Breaking the Wall

Pachev Family Provo Canyon 5 K

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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:	40.31	Year:	3073.12
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 Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
66.17	2.12	2.62	3.42	74.33

Neon Crocs 3 Miles: 37.94

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

Sun, Apr 12, 2020

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. Church at home.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

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Mon, Apr 13, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.30	1.00	0.00	0.00	12.30

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-04-13 09:43:48
Workout Totals: Distance12.298Time1:35:29.70Pace7:45.91
Total of 13. More or less usual distances for the kids. Stephen decided he wanted to do a mile time trial, but two things got in the way - it was very windy, and he mentally was out of practice for the mile pain. So he DNF'ed at around 1100 mark.
Leg 1:Distance9.000Time1:09:49.20Pace7:45.47
With Benjamin.
Leg 2:Distance1.050Time8:38.40Pace8:13.71
With William, Joseph, Stephen, and Matthew.
Leg 3:Distance0.750Time4:57.30Pace6:36.40
Stephen's failed mile time trial.
Leg 4:Distance0.248Time1:27.90Pace5:54.44
With William, Joseph, Stephen, and Matthew.
Leg 5:Distance1.000Time8:09.20Pace8:09.20
With William, Joseph, Stephen, and Matthew.
Leg 6:Distance0.250Time2:27.70Pace9:50.80
With Bella.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

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Tue, Apr 14, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.55	1.00	2.50	0.00	12.05

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-04-14 12:11:43
Workout Totals: Distance12.050Time1:28:45.80Pace7:21.98
Today was Stephen's day of redemption. He ran a mile PR on the track of 6:10.2. Benjamin and William paced him. His splits were 89, 91, 92, and 95. After two laps we began to wonder if he might kick and break 6:00, but it was out of his range today. But at least he improved his PR by 3 seconds. Benjamin paced me for 2.5 down the canyon, the original target was 6:00 pace, but I felt OK, and kept asking for a faster pace, so we ended up with 14:28 - 5:47 per mile.
Leg 1:Distance1.050Time8:44.30Pace8:19.33
With Stephen, William, and Benjamin.
Leg 2:Distance1.000Time6:10.20Pace6:10.20
With Stephen, William, and Benjamin.
Leg 3:Distance1.000Time8:15.80Pace8:15.80
With Stephen, William, and Benjamin.
Leg 4:Distance9.000Time1:05:35.50Pace7:17.28
With Benjamin.
Split 1:Distance4.550Time34:41.70Pace7:37.52 Cumilative:Distance4.550Time34:41.70Pace7:37.52
Split 2:Distance2.500Time14:28.60Pace5:47.44 Cumilative:Distance7.050Time49:10.30Pace6:58.48
Split 3:Distance1.950Time16:25.20Pace8:25.23 Cumilative:Distance9.000Time1:05:35.50Pace7:17.28

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

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Wed, Apr 15, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.93	0.00	0.00	0.12	12.05

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-04-15 11:39:18
Workout Totals: Distance12.054Time1:35:09.50Pace7:53.66
Usual easy runs, total of 12.
Leg 1:Distance3.000Time23:41.50Pace7:53.83
With Benjamin and Jenny.
Leg 2:Distance2.054Time17:19.80Pace8:26.23
With Matthew.
Split 1:Distance0.930Time7:48.10Pace8:23.33 Cumilative:Distance0.930Time7:48.10Pace8:23.33
Split 2:Distance0.124Time0:38.50Pace5:10.48 Cumilative:Distance1.054Time8:26.60Pace8:00.65
Split 3:Distance1.000Time8:53.20Pace8:53.20 Cumilative:Distance2.054Time17:19.80Pace8:26.23

Leg 3:Distance3.000Time22:24.10Pace7:28.03
Alone.
Leg 4:Distance4.000Time31:44.10Pace7:56.02
With Benjamin.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

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Thu, Apr 16, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.92	0.12	0.00	0.19	12.23

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-04-16 08:47:31
Workout Totals: Distance12.233Time1:38:55.60Pace8:05.21
Easy day for the most part. Sarah did a 200 in 49.3, William, Benjamin, Joseph, and I did 100 downhill in 15.0. Matthew did his usual 200 in 37.5.
Leg 1:Distance8.000Time1:03:43.50Pace7:57.94
With Jacob and Benjamin, part with Joseph.
Leg 2:Distance1.179Time10:07.20Pace8:35.01
With Sarah (part), Matthew, William, Benjamin and Stephen. Mary, Bella, and Leigha in strollers for part of it.
Split 1:Distance0.930Time8:17.30Pace8:54.73 Cumilative:Distance0.930Time8:17.30Pace8:54.73
Split 2:Distance0.124Time0:37.50Pace5:02.42 Cumilative:Distance1.054Time8:54.80Pace8:27.40
Split 3:Distance0.125Time1:12.40Pace9:39.20 Cumilative:Distance1.179Time10:07.20Pace8:35.01

Leg 3:Distance0.124Time0:49.30Pace6:37.58
Sarah's 200.
Leg 4:Distance0.930Time7:52.60Pace8:28.17
Back to the house.
Leg 5:Distance2.000Time16:23.00Pace8:11.50
With Benjamin, Joseph, William, and Stephen.
Split 1:Distance0.390Time3:10.90Pace8:09.49 Cumilative:Distance0.390Time3:10.90Pace8:09.49
Split 2:Distance0.062Time0:15.00Pace4:01.94 Cumilative:Distance0.452Time3:25.90Pace7:35.53
Split 3:Distance1.548Time12:57.10Pace8:22.00 Cumilative:Distance2.000Time16:23.00Pace8:11.50

