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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: 189.44 Year: 2684.68
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
58.481.003.001.0063.48
Beslip Garden Clogs Miles: 63.48
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Sun, Jul 10, 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.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Mon, Jul 11, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-07-11 09:26:46
Workout Totals: Distance10.000Time1:18:44.90Pace7:52.49
10 total. The lower back pain still there, but is gradually going away. Did 8 in the morning, 2 at night. Same pain patter - very hard to start, though not as hard as the day before, then no pain after 2 miles.

Easy runs, usual distances for the kids, except for William who had a sore throat and ran only 2 miles.
Leg 1:
Distance8.000Time1:01:30.60Pace7:41.32ZoneEasy Miles
With Joseph and Jacob, part with Stephen and Matthew.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time17:14.30Pace8:37.15ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, Bella, Jacob, and William.

Beslip Garden Clogs Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-07-12 09:24:41
Workout Totals: Distance10.000Time1:16:34.90Pace7:39.49
10 total. The back pain is gradually going away, but still there. So keeping the mileage a bit less to let it heal.

Benjamin is in Boston, ran 9 miles. William still recovering after being sick, only 2 miles today. Easy runs, usual distances otherwise.
Leg 1:
Distance8.000Time59:55.40Pace7:29.43ZoneEasy Miles
With Jacob, part with Joseph, Stephen, and Matthew.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time16:39.50Pace8:19.75ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, Bella, William, and Jacob - part with Joseph.

Beslip Garden Clogs Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Wed, Jul 13, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-07-13 07:54:08
Workout Totals: Distance1.500Time12:19.60Pace8:13.07
10 total for me today. Joseph and Jacob did a 3000 time trial at Orem High. The hope was that if they can run 9:45 in 90F, when it is cooler, they should be able to run 9:30. Well, that is how it is supposed to work in theory, but for some odd reason today was just not the day for either one of them. They could not hit the pace from lap 1, and then they slowed down on top of it. Joseph ended up running 9:58, Jacob 10:09.
Leg 1:
Distance1.500Time12:19.60Pace8:13.07ZoneEasy Miles
To the track.
Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-07-13 08:09:33
Workout Totals: Distance6.500Time52:41.30Pace8:06.35
 
Leg 1:
Distance0.000Time10:09.80Pace0:00.00
Timing Joseph and Jacob's 3000
Split 1:Distance0.000Time1:18.50Pace0:00.00ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.000Time1:18.50Pace0:00.00
Split 2:Distance0.000Time1:19.00Pace0:00.00ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.000Time2:37.50Pace0:00.00
Split 3:Distance0.000Time1:17.70Pace0:00.00ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.000Time3:55.20Pace0:00.00
Split 4:Distance0.000Time1:19.40Pace0:00.00ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.000Time5:14.60Pace0:00.00
Split 5:Distance0.000Time1:22.20Pace0:00.00ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.000Time6:36.80Pace0:00.00
Split 6:Distance0.000Time1:24.30Pace0:00.00ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.000Time8:01.10Pace0:00.00
Split 7:Distance0.000Time1:19.80Pace0:00.00ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.000Time9:20.90Pace0:00.00
Split 8:Distance0.000Time0:37.20Pace0:00.00ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.000Time9:58.10Pace0:00.00
Split 9:Distance0.000Time0:11.70Pace0:00.00ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.000Time10:09.80Pace0:00.00
 
Leg 2:
Distance2.500Time20:43.00Pace8:17.20ZoneEasy Miles
With Joseph and Jacob.
Leg 3:
Distance4.000Time31:58.30Pace7:59.57ZoneEasy Miles
With Matthew.
Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-07-13 21:28:25
Workout Totals: Distance2.000Time17:23.80Pace8:41.90
With Mary and Bella.
Leg 1:
Distance2.000Time17:23.80Pace8:41.90ZoneEasy Miles

Beslip Garden Clogs Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Thu, Jul 14, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-07-14 09:00:41
Workout Totals: Distance10.000Time1:15:48.60Pace7:34.86
10 total. The back is gradually improving. Did 2 mile tempo run. Originally was going to follow and then help pace Stephen. Started behind him with the idea to catch up after half mile or so. But then his Crocs broke about 0.2 into the interval. So I just continued with Joseph. I was hoping to run maybe 6:20 pace or so, but ended up doing a lot better - splits by half mile - 3:05, 2:57, 2:58, 2:52 - 11:52 total.

