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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.

Favorite Quote:

...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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 870.94
Saucony Type A Lifetime Miles: 640.15
Bare Feet Lifetime Miles: 450.37
Nike Double Stroller Lifetime Miles: 124.59
Brown Crocs 4 Lifetime Miles: 1334.06
Amoji 1 Lifetime Miles: 732.60
Amoji 2 Lifetime Miles: 436.69
Amoji 3 Lifetime Miles: 380.67
Lopsie Sports Sandals Lifetime Miles: 818.02
Lopsie Sports Sandals 2 Lifetime Miles: 637.27
Iprome Garden Clogs Lifetime Miles: 346.18
Beslip Garden Clogs Lifetime Miles: 488.26
Joybees 1 Lifetime Miles: 1035.60
Madctoc Clogs Lifetime Miles: 698.29
Blue Crocs Lifetime Miles: 1164.32
Kimisant Black Clogs Lifetime Miles: 720.62
Black Crocs 2023 Lifetime Miles: 1312.70
Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
71.160.003.002.0076.16
Lopsie Sports Sandals Miles: 76.16
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Sun, Mar 06, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Day of rest. Went to church. Our ward, then the Russian branch. Fast Sunday.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Mon, Mar 07, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-03-07 09:48:07
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:34:30.90Pace7:52.57
12 total. Easy pace, usual distances, except for William. He did a mile and a half, still recovering from his cold.
Leg 1:
Distance8.000Time1:01:28.70Pace7:41.09ZoneEasy Miles
With Joseph and Jacob.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time17:04.70Pace8:32.35ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, Stephen, and Matthew.
Leg 3:
Distance1.000Time9:01.00Pace9:01.00ZoneEasy Miles
With Bella, Stephen, and Matthew.
Leg 4:
Distance1.000Time6:56.50Pace6:56.50ZoneEasy Miles
With Stephen and Matthew.

Lopsie Sports Sandals Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Tue, Mar 08, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.020.002.000.0012.02

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-03-08 09:37:59
Workout Totals: Distance12.020Time1:37:20.10Pace8:05.87
12 total. Joseph, Jacob, and Matthew did the rabbit chase over 2 miles down the canyon. The gaps were 2:30 for Jacob and 0:30 for Matthew. Jacob's was supposed to be only 2:00, but he miscalculated. In the end Jacob got a PR of 10:20 (5:09, 5:11), Joseph ran 11:39, and Matthew and I ran 12:57.

William did reduced mileage still, I think 2 miles. Stephen did 4, Matthew 5. Otherwise usual distances.
Leg 1:
Distance1.000Time8:17.40Pace8:17.40ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time12:57.60Pace6:28.80ZoneThreshold Miles
Paced Matthew in the 2 mile rabbit chase.
Leg 3:
Distance2.020Time17:42.00Pace8:45.74ZoneEasy Miles
To the house with Joseph, Jacob, and Matthew.
Leg 4:
Distance2.000Time17:44.10Pace8:52.05ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary.
Leg 5:
Distance1.000Time8:33.10Pace8:33.10ZoneEasy Miles
With Bella.
Leg 6:
Distance4.000Time32:05.90Pace8:01.48ZoneEasy Miles
With Stephen.

Lopsie Sports Sandals Miles: 12.02
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Wed, Mar 09, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-03-09 17:02:09
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:35:58.30Pace7:59.86
12 total. Easy pace, usual distances, except for William who is now up to 3 miles.
Leg 1:
Distance8.000Time1:02:40.00Pace7:50.00ZoneEasy Miles
With Joseph and Jacob.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time16:57.10Pace8:28.55ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, Stephen, William, and Matthew.
Leg 3:
Distance1.000Time7:52.00Pace7:52.00ZoneEasy Miles
With Stephen and Matthew.
Leg 4:
Distance1.000Time8:29.20Pace8:29.20ZoneEasy Miles
With Stephen, Bella, and Matthew.