Neon Crocs 3 Miles: 12.23

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

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Fri, Apr 17, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
7.93	0.00	0.12	0.00	8.05

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-04-17 14:12:09
Workout Totals: Distance8.054Time1:02:38.10Pace7:46.61
Decided to taper for the virtual 5 K tomorrow. Only 8 for me and Benjamin, 4 for Joseph and Jacob, 3 for William and Stephen.
Leg 1:Distance6.000Time45:52.00Pace7:38.67
With Benjamin.
Leg 2:Distance2.054Time16:46.10Pace8:09.82
With Benjamin and Matthew.
Split 1:Distance0.930Time7:56.80Pace8:32.69 Cumilative:Distance0.930Time7:56.80Pace8:32.69
Split 2:Distance0.124Time0:43.50Pace5:50.81 Cumilative:Distance1.054Time8:40.30Pace8:13.64
Split 3:Distance1.000Time8:05.80Pace8:05.80 Cumilative:Distance2.054Time16:46.10Pace8:09.82

Neon Crocs 3 Miles: 8.05

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

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Sat, Apr 18, 2020

Race: Pachev Family Provo Canyon 5 K (3.107 Miles) 00:17:35, Place overall: 4

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
14.54	0.00	0.00	3.11	17.65

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-04-18 08:26:23
Workout Totals: Distance17.651Time2:16:58.80Pace7:45.63
We decided to join Thatcher Olsen's Omada Running Community 5 K in some form today. We decided to do it down the Provo Canyon. The starting elevation is 5050 feet, the ending 4819, so 231 feet of elevation drop, or average grade of 1.4%. I figure this has the net effect of a more or less fair altitude adjustment. Run works calculator thinks that 15:04 on this course is worth 15:27 on a flat course, and gives only 14 seconds altitude adjustment, but NCAA for 4926 (Bozeman, MT) gives the full 23 seconds. So in other words, within a few seconds, we get the best sea-level 5 K simulation without travelling that I can think of. And it is right next to our house on a nice safe trail with no traffic to worry about - which is an issue when you have young kids running. Results: Benjamin (age 21) 15:04 Joseph (15) 17:29 Jacob (13) 17:33 Dad/Sasha(me) (46) 17:35 William (11) 18:54 Jenny (19) 20:19 Stephen (9) 21:14 Matthew (7) 21:14 Julia (17) 22:46 Mom/Sarah (44) 25:46 Race report: We did this in two heats to facilitate child care for three youngest. In the first heat we had Benjamin, Joseph, Jacob, and myself. We wheeled 565 feet from the one triangle mark on the trail up, and then finished at the corresponding one triangle mark over by the 800 N bridge. So our splits are backwards, since we used the triangle marks. Benjamin - splits 32, 4:48, 4:56, 4:48 Joseph - 35, 5:34, 5:41, 5:39 Jacob - 35, 5:34, around 5:36, around 5:48 Dad - 35, 5:34, 5:41, 5:45 Jacob pulled ahead of me and Joseph around 2 K mark. Joseph had a strange yo-yo run where he would fall back, then catch up to me, before finally pulling away in the kick. Jacob started dry-heaving at the end for some odd reason, which slowed him down a lot, but I still could not catch him. Joseph did, though. William - Benjamin paced him, still need to figure out what splits he had. Jenny - 38, 6:25, 6:41, 6:35 Stephen - started out with Jenny, then his back started hurting, Matthew and I caught up to him, he ran with us, then stopped, started running again, caught up, and ended up just a step ahead of Matthew at the end. Matthew - 40, 6:35, 7:07, 6:52. Very solid run. I think he can go faster, though - he was cheering Stephen as late as mile 2 when Stephen was struggling. Julia - Jacob was pacing her while he pushed Bella in the stroller. Need to figure out her splits. But this was a very good performance considering the struggles she had lately. I was just hoping she would run 23:30. Sarah - also very good performance. Joseph paced her while pushing Leigha and Mary in the stroller. She was strong at the end. I timed her last 0.125 and it was 58. I was hoping she would be not too much over 27:00 with the struggles she had lately. But she outperformed my expectations, and ran over a minute faster. At the end we had to get the strollers and the kids home. So I was just going to have Mary run one mile while pushing Leigha, and then put Mary in the stroller and push both of them. But Mary insisted on running all the way home, which would be 2 miles with the last mile uphill. She did better than I expected - 9:53, 9:50 for 19:43 total.
Leg 1:Distance0.930Time7:33.70Pace8:07.85
Warm-up with Joseph, Jacob, and Benjamin.
Leg 2:Distance3.107Time17:35.30Pace5:39.65
The 5 K - my time.
Leg 3:Distance3.200Time28:31.50Pace8:54.84
Back up the canyon for the second round.
Leg 4:Distance3.674Time25:46.70Pace7:00.99
5 K - second round.
Split 1:Distance3.107Time21:14.80Pace6:50.30 Cumilative:Distance3.107Time21:14.80Pace6:50.30
Stephen and Matthew.
Split 2:Distance0.191Time1:31.50Pace7:59.06 Cumilative:Distance3.298Time22:46.30Pace6:54.28
Julia.
Split 3:Distance0.376Time3:00.40Pace7:59.79 Cumilative:Distance3.674Time25:46.70Pace7:00.99
Sarah.

Leg 5:Distance2.000Time19:43.10Pace9:51.55
With Julia and Mary.
Leg 6:Distance4.740Time37:48.50Pace7:58.59
With Benjamin.

Neon Crocs 3 Miles: 17.65

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

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Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
66.17	2.12	2.62	3.42	74.33

Neon Crocs 3 Miles: 37.94

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

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