Breaking the Wall

Week starting Sep 13, 2020

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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:	3010.45
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
58.11	3.11	7.00	4.11	72.33

Neon Crocs 3 Miles: 12.00	Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 60.32

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

Sun, Sep 13, 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. Come Follow Me lesson at home, then went to our ward for the Sacrament meeting.

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

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Mon, Sep 14, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-09-14 08:31:17
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:35:58.10Pace7:59.84
12 total, easy runs, Benjamin did a mile pickup in 4:54.
Leg 1:Distance9.000Time1:09:41.10Pace7:44.57
Part alone, part with the kids.
Leg 2:Distance3.000Time26:17.00Pace8:45.67
With Benjamin and Julia.

Neon Crocs 3 Miles: 12.00

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

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Tue, Sep 15, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	6.00	0.00	12.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-09-15 08:43:35
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:26:33.10Pace7:12.76
12 total, easy runs for the kids, Benjamin did a mile pickup in 4:54, I needed to get back in time for a work meeting, so I decided to do a 6 mile tempo run with 1.5 up from 3 to 4.5, then back to the house - was able to get 37:27, about 6:14 average.
Leg 1:Distance3.000Time23:04.60Pace7:41.53
Part with Joseph and Jacob, part alone.
Leg 2:Distance6.000Time37:27.10Pace6:14.52
Tempo run, 1.5 up to 4.5, then back to the house.
Leg 3:Distance3.000Time26:01.40Pace8:40.47
With Benjamin and Julia.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 12.00

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

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Wed, Sep 16, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-09-16 08:57:29
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:34:54.50Pace7:54.54
12 total, easy pace, usual distances for the kids. Benjamin did 2x2, up in 11:19, down in 9:31.
Leg 1:Distance9.000Time1:09:29.10Pace7:43.23
Part with the kids, part alone.
Leg 2:Distance3.000Time25:25.40Pace8:28.47
With Benjamin and Julia.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 12.00

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

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Thu, Sep 17, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	12.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-09-17 09:17:25
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:32:04.30Pace7:40.36
12 total. Did two mile pickups down the canyon to feel the 5 K pace. First one with Joseph, Jacob, Jenny, and William at William's 5 K pace in 5:56 (Jenny 5:58). Then With Joseph and Jacob at their 5 K pace. Joseph kicked in the last 100 and ran 5:21. Jacob and I just coasted and finished in 5:25.
Leg 1:Distance2.000Time16:00.80Pace8:00.40
Warm-up.
Leg 2:Distance1.000Time5:56.60Pace5:56.60
With Joseph, Jacob, William, and Jenny down the canyon.
Leg 3:Distance1.000Time8:30.10Pace8:30.10
Back up.
Leg 4:Distance1.000Time5:25.90Pace5:25.90
With Joseph and Jacob.
Leg 5:Distance4.000Time31:00.00Pace7:45.00
Part with Joseph and Jacob, part alone.
Leg 6:Distance3.000Time25:10.90Pace8:23.63
With Benjamin and Julia.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 12.00

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

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Fri, Sep 18, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-09-18 09:37:06
Workout Totals: Distance8.000Time59:48.30Pace7:28.54
8 total. Reduced mileage for the kids. Taper for the 5 K tomorrow.
Leg 1:Distance8.000Time59:48.30Pace7:28.54
Part with the kids. part alone.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 8.00

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

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Sat, Sep 19, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.11	3.11	0.00	3.11	16.33

