Breaking the Wall

Logan City 5K

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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
61.93	0.00	0.00	7.11	69.04

Neon Crocs 1 Miles: 69.04

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

Sun, Sep 15, 2019

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, went to church.

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

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Mon, Sep 16, 2019

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 - 2019-09-16 08:29:39
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:34:07.60Pace7:50.63
Total of 12, easy runs, more or less usual distances for everybody.
Leg 1:Distance2.000Time15:47.00Pace7:53.50
I think this was with Matthew, Jacob, William, and Stephen.
Leg 2:Distance7.000Time55:00.60Pace7:51.51
Alone, part with Benjamin.
Leg 3:Distance3.000Time23:20.00Pace7:46.67
With Joseph and Jacob.

Neon Crocs 1 Miles: 12.00

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

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Tue, Sep 17, 2019

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.15	0.00	0.00	3.75	11.90

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2019-09-17 08:54:26
Workout Totals: Distance11.905Time1:24:48.10Pace7:07.39
Did 6x0.625 with 0.125 recovery workout with the target of 3:30/1:00, ended up a bit faster. Kids ran easy on their own. Benjamin picked up some kind of sickness, was not feeling well, ran only 4 miles in the morning, then felt better at night, ran 5.
Leg 1:Distance1.000Time7:22.10Pace7:22.10
Alone.
Leg 2:Distance1.860Time15:01.30Pace8:04.57
Warm-up, part with Jacob.
Leg 3:Distance4.375Time25:45.70Pace5:53.30
Workout.
Split 1:Distance0.625Time3:27.00Pace5:31.20 Cumilative:Distance0.625Time3:27.00Pace5:31.20
Split 2:Distance0.125Time0:58.80Pace7:50.40 Cumilative:Distance0.750Time4:25.80Pace5:54.40
Split 3:Distance0.625Time3:30.40Pace5:36.64 Cumilative:Distance1.375Time7:56.20Pace5:46.33
Split 4:Distance0.125Time0:58.50Pace7:48.00 Cumilative:Distance1.500Time8:54.70Pace5:56.47
Split 5:Distance0.625Time3:29.40Pace5:35.04 Cumilative:Distance2.125Time12:24.10Pace5:50.16
Split 6:Distance0.125Time0:59.20Pace7:53.60 Cumilative:Distance2.250Time13:23.30Pace5:57.02
Split 7:Distance0.625Time3:27.30Pace5:31.68 Cumilative:Distance2.875Time16:50.60Pace5:51.51
Split 8:Distance0.125Time0:59.50Pace7:56.00 Cumilative:Distance3.000Time17:50.10Pace5:56.70
Split 9:Distance0.625Time3:28.60Pace5:33.76 Cumilative:Distance3.625Time21:18.70Pace5:52.74
Split 10:Distance0.125Time0:59.10Pace7:52.80 Cumilative:Distance3.750Time22:17.80Pace5:56.75
Split 11:Distance0.625Time3:27.90Pace5:32.64 Cumilative:Distance4.375Time25:45.70Pace5:53.30

Leg 4:Distance2.670Time21:04.70Pace7:53.67
Cool-down.
Leg 5:Distance2.000Time15:34.30Pace7:47.15
With Joseph, Jacob, and I think Benjamin.

Neon Crocs 1 Miles: 11.90

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

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Wed, Sep 18, 2019

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.75	0.00	0.00	0.25	12.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2019-09-18 08:17:55
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:32:37.10Pace7:43.09
Total of 12, mostly easy runs. Some sore throats today, so a bit less distance for Joseph and Jacob.
Leg 1:Distance4.000Time31:35.80Pace7:53.95
With William and Stephen, did 0.25 with William in 73.6 down the canyon.
Split 1:Distance2.110Time16:56.30Pace8:01.66 Cumilative:Distance2.110Time16:56.30Pace8:01.66
Split 2:Distance0.250Time1:13.60Pace4:54.40 Cumilative:Distance2.360Time18:09.90Pace7:41.82
Split 3:Distance1.640Time13:25.90Pace8:11.40 Cumilative:Distance4.000Time31:35.80Pace7:53.95

Leg 2:Distance4.000Time29:57.00Pace7:29.25
Alone.
Leg 3:Distance1.000Time6:34.20Pace6:34.20
Alone.
Leg 4:Distance1.000Time8:31.00Pace8:31.00
With Matthew and Jacob.
Leg 5:Distance2.000Time15:59.10Pace7:59.55
With Joseph and Jacob.

Neon Crocs 1 Miles: 12.00

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

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Thu, Sep 19, 2019

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

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2019-09-19 08:17:04
Workout Totals: Distance10.000Time1:14:59.90Pace7:29.99
A bit of a taper. Total of 10. Kids ran on their own for the most part.
Leg 1:Distance8.000Time58:58.70Pace7:22.34
Leg 2:Distance1.000Time7:33.80Pace7:33.80
Do not remember who this was with.
Leg 3:Distance1.000Time8:27.40Pace8:27.40
With Matthew and Julia, if I remember right.

Neon Crocs 1 Miles: 10.00

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

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Fri, Sep 20, 2019

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 - 2019-09-20 08:48:28
Workout Totals: Distance8.000Time59:53.30Pace7:29.16
Total of 8. A bit of a taper before the 5 K tomorrow. Kids also ran reduced mileage. Matthew recovered from the cold enough to be able to run sub-8:00 again.
Leg 1:Distance7.000Time51:57.30Pace7:25.33
Alone.
Leg 2:Distance1.000Time7:56.00Pace7:56.00
With Matthew, and I think somebody else, maybe Jacob.

Neon Crocs 1 Miles: 8.00

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

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Sat, Sep 21, 2019

Race: Logan City 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:17:49, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 3

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.03	0.00	0.00	3.11	15.14

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2019-09-21 06:53:57
Workout Totals: Distance15.133Time1:53:09.70Pace7:28.67
Logan City 5 K, 17:49, 4th overall, 3rd master. Benjamin won with 15:50. Nate Hornok was 2nd with 16:14, then Mark 17:32. Joseph and Jacob had colds, both struggled, Joseph got 18:38, Jacob 19:14. William and Stephen got lost on the course. Stephen turned around soon enough to finish some unknown distance greater than 5 K in 25:06. William, however, went further, and ended up running over 10 miles taking 1:14 to cover the distance. When we got home, Benjamin, Jenny, and I ran some more miles.
Leg 1:Distance1.250Time9:35.40Pace7:40.32
Warm-up.
Leg 2:Distance3.107Time19:14.80Pace6:11.68
The race.
Split 1:Distance3.107Time17:48.80Pace5:44.00 Cumilative:Distance3.107Time17:48.80Pace5:44.00
My time.
Split 2:Distance0.000Time0:49.10Pace0:00.00 Cumilative:Distance3.107Time18:37.90Pace5:59.80
Joseph.
Split 3:Distance0.000Time0:36.90Pace0:00.00 Cumilative:Distance3.107Time19:14.80Pace6:11.68
Jacob.
Split 4:Distance0.000Time0:00.00Pace0:00.00 Cumilative:Distance3.107Time19:14.80Pace6:11.68

Leg 3:Distance2.776Time22:12.50Pace8:00.01
Cool-down with Benjamin.
Leg 4:Distance7.000Time54:07.80Pace7:43.97
With Benjamin at home, part with Jenny.
Leg 5:Distance1.000Time7:59.20Pace7:59.20
With Jacob and Matthew.

Neon Crocs 1 Miles: 15.13

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
61.93	0.00	0.00	7.11	69.04

Neon Crocs 1 Miles: 69.04

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

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