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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 MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
66.052.255.252.7576.30
Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 76.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Sun, Sep 27, 2020
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Day of rest. Church at home. Elder's Quorum meeting on Zoom with the lesson from the Sacred Grove.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Mon, Sep 28, 2020
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-09-28 09:12:17
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:34:54.90Pace7:54.57
Easy runs, 12 total, usual distances. Benjamin did a mile pickup.
Leg 1:Distance9.000Time1:09:58.20Pace7:46.47
Part with the kids, part alone.
Leg 2:Distance3.000Time24:56.70Pace8:18.90
With Benjamin and Julia, part with Joseph and Jacob.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Tue, Sep 29, 2020
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.802.250.000.0012.05

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-09-29 09:09:17
Workout Totals: Distance12.050Time1:35:38.20Pace7:56.20
12 total. Stephen attempted a mile time trial on the track, but it was going nowhere. So I stopped him and we went to plan B - he needs to regain his fitness. So we did a 2 mile tempo down the canyon with the target of 7:00 pace. He ran a steady 6:50 pace for the first 1.5, then closed with 1:38, and 1:27 and finished in 13:20.

Total of 12 for me, usual distances for the kids, except for Benjamin - he felt an oncoming cold, and ran only 9 miles as a precaution.
Leg 1:Distance1.060Time8:34.20Pace8:05.09
With Stephen to the track.
Leg 2:Distance0.250Time1:37.20Pace6:28.80
Stephen's failed mile time trial.
Leg 3:Distance1.000Time8:26.00Pace8:26.00
Back to the house with Stephen.
Leg 4:Distance0.480Time4:11.00Pace8:42.92
In the canyon with Stephen.
Leg 5:Distance2.000Time13:20.50Pace6:40.25
Stephen's 2 mile tempo down the canyon.
Leg 6:Distance4.260Time33:55.10Pace7:57.72
Part with Stephen, part alone.
Leg 7:Distance3.000Time25:34.20Pace8:31.40
With Benjamin and Julia.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 12.05
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Wed, Sep 30, 2020
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.002.0012.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-09-30 09:19:03
Workout Totals: Distance9.000Time1:06:33.20Pace7:23.69
12 total. Did a tempo run down the canyon, 2 miles in 11:33 (5:51, 5:42). Jacob and William ran 1 K cross-country at the Kiwani's park. Jacob got 3:04 winning his age division, William 3:28 third place in his age division.
Leg 1:Distance9.000Time1:06:33.20Pace7:23.69
Part with the kids, part alone.
Split 1:Distance4.980Time39:03.00Pace7:50.48
Cumilative:Distance4.980Time39:03.00Pace7:50.48
Split 2:Distance2.000Time11:33.80Pace5:46.90
Cumilative:Distance6.980Time50:36.80Pace7:15.07
Split 3:Distance2.020Time15:56.40Pace7:53.47
Cumilative:Distance9.000Time1:06:33.20Pace7:23.69
 
Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-09-30 19:23:35
Workout Totals: Distance3.312Time26:59.50Pace8:08.98
 
Leg 1:Distance0.250Time2:23.30Pace9:33.20
With Bella.
Leg 2:Distance1.000Time8:28.60Pace8:28.60
With Benjamin and Mary.
Leg 3:Distance2.000Time15:45.80Pace7:52.90
With Benjamin and Julia.
Leg 4:Distance0.062Time0:21.80Pace5:51.61
With Sarah.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Thu, Oct 01, 2020
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-10-01 09:45:45
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:34:36.60Pace7:53.05
12 total. Easy runs for everybody except Matthew - he did 2 miles down the canyon in 12:46 (6:24, 6:22, last 0.25 in 90).
Leg 1:Distance0.400Time3:31.70Pace8:49.25
Leg 2:Distance2.000Time12:46.90Pace6:23.45
With Matthew.
Leg 3:Distance6.600Time52:41.60Pace7:59.03
Part with Matthew, part with Joseph and Jacob, part alone.
Leg 4:Distance3.000Time25:36.40Pace8:32.13
With Julia and Benjamin.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Fri, Oct 02, 2020
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.250.000.000.0012.25

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-10-02 09:03:14
Workout Totals: Distance12.250Time1:39:40.30Pace8:08.19
12.25 total, easy runs, usual distances.
Leg 1:Distance9.250Time1:13:55.40Pace7:59.50
Part with Benjamin, part alone, part with the younger boys.
Leg 2:Distance3.000Time25:44.90Pace8:34.97
With Benjamin and Julia.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 12.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Sat, Oct 03, 2020
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.005.250.7516.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-10-03 07:14:32
Workout Totals: Distance16.000Time1:57:21.50Pace7:20.09
General Conference today, so we started earlier than usual to get our distance in. Total of 16 miles. Chad joined us again.

We did 3x2 miles down the canyon playing rabbits for Benjamin with a 2:45 handicap, our target being 6:00 pace until we get caught, then kick, his target 5:00 pace.

I ended up with 17:41/17:34 kicking in 1:15 for 0.25 on the first, and 2:34 for 0.5 on the second. Chad had 69/2:31. Joseph and Jacob did the first interval. Joseph started out hard, but then fell apart and I caught up to him. Jacob kicked in 69.

Benjamin got 14:48/14:42 catching us both times.
 
Leg 1:Distance0.980Time8:16.70Pace8:26.84
Warm-up.
Leg 2:Distance3.000Time17:41.20Pace5:53.73
First interval.
Split 1:Distance2.750Time16:25.70Pace5:58.44
Cumilative:Distance2.750Time16:25.70Pace5:58.44
Split 2:Distance0.250Time1:15.50Pace5:02.00
Cumilative:Distance3.000Time17:41.20Pace5:53.73
 
Leg 3:Distance3.000Time25:05.80Pace8:21.93
Recovery.
Leg 4:Distance3.000Time17:34.30Pace5:51.43
Second interval.
Split 1:Distance2.500Time14:59.70Pace5:59.88
Cumilative:Distance2.500Time14:59.70Pace5:59.88
Split 2:Distance0.500Time2:34.60Pace5:09.20
Cumilative:Distance3.000Time17:34.30Pace5:51.43
 
Leg 5:Distance3.020Time23:51.30Pace7:53.94
Distance/cool-down.
Leg 6:Distance1.000Time9:02.40Pace9:02.40
With Benjamin, Stephen, Matthew, and Mary.
Leg 7:Distance2.000Time15:49.80Pace7:54.90
Same group without Mary.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 16.00
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
66.052.255.252.7576.30
Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 76.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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