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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
63.823.624.002.0073.44
Iprome Garden Clogs Miles: 73.43
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Sun, Jun 26, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Day of rest. Went to church.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Mon, Jun 27, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.250.000.001.0012.25

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-06-27 08:58:37
Workout Totals: Distance12.250Time1:35:43.40Pace7:48.85
12 total. Did a mile pickup down the canyon in 5:36 with Joseph and Jacob. Otherwise, easy runs, usual distances.

Did uphill bounds with Jacob, Mary, and Matthew.

Benjamin's knees improved, he did a mile pickup today in 4:54.

 
Leg 1:
Distance2.000Time15:59.30Pace7:59.65ZoneEasy Miles
With Stephen and Matthew.
Leg 2:
Distance8.000Time58:14.90Pace7:16.86
With Joseph and Jacob, part with William.
Split 1:Distance4.050Time30:45.10Pace7:35.58ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance4.050Time30:45.10Pace7:35.58
Split 2:Distance1.000Time5:36.70Pace5:36.70ZoneVO2 Max Miles
Cumilative:Distance5.050Time36:21.80Pace7:12.04
Split 3:Distance2.950Time21:53.10Pace7:25.12ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance8.000Time58:14.90Pace7:16.86
 
Leg 3:
Distance0.250Time2:51.40Pace11:25.60ZoneEasy Miles
With Leigha.
Leg 4:
Distance2.000Time18:37.80Pace9:18.90ZoneEasy Miles
With Jacob, Mary, and Bella.

Iprome Garden Clogs Miles: 12.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Tue, Jun 28, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.320.622.000.0013.94

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-06-28 09:05:07
Workout Totals: Distance13.938Time1:50:01.60Pace7:53.64
About 14 total. Paced William and Matthew in the workout - 2 mile tempo run. Matthew did not have it today. We went together through the first mile in 6:04. Then William sped up and ran 6:01 for the total of 12:05. I stayed with Matthew to 1.5 in 9:26, then told him to be done and try tomorrow, and picked up to try to catch William, but did not feel like running 5:20 pace to do it, so I got 12:15.

Did a workout with Mary and Bella - 2x500. On the first one it was a rabbit chase, but it did not go so well, as Bella freaked out when she got caught, while Mary just settled once she cause her. Mary 2:08, Bella 2:21.

On the second one I ran with them separately. It went better. Mary got 2:03, Bella 2:17.

Not sure what Benjamin did today, need to talk to him.
Leg 1:
Distance0.980Time8:31.30Pace8:41.73ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time12:15.80Pace6:07.90ZoneThreshold Miles
Tempo run.
Leg 3:
Distance8.400Time1:06:13.30Pace7:53.01ZoneEasy Miles
Distance - part with Matthew and William, part with Joseph and Jacob.
Leg 4:
Distance0.250Time2:50.00Pace11:20.00ZoneEasy Miles
With Leigha.
Leg 5:
Distance1.000Time10:09.20Pace10:09.20ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Bella - warm-up.
Leg 6:
Distance0.311Time2:21.90Pace7:36.27
With Mary chasing Bella.
Split 1:Distance0.000Time0:10.40Pace0:00.00ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.000Time0:10.40Pace0:00.00
Split 2:Distance0.311Time2:08.00Pace6:51.58ZoneMarathon Pace Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.311Time2:18.40Pace7:25.02
Split 3:Distance0.000Time0:03.50Pace0:00.00ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.311Time2:21.90Pace7:36.27
 
Leg 7:
Distance0.311Time2:03.70Pace6:37.75ZoneMarathon Pace Miles
With Mary.
Leg 8:
Distance0.311Time2:17.60Pace7:22.44ZoneEasy Miles
With Bella.
Leg 9:
Distance0.375Time3:18.80Pace8:50.13ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Bella - cooldown.

Iprome Garden Clogs Miles: 13.93
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Wed, Jun 29, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.250.002.000.0013.25

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-06-29 08:22:24
Workout Totals: Distance11.000Time1:25:03.60Pace7:43.96
13 total. Paced Matthew through a 2 mile tempo run down the canyon. He did better this time 12:12 splitting 6:01, 6:11.