Lopsie Sports Sandals Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Thu, Mar 10, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.001.000.0012.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-03-10 16:57:48
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:32:25.00Pace7:42.08
12 total. Did a mile pickup in 5:54. Jacob did it in 5:00. Usual distances, easy pace otherwise.
Leg 1:
Distance8.000Time59:59.80Pace7:29.98
With Jacob, part with Joseph.
Split 1:Distance4.730Time36:07.90Pace7:38.33ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance4.730Time36:07.90Pace7:38.33
Split 2:Distance1.000Time5:54.50Pace5:54.50ZoneThreshold Miles
Cumilative:Distance5.730Time42:02.40Pace7:20.21
Split 3:Distance2.270Time17:57.40Pace7:54.63ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance8.000Time59:59.80Pace7:29.98
 
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time16:24.70Pace8:12.35ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, William, Stephen, and Matthew.
Leg 3:
Distance1.000Time8:37.80Pace8:37.80ZoneEasy Miles
With Bella, William, Stephen, and Matthew.
Leg 4:
Distance1.000Time7:22.70Pace7:22.70ZoneEasy Miles
With William, Stephen, and Matthew.

Lopsie Sports Sandals Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Fri, Mar 11, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.070.000.000.0012.07

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-03-11 16:20:57
Workout Totals: Distance12.070Time1:35:13.40Pace7:53.36
12 total, easy pace, usual distances.
Leg 1:
Distance8.000Time1:02:11.20Pace7:46.40ZoneEasy Miles
With Joseph and Jacob.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time16:59.60Pace8:29.80ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, William, Stephen, and Matthew.
Leg 3:
Distance1.000Time7:28.90Pace7:28.90ZoneEasy Miles
With William, Stephen, and Matthew.
Leg 4:
Distance1.070Time8:33.70Pace8:00.09ZoneEasy Miles
With Bella, William, Stephen, and Matthew.

Lopsie Sports Sandals Miles: 12.07
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Sat, Mar 12, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.070.000.002.0016.07

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-03-12 09:45:32
Workout Totals: Distance16.070Time2:08:43.00Pace8:00.58
15 total. Did 4x0.5 down the canyon with Joseph 2:48, 2:52, 2:49, 2:46. Jacob did 3x1.25 6:36, 6:36, 6:49 - for some reason struggled on the last one.

Bella ran a mile PR on the little girl course - 8:07.

Benjamin did a 10 K tempo run, first 5 K in 17:03 pacing a friend, then sped up and ran 16:36 for the second half. The spasm was present, but not crippling.
Leg 1:
Distance3.300Time26:42.90Pace8:05.73ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up.
Leg 2:
Distance2.750Time18:58.10Pace6:53.85
4x0.5 with Joseph.
Split 1:Distance0.500Time2:48.10Pace5:36.20ZoneVO2 Max Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.500Time2:48.10Pace5:36.20
Split 2:Distance0.250Time2:33.60Pace10:14.40ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.750Time5:21.70Pace7:08.93
Split 3:Distance0.500Time2:52.10Pace5:44.20ZoneVO2 Max Miles
Cumilative:Distance1.250Time8:13.80Pace6:35.04
Split 4:Distance0.250Time2:32.90Pace10:11.60ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance1.500Time10:46.70Pace7:11.13
Split 5:Distance0.500Time2:49.90Pace5:39.80ZoneVO2 Max Miles
Cumilative:Distance2.000Time13:36.60Pace6:48.30
Split 6:Distance0.250Time2:35.10Pace10:20.40ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance2.250Time16:11.70Pace7:11.87
Split 7:Distance0.500Time2:46.40Pace5:32.80ZoneVO2 Max Miles
Cumilative:Distance2.750Time18:58.10Pace6:53.85
 
Leg 3:
Distance3.020Time24:14.60Pace8:01.66ZoneEasy Miles
With Jacob and Joseph.
Leg 4:
Distance2.000Time17:26.20Pace8:43.10ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, William, Stephen and Matthew.
Leg 5:
Distance1.000Time8:07.30Pace8:07.30ZoneEasy Miles
With Bella, William, Stephen and Matthew.
Leg 6:
Distance4.000Time33:13.90Pace8:18.48ZoneEasy Miles
With William, Stephen, and Matthew.

Lopsie Sports Sandals Miles: 16.07
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
71.160.003.002.0076.16
Lopsie Sports Sandals Miles: 76.16
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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