22.80. |
7:50.70 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
4.000 |
31:22.80 |
7:50.70 |
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.11 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 17.05 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 20.05 |
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| Fast Running Friend Workout - 2013-12-28 08:43:59 |
| Workout Totals |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
| 20.053 |
2:34:32.60 |
7:42.40 |
| Leg 1 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 3.053 |
26:05.20. |
8:32.68 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
3.053 |
26:05.20 |
8:32.68 |
| Leg 2 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 5 |
39:14.40. |
7:50.88 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
3.000 |
24:30.40 |
8:10.13 |
| 2 |
1.000 |
5:45.00 |
5:45.00 |
| 3 |
1.000 |
8:59.00 |
8:59.00 |
| Leg 3 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 12 |
1:29:13.00. |
7:26.08 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
3.720 |
28:57.70 |
7:47.12 |
| 2 |
1.000 |
5:51.70 |
5:51.70 |
| 3 |
2.000 |
16:18.30 |
8:09.15 |
| 4 |
1.000 |
5:50.60 |
5:50.60 |
| 5 |
4.280 |
32:14.70 |
7:32.03 |
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 20.05 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Day of rest. Went to church. In the sacrament meeting we had a return missionary speak. He talked about following a prompting of the Spirit one night that led him and his companion to a family that was in need - finances were bad, the mother was about to have a baby, and the father lost his job. They were able to mobilize the ward members to help that family. From my own experience as a full-time missionary and serving in the Church afterwards I can testify that such things happen all the time - most of the time the knowledge of it does not go beyond those who are actually involved.
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.06 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 12.06 |
| Before I post the workout details from the Fast Running Friend, I feel the need to brag. Benjamin finished his first college course - Psychology 111 via independent study with an A. For this course he had to write a total of 10 papers broken down into two portfolio submissions. I was concerned that being only 14 and with this being the first paper he ever wrote for a class his lack of paper-writing experience combined with some immaturity as a consequence of his age would drag him down, but I was pleasantly surprised. Not only did he get 100% score on both portfolios, his professor commented that his submission was one of the best she ever received.
This makes me think that there is some power or should we say potential in the home schooling method of education that I perhaps was not aware of. Somehow the student is able to go beyond what is actually being taught and develop what I would call an educational Quality X. He develops an increased ability to learn and retain knowledge along with the drive to acquire it. This, of course, will not happen in every home schooling situation. Certain elements need to be in place, and a certain focused effort needs to be put forth. Home grown tomatoes are better than the ones in the store only if the grower takes good care of the garden - otherwise he just gets weeds. But the right place for this educational Quality X development is the home. No external instruction can fully compensate for the lack of it in the home.
| Fast Running Friend Workout - 2013-12-30 08:42:50 |
| Workout Totals |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
| 12.060 |
1:40:21.20 |
8:19.27 |
| Leg 1 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 3.06 |
27:02.80. |
8:50.33 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
2.040 |
18:02.60 |
8:50.69 |
| 2 |
1.020 |
9:00.20 |
8:49.61 |
| Leg 2 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 6 |
46:50.80. |
7:48.47 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
3.042 |
24:52.00 |
8:10.47 |
| 2 |
0.000 |
0:00.10 |
0:00.00 |
| 3 |
1.000 |
5:34.00 |
5:34.00 |
| 4 |
1.958 |
16:24.70 |
8:22.91 |
| Leg 3 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 3 |
26:27.60. |
8:49.20 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
3.000 |
26:27.60 |
8:49.20 |
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.06 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
| | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
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| Fast Running Friend Workout - 2013-12-31 08:15:48 |
| Workout Totals |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
| 11.998 |
1:38:59.10 |
8:15.01 |
| Leg 1 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 6.42 |
54:53.40. |
8:32.99 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
2.040 |
18:34.20 |
9:06.18 |
| 2 |
1.020 |
8:32.40 |
8:22.35 |
| 3 |
3.360 |
27:46.80 |
8:16.07 |
| Leg 2 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 3.578 |
28:09.10. |
7:52.08 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
0.387 |
3:23.60 |
8:46.10 |
| 2 |
1.000 |
5:24.80 |
5:24.80 |
| 3 |
2.191 |
19:20.70 |
8:49.76 |
| Leg 3 |
| Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 2 |
15:56.60. |
7:58.30 |
| Split# |
Distance |
Time |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
1.000 |
8:31.50 |
8:31.50 |
| 2 |
1.000 |
7:25.10 |
7:25.10 |
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 277.78 | 26.22 | 10.50 | 1.50 | 316.00 |
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 270.38 | Green Crocs 7 Miles: 45.60 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 217.25 | Nap Time: 3.50 | Total Sleep Time: 220.75 | |
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