Easy pace, usual distances for the kids. Benjamin did 2x3 miles 15:24, and then a spasm with 16:39, last mile in 5:50.
Leg 1:
Distance0.980Time8:46.70Pace8:57.45ZoneEasy Miles
With Matthew.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time12:12.60Pace6:06.30ZoneThreshold Miles
Matthew's tempo run.
Leg 3:
Distance3.020Time26:39.10Pace8:49.50ZoneEasy Miles
With Matthew to the house.
Leg 4:
Distance5.000Time37:25.20Pace7:29.04ZoneEasy Miles
Alone.
Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-06-29 21:20:37
Workout Totals: Distance2.250Time20:54.50Pace9:17.56
 
Leg 1:
Distance0.250Time2:54.10Pace11:36.40ZoneEasy Miles
With Leigha
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time18:00.40Pace9:00.20ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, Bella, and Jacob.

Iprome Garden Clogs Miles: 13.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Thu, Jun 30, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.001.000.000.0012.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-06-30 08:52:42
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:35:13.10Pace7:56.09
12 total. Tried to get Stephen to do the 2 mile tempo down the canyon. He started freaking out after the first half mile in 3:03, so I stopped him at the mile, which was 6:27. Otherwise, easy runs, usual distances. Benjamin did his mile pickup with the usual 9+3.
Leg 1:
Distance0.980Time8:21.30Pace8:31.53ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up with Stephen.
Leg 2:
Distance1.000Time6:27.00Pace6:27.00ZoneMarathon Pace Miles
With Stephen.
Leg 3:
Distance8.020Time1:02:55.00Pace7:50.70ZoneEasy Miles
Part with Stephen, part alone.
Leg 4:
Distance2.000Time17:29.80Pace8:44.90ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, Bella, William, and I think we also had Jacob.

Iprome Garden Clogs Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Fri, Jul 01, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.002.000.000.0012.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-07-01 08:36:13
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:33:03.70Pace7:45.31
12 total. Stephen succeeded in the tempo run, though not without freaking out again, but this time he held it until the last half mile. So he got 6:08, 6:48 split with the last half mile in 3:28. But this was much better than yesterday, and much better than his 3000 in 14-15 minutes that he was running last year.

Benjamin did the usual 9+3 with the mile pickup.
Leg 1:
Distance0.980Time8:11.10Pace8:21.12ZoneEasy Miles
With Stephen.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time12:56.30Pace6:28.15ZoneMarathon Pace Miles
Stephen's tempo run.
Leg 3:
Distance7.020Time53:45.10Pace7:39.42ZoneEasy Miles
Part with Stephen, part alone.
Leg 4:
Distance2.000Time18:11.20Pace9:05.60ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, Bella, and Jacob.

Iprome Garden Clogs Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Sat, Jul 02, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.001.0010.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-07-02 08:17:55
Workout Totals: Distance10.000Time1:18:23.80Pace7:50.38
10 total. Taper for the the Murray Fun Days. Joseph and Jacob did 6, William, Stephen, and Matthew 4, Mary and Bella 2.

Benjamin did 4x2.02 alternating directions 10:17, 10:35, 10:18, 10:27 if I remember right. He finally measured what he thought was two miles with a wheel. It ended up being 124 feet longer.
Leg 1:
Distance0.980Time8:00.60Pace8:10.41ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up with Joseph and Jacob.
Leg 2:
Distance1.000Time5:28.10Pace5:28.10ZoneVO2 Max Miles
Tune-up interval down the canyon.
Leg 3:
Distance5.020Time39:49.90Pace7:56.08ZoneEasy Miles
Part with Joseph and Jacob, part alone.
Leg 4:
Distance1.000Time7:46.90Pace7:46.90ZoneEasy Miles
With William, Stephen, and Matthew.
Leg 5:
Distance2.000Time17:18.30Pace8:39.15ZoneEasy Miles
With Stephen, William, Bonnie, Mary, and Bella.

Iprome Garden Clogs Miles: 10.00
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
63.823.624.002.0073.44
Iprome Garden Clogs Miles: 73.43
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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