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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
68.940.007.000.5076.44
Lopsie Sports Sandals 2 Miles: 76.44
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Sun, May 08, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Day of rest. Went to church with Benjamin in Pfugerville, TX.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Mon, May 09, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-05-09 05:45:34
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:29:30.70Pace7:27.56
Ran in Pfugerville, TX with Benjamin and Noah. 12 total for me and Benjamin, 8 for Noah. Benjamin did a pickup for about 0.5. Hot and humid, but not as bad as Houston.

Easy runs, usual distances for the kids. Mary and Bella had coughs, ran reduced distances.
Leg 1:
Distance12.000Time1:29:30.70Pace7:27.56ZoneEasy Miles

Lopsie Sports Sandals 2 Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Tue, May 10, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.050.000.000.0012.05

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-05-10 08:18:39
Workout Totals: Distance12.054Time1:31:33.70Pace7:35.76
12 total. Easy pace. 10 in Bernalillo, NM, the rest at home. Easy runs, usual distances for the kids except for Mary and Bella. They had coughs and cut their distances in half.
Leg 1:
Distance10.054Time1:14:25.20Pace7:24.12ZoneEasy Miles
With Benjamin in Bernalillo, NM.
Leg 2:
Distance1.000Time9:19.80Pace9:19.80ZoneEasy Miles
With Benjamin and Mary.
Leg 3:
Distance1.000Time7:48.70Pace7:48.70ZoneEasy Miles
With Benjamin.

Lopsie Sports Sandals 2 Miles: 12.05
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Wed, May 11, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.020.002.000.0012.02

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-05-11 09:35:59
Workout Totals: Distance12.020Time1:33:04.00Pace7:44.56
12 total. Paced William through 2 miles down the canyon in 12:01. Matthew did the first 0.5 with us in 3:07, was struggling, so I told him to just jog the rest of it. Joseph did 2 miles in 10:27 (5:19, 5:08) new PR. Jacob was struggling today, ran with Joseph, but could not kick at the end, got 10:38.

Benjamin did 12 total with a mile pickup down the canyon in 4:44. Mary and Bella are still on reduced mileage.
Leg 1:
Distance1.000Time7:45.70Pace7:45.70ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up with the boys.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time12:01.80Pace6:00.90ZoneThreshold Miles
Paced William. Matthew ran the first 0.5 with us.
Leg 3:
Distance3.020Time24:44.60Pace8:11.59ZoneEasy Miles
To the house with the boys.
Leg 4:
Distance5.000Time39:14.10Pace7:50.82ZoneEasy Miles
With Stephen.
Leg 5:
Distance1.000Time9:17.80Pace9:17.80ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Benjamin.

Lopsie Sports Sandals 2 Miles: 12.02
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Thu, May 12, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.750.000.000.5012.25

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-05-12 09:39:19
Workout Totals: Distance12.250Time1:34:30.00Pace7:42.86
12 total. Easy pace, usual distances - mostly. Benjamin did 2 miles down the canyon in 9:35 (4:49, 4:46), then paced me uphill for 0.5 in 2:55. Mary is on reduced mileage, Bella back to her full mile. Stephen and Matthew were not 100%, did only 2 miles.
Leg 1:
Distance11.250Time1:25:54.20Pace7:38.15
With Benjamin, part with William, Joseph, and Jacob.
Split 1:Distance8.270Time1:02:29.10Pace7:33.34ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance8.270Time1:02:29.10Pace7:33.34
Split 2:Distance0.500Time2:55.60Pace5:51.20ZoneVO2 Max Miles
Cumilative:Distance8.770Time1:05:24.70Pace7:27.51
Split 3:Distance2.480Time20:29.50Pace8:15.77ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance11.250Time1:25:54.20Pace7:38.15
 
Leg 2:
Distance1.000Time8:35.80Pace8:35.80ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Bella.

Lopsie Sports Sandals 2 Miles: 12.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Fri, May 13, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.120.000.000.0012.12

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-05-13 09:34:43
Workout Totals: Distance12.125Time1:34:32.70Pace7:47.85
12 total. Benjamin did only 9 with a mile pickup in 4:44. Matthew was sick, did only 2 miles. Stephen did 3 miles. Mary did only 1 mile. Usual distances, easy pace otherwise.
Leg 1:
Distance8.000Time1:00:49.20Pace7:36.15ZoneEasy Miles
With Joseph and Jacob.
Leg 2:
Distance1.000Time8:22.60Pace8:22.60ZoneEasy Miles
With Bella and Matthew, part with Mary and Stephen.
Leg 3:
Distance0.125Time1:26.00Pace11:28.00ZoneEasy Miles
With Leigha
Leg 4:
Distance3.000Time23:54.90Pace7:58.30ZoneEasy Miles
With William.

Lopsie Sports Sandals 2 Miles: 12.12
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Sat, May 14, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.005.000.0016.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-05-14 08:59:18
Workout Totals: Distance16.000Time1:57:39.10Pace7:21.19
16 total. Did a tempo run with Chad - 5 miles down the canyon in 29:43 (5:54, 5:55, 5:55, 6:02, 5:57). In the last 2 miles Chad started running out of juice. I had a bit left, but not much. We stayed together.

Benjamin chased us from 3:00 behind, and passed us shortly after the 3 mile mark. He had a good run, probably the best in a while, though he still did get a spasm - 25:27 (4:57, 4:59, 4:59, 5:18, 5:14).

The younger kids raced 1500 at the Race Cats meet in Herriman. Results:

Jacob 4:36.54
Joseph 4:41.78 PR
William 5:27.49
Stephen 5:47.10
Matthew 5:48.32
Mary 7:14.49
Bella 7:18.17

Everybody had a cough so the times were a bit slower for some, and a lot slower for others.
Leg 1:
Distance2.480Time20:14.70Pace8:09.80ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up.
Leg 2:
Distance5.000Time29:43.20Pace5:56.64ZoneThreshold Miles
Tempo run.
Leg 3:
Distance8.520Time1:07:41.20Pace7:56.67ZoneEasy Miles
Distance with Benjamin, part with Chad.

Lopsie Sports Sandals 2 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
68.940.007.000.5076.44
Lopsie Sports Sandals 2 Miles: 76.44
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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