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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: 2724.68
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: 1743.12
White Slip Resistant Crocs Lifetime Miles: 759.93
Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
71.050.008.000.0079.05
Blue Crocs Miles: 79.05
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Sun, Mar 12, 2023
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Day of rest. Church. Our local ward, then the Russian-speaking branch.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Mon, Mar 13, 2023
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2023-03-13 08:18:26
Workout Totals: Distance12.500Time1:41:06.30Pace8:05.30
12.5 total, easy pace mostly. Leigha ran a record in 0.5 - 4:45.
Leg 1:
Distance8.000Time1:03:15.50Pace7:54.44ZoneEasy Miles
With Bonnie, Joseph, and Jacob.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time15:29.30Pace7:44.65ZoneEasy Miles
Part with William, Stephen, and Matthew, part alone.
Leg 3:
Distance2.000Time17:36.40Pace8:48.20ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, part with Bella.
Leg 4:
Distance0.500Time4:45.10Pace9:30.20ZoneEasy Miles
With Leigha.

Blue Crocs Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Tue, Mar 14, 2023
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.002.000.0011.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2023-03-14 13:56:14
Workout Totals: Distance11.000Time1:24:45.10Pace7:42.28
11 total. Paced Matthew to a 12:16 2 miles down the canyon into a headwind. Bonnie and William ran 12:25. Stephen did the first 0.5 with us in 3:06. Bella did 1, usual distances for everybody else. Benjamin did 2x2 with a 180 turnaround half way in 10:19 and 10:13. Stopped the workout due to knee pain.
Leg 1:
Distance1.940Time16:27.40Pace8:28.97ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time12:25.70Pace6:12.85
Pacing Bonnie, William, and Matthew.
Split 1:Distance2.000Time12:16.40Pace6:08.20ZoneThreshold Miles
Cumilative:Distance2.000Time12:16.40Pace6:08.20
Myself and Matthew.
Split 2:Distance0.000Time0:09.30Pace0:00.00ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance2.000Time12:25.70Pace6:12.85
Bonnie and William.
 
Leg 3:
Distance3.560Time27:28.40Pace7:43.03ZoneEasy Miles
With Bonnie, part with William and Matthew.
Leg 4:
Distance3.500Time28:23.60Pace8:06.74ZoneEasy Miles
Part with Mary, part alone.

Blue Crocs Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Wed, Mar 15, 2023
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.550.002.000.0014.55

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2023-03-15 08:54:02
Workout Totals: Distance14.550Time1:59:16.00Pace8:11.82
14+ total. Paced Bonnie in a 2 mile tempo in 12:24. Jacob ran 11:01 or 11:03, do not remember exactly. It was raining fairly hard. Otherwise easy runs and usual distances - except for Leigha who ran a 0.5 PR of 4:35 (holding the hand).
Leg 1:
Distance8.000Time1:03:35.40Pace7:56.92
With Bonnie and Jacob, part with William.
Split 1:Distance4.050Time34:40.60Pace8:33.73ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance4.050Time34:40.60Pace8:33.73
Split 2:Distance2.000Time12:24.30Pace6:12.15ZoneThreshold Miles
Cumilative:Distance6.050Time47:04.90Pace7:46.93
Split 3:Distance1.950Time16:30.50Pace8:27.95ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance8.000Time1:03:35.40Pace7:56.92
 
Leg 2:
Distance4.000Time32:08.00Pace8:02.00ZoneEasy Miles
With Stephen and Matthew.
Leg 3:
Distance0.500Time4:35.20Pace9:10.40ZoneEasy Miles
With Leigha.
Leg 4:
Distance2.050Time18:57.40Pace9:14.83ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Bella.

Blue Crocs Miles: 14.55
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Thu, Mar 16, 2023
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2023-03-16 10:38:16
Workout Totals: Distance12.500Time1:42:13.40Pace8:10.67
12.5 total, easy runs, usual distances.
Leg 1:
Distance10.000Time1:19:19.60Pace7:55.96ZoneEasy Miles
With Jacob and Bonnie.
Leg 2:
Distance0.500Time5:03.90Pace10:07.80ZoneEasy Miles
With Leigha.
Leg 3:
Distance2.000Time17:49.90Pace8:54.95ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Bella.

Blue Crocs Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Fri, Mar 17, 2023
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2023-03-17 09:28:50
Workout Totals: Distance12.500Time1:37:31.70Pace7:48.14
12.5 total. Easy runs, usual distances.
Leg 1:
Distance10.000Time1:13:46.30Pace7:22.63ZoneEasy Miles
With Jacob, part with William and Joseph.
Leg 2:
Distance0.500Time4:41.00Pace9:22.00ZoneEasy Miles
With Leigha.
Leg 3:
Distance2.000Time19:04.40Pace9:32.20ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Bella.

Blue Crocs Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Sat, Mar 18, 2023
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.004.000.0016.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2023-03-18 09:32:44
Workout Totals: Distance16.000Time2:06:21.10Pace7:53.82
16 total. Did 2x2 down the canyon 11:58, 11:27. On the first one ran with Chad, Bonnie, William, and Matthew. Chad and William got 11:53/11:54, I stayed with Matthew, Bonnie ran 12:01. Joseph did a mile in 5:03, Jacob did 1.25 in 6:21 and then after 0.25 recovery a mile in 5:10.

Then we jogged back and Joseph and Jacob paced me for the first 1.5. Then Jacob sped up, Joseph fell behind, but then caught and passed me. Jacob ended up with 11:08, last 0.5 in 2:31, Joseph got 11:23, I got 11:27. William ran the first mile with us in 5:42, Bonnie started with us, but then fell back and finished in 5:49.

Benjamin paced Noah in a 3000 time trial, except Noah fell behind after the first mile, and Benjamin continued running the target pace and finished in 9:20. Noah got 9:38. Then Benjamin added a 1000 in 3:00.

Bella was able to run only 1 mile today. Mary did 2, Leigha got a PR of 4:32 with Jacob pacing her.
Leg 1:
Distance2.050Time16:40.40Pace8:08.00ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time11:58.30Pace5:59.15ZoneThreshold Miles
First interval.
Leg 3:
Distance2.800Time23:34.70Pace8:25.25ZoneEasy Miles
Recovery.
Leg 4:
Distance2.000Time11:27.90Pace5:43.95ZoneThreshold Miles
Second interval.
Leg 5:
Distance5.150Time44:21.10Pace8:36.72ZoneEasy Miles
Distance.
Leg 6:
Distance2.000Time18:18.70Pace9:09.35ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, part with Bella.

Blue Crocs Miles: 16.00
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
71.050.008.000.0079.05
Blue Crocs Miles: 79.05
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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