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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: 40.31 Year: 3073.12
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
74.040.003.000.0077.04
Black Crocs 2023 Miles: 77.04
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Sun, Oct 22, 2023
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Day of rest. Went to church.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Mon, Oct 23, 2023
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.040.000.000.0012.04

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2023-10-23 08:47:15
Workout Totals: Distance12.044Time1:38:51.80Pace8:12.51
12 total. William did a mile time trial. Jacob paced him for the whole thing, Bonnie provided motivation in the last 800 meters. I ran around the field and yelled splits. He ended up running a PR of 5:23.7 with fairly even splits. That is an important step for him as he had been struggling lately.
Leg 1:
Distance1.000Time8:32.10Pace8:32.10ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up.
Leg 2:
Distance0.674Time5:23.70Pace8:00.27
William's mile time trial.
Split 1:Distance0.005Time0:02.60Pace8:40.00ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.005Time0:02.60Pace8:40.00
Split 2:Distance0.079Time0:37.90Pace7:59.75ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.084Time0:40.50Pace8:02.14
Split 3:Distance0.085Time0:41.00Pace8:02.35ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.169Time1:21.50Pace8:02.25
Split 4:Distance0.087Time0:41.60Pace7:58.16ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.256Time2:03.10Pace8:00.86
Split 5:Distance0.084Time0:40.30Pace7:59.76ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.340Time2:43.40Pace8:00.59
Split 6:Distance0.084Time0:40.40Pace8:00.95ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.424Time3:23.80Pace8:00.66
Split 7:Distance0.081Time0:38.70Pace7:57.78ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.505Time4:02.50Pace8:00.20
Split 8:Distance0.083Time0:40.00Pace8:01.93ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.588Time4:42.50Pace8:00.44
Split 9:Distance0.086Time0:41.20Pace7:59.07ZoneEasy Miles
Cumilative:Distance0.674Time5:23.70Pace8:00.27
 
Leg 3:
Distance8.370Time1:06:59.10Pace8:00.18ZoneEasy Miles
Distance, part with Jacob and William.
Leg 4:
Distance1.000Time9:21.40Pace9:21.40ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, Bella, and Leigha.
Leg 5:
Distance1.000Time8:35.50Pace8:35.50ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Bella.

Black Crocs 2023 Miles: 12.04
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Tue, Oct 24, 2023
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2023-10-24 10:26:57
Workout Totals: Distance13.000Time1:44:26.90Pace8:02.07
13 total. Easy pace.
Leg 1:
Distance4.000Time31:01.10Pace7:45.27ZoneEasy Miles
I think this was with Matthew.
Leg 2:
Distance6.000Time47:32.80Pace7:55.47ZoneEasy Miles
Alone.
Leg 3:
Distance2.000Time16:56.60Pace8:28.30ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Bella.
Leg 4:
Distance1.000Time8:56.40Pace8:56.40ZoneEasy Miles
With Leigha.

Black Crocs 2023 Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Wed, Oct 25, 2023
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.003.000.0012.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2023-10-25 09:37:24
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:30:53.30Pace7:34.44
12 total. Did a 3 mile tempo run in 17:49. Jacob did 2 miles in 10:25. Bonnie made it to 2 miles if I remember right. Matthew made it to 2.5 in 15:02. Joseph ran with me then kicked in 71 at the end.
Leg 1:
Distance0.980Time8:04.00Pace8:13.88ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up.
Leg 2:
Distance3.000Time17:49.90Pace5:56.63ZoneThreshold Miles
Tempo run.
Leg 3:
Distance6.020Time47:10.60Pace7:50.20ZoneEasy Miles
Distance.
Leg 4:
Distance1.000Time9:51.10Pace9:51.10ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, Bella, and Leigha.
Leg 5:
Distance1.000Time7:57.70Pace7:57.70ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Bella.

Black Crocs 2023 Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Thu, Oct 26, 2023
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2023-10-26 17:21:01
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:36:11.00Pace8:00.92
12 total. Easy pace.
Leg 1:
Distance4.000Time31:04.60Pace7:46.15ZoneEasy Miles
With Matthew.
Leg 2:
Distance6.000Time47:40.40Pace7:56.73ZoneEasy Miles
Alone.
Leg 3:
Distance1.000Time9:42.00Pace9:42.00ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, Leigha, and Bella.
Leg 4:
Distance1.000Time7:44.00Pace7:44.00ZoneEasy Miles
With Bella.

Black Crocs 2023 Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Fri, Oct 27, 2023
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2023-10-27 08:43:41
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:35:00.20Pace7:55.02
12 total. Did a 3 mile tempo in 17:49. Do not remember how far Matthew and Bonnie went, I think they both made it to 2. Jacob did 1 mile with Benjamin in 5:01, then rested and did another in 5:05 if I remember right. Benjamin did 3 in 14:55.

Then we paced Maddy in a time trial. She ran 1 mile on the track in 7:58.5. Interestingly enough, Benjamin ran almost this same time when he was 5.
Leg 1:
Distance0.980Time8:11.00Pace8:21.02ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up.
Leg 2:
Distance3.000Time17:49.50Pace5:56.50ZoneEasy Miles
Tempo run.
Leg 3:
Distance3.020Time26:20.70Pace8:43.41ZoneEasy Miles
Distance.
Leg 4:
Distance1.000Time7:58.50Pace7:58.50ZoneEasy Miles
Pacing Maddy.
Leg 5:
Distance2.000Time16:02.80Pace8:01.40ZoneEasy Miles
More distance with Benjamin.
Leg 6:
Distance1.000Time8:26.60Pace8:26.60ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Bella.
Leg 7:
Distance1.000Time10:11.10Pace10:11.10ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary, Bella, and Leigha.

Black Crocs 2023 Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Sat, Oct 28, 2023
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2023-10-28 06:18:23
Workout Totals: Distance16.000Time2:03:46.70Pace7:44.17
16 total. Easy pace.
Leg 1:
Distance14.000Time1:46:39.60Pace7:37.11ZoneEasy Miles
With Benjamin.
Leg 2:
Distance2.000Time17:07.10Pace8:33.55ZoneEasy Miles
With Mary and Bella.

Black Crocs 2023 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
74.040.003.000.0077.04
Black Crocs 2023 Miles: 77.04
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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