Easy runs, usual distances otherwise.

Benjamin did 9 miles, easy pace - still in Boston.
Leg 1:
Distance0.980Time7:58.10Pace8:07.86ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time11:52.50Pace5:56.25ZoneEasy Miles
Tempo run.
Leg 3:
Distance5.020Time39:51.60Pace7:56.41ZoneEasy Miles
Distance/cool-down, part with Joseph.
Leg 4:
Distance2.000Time16:06.40Pace8:03.20ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary.

Beslip Garden Clogs Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Fri, Jul 15, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.231.001.000.0010.23

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-07-15 08:51:09
Workout Totals: Distance10.230Time1:22:22.00Pace8:03.09
10 total. Paced Stephen. He was not up to it. Stopped him after the first mile in 6:20. Then made him do another, he got 6:32. Retry tomorrow.

Joseph and Jacob did the 2 miler down the canyon. I gave them the target of trying to hold 75s for as long as possible. They did it for the first mile, then fell off the pace, but then kicked in 69/70 for the last quarter and ended up with 10:06 for Joseph (PR), and 10:07 for Jacob (PR repeat).

Benjamin did easy 9 - feeling not 100% after the trip, got some kind of a cold.
Leg 1:
Distance0.980Time7:54.00Pace8:03.67ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up with Stephen, Joseph, and Jacob.
Leg 2:
Distance1.000Time6:20.00Pace6:20.00ZoneThreshold Miles
With Stephen.
Leg 3:
Distance1.000Time6:32.00Pace6:32.00ZoneMarathon Pace Miles
With Stephen.
Leg 4:
Distance5.000Time41:00.50Pace8:12.10ZoneEasy Miles
Part with Stephen, Joseph, and Jacob, part alone.
Leg 5:
Distance0.250Time2:45.70Pace11:02.80ZoneEasy Miles
With Leigha.
Leg 6:
Distance2.000Time17:49.80Pace8:54.90ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, Bella, and Jacob.

Beslip Garden Clogs Miles: 10.23
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Sat, Jul 16, 2022
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.250.002.001.0013.25

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2022-07-16 06:31:08
Workout Totals: Distance13.250Time1:42:44.70Pace7:45.26
13 total. Paced Stephen through his redemption 2 miler down the canyon in 12:32 (6:05, 6:27). Then Chad and I ran a mile in 5:37. The back pain was reduced, but still there.

Benjamin attempted a workout 2x2 miles, I think 10:58, 11:14 - still sick.

Usual distances, easy pace otherwise.
Leg 1:
Distance0.980Time8:39.20Pace8:49.80ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time12:32.70Pace6:16.35ZoneThreshold Miles
Paced Stephen with Chad. I think we had William also.
Leg 3:
Distance1.000Time5:37.60Pace5:37.60ZoneVO2 Max Miles
With Chad.
Leg 4:
Distance2.020Time16:03.00Pace7:56.73ZoneEasy Miles
With Stephen and Chad - I think William also - to the house.
Leg 5:
Distance5.000Time39:46.20Pace7:57.24ZoneEasy Miles
With Chad and Matthew to the car.
Leg 6:
Distance0.250Time2:35.50Pace10:22.00ZoneEasy Miles
With Leigha, Bella, and Mary.
Leg 7:
Distance2.000Time17:30.50Pace8:45.25ZoneEasy Miles
With Jacob, Mary, and Bella.

Beslip Garden Clogs Miles: 13.25
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
58.481.003.001.0063.48
Beslip Garden Clogs Miles: 63.48
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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