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-09-19 07:52:36
Workout Totals: Distance16.321Time2:01:06.90Pace7:25.25
Pachev Family 5 K, 17:58, 7th place. Same usual down the Provo Canyon course for Nunn's Park, to the 800 N bridge. We had more people than before with a few friends joining. Results: Benjamin Pachev 15:17 John Hedengren 15:47 Albert Wint 15:57 Chad Robinson 17:03 Jacob Pachev 17:37 Joseph Pachev 17:57 Sasha Pachev 17:58 William Pachev 19:42 Jennifer Walker 20:35 Matthew Pachev 20:39 Nate Walker 21:45 Stephen Pachev 21:51 Julia Pachev 24:28 Sarah Pachev 25:38 Mary Pachev 31:47 Kate Graver 32:28 Jamie Graver 32:28 The combination of headwind and the smoke made the times slower. I think part of it was the physical slowdown, and part just losing motivation to push. Report on our runners: Benjamin - 4:47 for the first mile, heroic effort to run 4:52 in the second, and then he was just out of juice, and 5:08 was all he had. Jacob - decent performance for the conditions. Opened with 5:35, then 5:39, and toughed it out with 5:46 for the last mile running alone. Joseph - 5:35 in the first mile, then the second around 5:50, and the closing mile in around 5:55. Did not have it today. Myself - realized after about 0.75 into it that the conditions for one reason or another would not allow a fast time, and adjusted the pace. Mile splits 5:39, 5:51, 5:52. Happy was able to squeeze under 18:00. William - 6:10 for the first mile, then just did not have it and coasted. Jenny - was recovering from strep throat, so was running to test her strength. Ran more or less evenly. Was able to pull away from Matthew at the end. Matthew - had an awesome run, too bad the conditions were not ideal, missed his PR only by 2 seconds. 6:38, 6:40, 6:38. Nate - ran with Jenny to 1.75, then when Matthew passed him and started pulling away, fell back, but held off Stephen at the end. Stephen - ran the first mile with Matthew, then just did not have it. Julia - still recovering from her setbacks, and dealing with school work, but was able to run sub-8:00 pace. Sarah - decent performance for the conditions, and the lack of sleep the night before, to which she is sensitive. Mary - was not originally planning on running, but when she saw that Jamie's daughter Kate was running, she wanted to run it too. So they ran together at about 10:20 pace, then Benjamin and I returned to them, and Mary sped up to 8:10 pace for the last half mile. This was Mary's first 5 K, as well as Kate's.
Leg 1:Distance0.830Time6:50.60Pace8:14.70
Warm-up.
Leg 2:Distance3.107Time17:58.40Pace5:47.09
Race.
Split 1:Distance1.107Time6:14.60Pace5:38.39 Cumilative:Distance1.107Time6:14.60Pace5:38.39
Split 2:Distance1.000Time5:51.00Pace5:51.00 Cumilative:Distance2.107Time12:05.60Pace5:44.38
Split 3:Distance1.000Time5:52.80Pace5:52.80 Cumilative:Distance3.107Time17:58.40Pace5:47.09

Leg 3:Distance3.200Time27:57.60Pace8:44.25
Back up the canyon for the second heat.
Leg 4:Distance4.584Time32:28.30Pace7:05.02
Pacing the second heat.
Split 1:Distance3.107Time20:39.80Pace6:39.03 Cumilative:Distance3.107Time20:39.80Pace6:39.03
Matthew
Split 2:Distance0.137Time1:05.70Pace7:59.56 Cumilative:Distance3.244Time21:45.50Pace6:42.44
Nate
Split 3:Distance0.013Time0:06.10Pace7:49.23 Cumilative:Distance3.257Time21:51.60Pace6:42.70
Stephen
Split 4:Distance0.326Time2:36.50Pace8:00.06 Cumilative:Distance3.583Time24:28.10Pace6:49.74
Julia
Split 5:Distance0.147Time1:10.60Pace8:00.27 Cumilative:Distance3.730Time25:38.70Pace6:52.52
Sarah
Split 6:Distance0.768Time6:08.50Pace7:59.82 Cumilative:Distance4.498Time31:47.20Pace7:04.01
Mary
Split 7:Distance0.086Time0:41.10Pace7:57.91 Cumilative:Distance4.584Time32:28.30Pace7:05.02
Jamie and Kate.

Leg 5:Distance4.600Time35:52.00Pace7:47.83
Distance with Benjamin and Chad.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 16.32

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
58.11	3.11	7.00	4.11	72.33

Neon Crocs 3 Miles: 12.00	Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 60.32

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

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