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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: 2468.74
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: 1338.45
Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
57.790.003.002.2563.04
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Mon, Sep 23, 2024
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2024-09-23 10:03:38
Workout Totals: Distance10.000Time1:19:38.40Pace7:57.84
10 total. Easy pace.
Leg 1:
Distance5.000Time38:50.30Pace7:46.06ZoneEasy Miles
With Matthew.
Leg 2:
Distance3.000Time23:01.10Pace7:40.37ZoneEasy Miles
Alone.
Leg 3:
Distance1.000Time9:32.60Pace9:32.60ZoneEasy Miles
With Leigha and Mary.
Leg 4:
Distance1.000Time8:14.40Pace8:14.40ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Bella. Or maybe Bella ran ahead.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2024-09-24 09:21:27
Workout Totals: Distance10.000Time1:19:47.90Pace7:58.79
10 total. Easy pace.
Leg 1:
Distance5.000Time39:11.50Pace7:50.30ZoneEasy Miles
With Benjamin and Matthew.
Leg 2:
Distance3.000Time23:52.30Pace7:57.43ZoneEasy Miles
With Benjamin.
Leg 3:
Distance1.000Time8:59.40Pace8:59.40ZoneEasy Miles
With Leigha.
Leg 4:
Distance1.000Time7:44.70Pace7:44.70ZoneEasy Miles
With Bella.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Wed, Sep 25, 2024
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.750.000.002.2510.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2024-09-25 08:36:08
Workout Totals: Distance10.000Time1:20:29.90Pace8:02.99
10 total. Did a workout with Matthew alternating 0.75 and 0.25 slow down the canyon. Benjamin paced us for most of it. We ended up with 14:54, sub-6:00 average for 2.5 which was quite a result for me as I struggled to break 18:00 over 3 miles lately. It was also the fastest Matthew had done this workout.

Benjamin ran 4 miles in 20:32 earlier.
Leg 1:
Distance0.500Time4:41.80Pace9:23.60ZoneEasy Miles
With Sarah.
Leg 2:
Distance0.980Time7:55.50Pace8:05.20ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up.
Leg 3:
Distance2.500Time14:54.90Pace5:57.96
Fartlek with Matthew.
Split 1:Distance0.750Time4:09.70Pace5:32.93ZoneVO2 Max Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.750Time4:09.70Pace5:32.93
Split 2:Distance0.125Time0:54.60Pace7:16.80ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.875Time5:04.30Pace5:47.77
Split 3:Distance0.750Time4:19.10Pace5:45.47ZoneVO2 Max Miles
Cumilative:Distance1.625Time9:23.40Pace5:46.71
Split 4:Distance0.125Time1:00.40Pace8:03.20ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance1.750Time10:23.80Pace5:56.46
Split 5:Distance0.750Time4:31.10Pace6:01.47ZoneVO2 Max Miles
Cumilative:Distance2.500Time14:54.90Pace5:57.96
Leg 4:
Distance2.520Time23:16.00Pace9:13.97ZoneEasy Miles
With Benjamin and Matthew.
Leg 5:
Distance1.500Time11:50.90Pace7:53.93ZoneEasy Miles
Alone.
Leg 6:
Distance1.000Time9:33.30Pace9:33.30ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, Bella, and Leigha.
Leg 7:
Distance1.000Time8:17.50Pace8:17.50ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Bella.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Thu, Sep 26, 2024
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2024-09-26 09:53:16
Workout Totals: Distance10.000Time1:19:14.20Pace7:55.42
10 miles total. Easy pace.
Leg 1:
Distance5.000Time38:11.30Pace7:38.26ZoneEasy Miles
With Mathew and Benjamin.
Leg 2:
Distance3.000Time23:40.50Pace7:53.50ZoneEasy Miles
With Benjamin.
Leg 3:
Distance1.000Time8:59.20Pace8:59.20ZoneEasy Miles
With Leigha.
Leg 4:
Distance1.000Time8:23.20Pace8:23.20ZoneEasy Miles
With Bella if I remember right.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Fri, Sep 27, 2024
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2024-09-27 09:14:46
Workout Totals: Distance10.000Time1:18:45.70Pace7:52.57
10 total. Easy pace.
Leg 1:
Distance5.000Time38:24.20Pace7:40.84ZoneEasy Miles
With Matthew.
Leg 2:
Distance3.000Time23:00.10Pace7:40.03ZoneEasy Miles
Alone.
Leg 3:
Distance1.000Time9:06.80Pace9:06.80ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Leigha.
Leg 4:
Distance1.000Time8:14.60Pace8:14.60ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Sat, Sep 28, 2024
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.040.003.000.0013.04

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2024-09-28 09:50:23
Workout Totals: Distance13.040Time1:42:17.10Pace7:50.64
13 total. Did a 3 mile tempo run down the canyon in 18:03. Matthew ran the first 2 miles with me, but then fell behind and finished in 18:22. Our first mile was good - 5:52, but then we both faded in the second mile 6:05, and he faded even more than I did in the last mile.

Benjamin did 2x4 down 20:37, 20:58 - stumbling in the last 2 miles of the last interval, and the first one was not super great either.
Leg 1:
Distance0.980Time7:37.70Pace7:47.04ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up.
Leg 2:
Distance3.000Time18:03.20Pace6:01.07ZoneThreshold Miles
Tempo run.
Leg 3:
Distance2.060Time17:59.20Pace8:43.88ZoneEasy Miles
Cool-down with Matthew.
Leg 4:
Distance5.000Time39:45.60Pace7:57.12ZoneEasy Miles
Alone.
Leg 5:
Distance1.000Time9:27.40Pace9:27.40ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Leigha.
Leg 6:
Distance1.000Time9:24.00Pace9:24.00ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Bella.

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
57.790.003.002.2563.04
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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