Breaking the Wall

Earn Your Turkey

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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.

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...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:	2724.68
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
62.51	0.00	2.25	7.72	72.48

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 72.48

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

Sun, Nov 22, 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 the physical church for the first time in a while. We self-quaranteened due to Jenny and Nate's postive test, and Sarah's loss of the sense of smell earlier.

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

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Mon, Nov 23, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.05	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.05

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-11-23 09:06:28
Workout Totals: Distance12.050Time1:36:57.30Pace8:02.76
12 total, easy runs. Benjamin did 4:55 mile pickup down the canyon.
Leg 1:Distance9.000Time1:11:50.10Pace7:58.90
With the kids taking turns.
Leg 2:Distance1.050Time9:05.90Pace8:39.90
With Nate, Jenny, and Julia.
Leg 3:Distance1.000Time7:21.20Pace7:21.20
With Jenny and Julia.
Leg 4:Distance1.000Time8:40.10Pace8:40.10
With Nate, Jenny, and Julia.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 12.05

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

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Tue, Nov 24, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.50	0.00	1.25	0.25	12.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-11-24 09:18:28
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:32:24.90Pace7:42.07
12 total. Did 1.5 with Joseph and Jacob with the target of 6:00 for 1.25 and then a kick. Joseph and I kicked in 72.7, Jacob did 69.
Leg 1:Distance9.000Time1:10:06.00Pace7:47.33
With the kids, pickup with Joseph and Jacob.
Split 1:Distance5.550Time44:43.40Pace8:03.50 Cumilative:Distance5.550Time44:43.40Pace8:03.50
Split 2:Distance1.250Time7:28.50Pace5:58.80 Cumilative:Distance6.800Time52:11.90Pace7:40.57
Split 3:Distance0.250Time1:12.70Pace4:50.80 Cumilative:Distance7.050Time53:24.60Pace7:34.55
Split 4:Distance1.950Time16:41.40Pace8:33.54 Cumilative:Distance9.000Time1:10:06.00Pace7:47.33

Leg 2:Distance3.000Time22:18.90Pace7:26.30
Alone.

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, Nov 25, 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 - 2020-11-25 08:59:24
Workout Totals: Distance8.000Time1:01:43.90Pace7:42.99
Taper for Earn Your Turkey tomorrow. 8 miles for me and Benjamin, easy pace, reduced distances for the kids.
Leg 1:Distance8.000Time1:01:43.90Pace7:42.99
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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Thu, Nov 26, 2020

Race: Earn Your Turkey (3.952 Miles) 00:23:44, Place overall: 16, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
7.34	0.00	1.00	4.36	12.70

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-11-26 07:19:51
Workout Totals: Distance12.699Time1:32:40.90Pace7:17.90
Earn Your Turkey, 4 miles officially (really 3.95), 23:44, 16th place. Top Results: 1 1206 M Michael Ottesen M Provo 19:17.8 4:49 25 1 M Open 2 1204 A Adam Hendrickson M Ogden 19:40.0 4:55 25 2 M Open 3 871 B Benjamin Pachev M Orem 20:08.3 5:02 21 3 M Open 4 1047 D Dustin Bybee M Alpine 20:14.0 5:04 38 4 M Open 5 944 B Braden Meyers M Orem 21:19.0 5:20 20 5 M Open 6 1026 C Chad Douglas M Lindon 21:34.7 5:24 21 1 M 19-24 7 1040 P Payton Riggs M Orem 22:02.8 5:31 23 2 M 19-24 8 851 W Wesley Porter M Orem 22:06.9 5:32 29 1 M 25-29 9 1257 S Summer Allen F 22:24.9 5:36 1 F Open 10 1251 T Tyson Raff M 23:06.5 5:47 25 2 M 25-29 11 874 J Joseph Pachev M Orem 23:13.0 5:48 15 1 M 15-18 12 867 J Jacob Pachev M Orem 23:15.2 5:49 14 1 M 12-14 13 985 D David Taylor M Mapleton 23:16.0 5:49 52 1 M 50-54 14 984 T Tawny Bybee F Alpine 23:22.6 5:51 34 2 F Open 15 1203 J Jackie Hendrickson F Ogden 23:42.8 5:56 24 3 F Open 16 868 A Alexander Pachev M Orem 23:44.9 5:56 47 1 M 45-49 17 1254 T Thomas Moore M 23:52.8 5:58 15 2 M 15-18 Races: 4 miles: Benjamin - 3rd overall, 20:08 - started out too fast going for the glory, then paid for it, but still pulled off a course PR + a turkey. Joseph - 23:13, course PR, 1st in 15-18, turkey, good race, good pacing. Jacob - 23:15, course PR, struggled towards the end, but toughed it out, 1st in 12-14, turkey. Dad - 23:44, 1st in 45-49, turkey, thanks to David Taylor being too old. Did not feel good from the start for some reason, tried to run the target pace for 23:00 for the first 2 miles or so, then just could not do it, lost it mentally, but once Jackie Hendrickson caught me, I was able to regroup, toughen up, and run with her to the finish. Looking at the splits, I think we had a stronger canyon headwind going along the Center street this year. Nate - 27:44 - first time racing 4 miles. He has progressed a lot since he started running. Jenny - 28:32, good result for recovering from COVID. The actual infection did not seem to have hit her too bad, but then there was a long term fall out with difficulty breathing and chest pain on her runs. Julia - 32:07, decent time considering her struggles this year, and managed to win the 15-18 age division, turkey. Sarah - 35:20 - was hoping to run faster, was not happy when she finished, but then ended up winning the 40-44 age division and a turkey for the first time. Leigha - 100 meters, 0:57. Had a foot injury prior to the race, wore a cast for three weeks, just recently had it taken off, so could not quite go as fast, but still managed to go under 60 seconds. Bella: 400 meters - 2:16, 1st place in girls 3-4, turkey. 800 meters: Mary 3:54, 2nd in girls 5-6, pie. Matthew 2:58, 1st in boys 7-8, turkey. Would have been faster if he had not started out the first 200 on pace for 2:30. 1 mile: Stephen 6:05, 1st in boys 9-10. Very good run except for the last 400. But at least he had very solid first 0.75, which is better than he has done for a while. We just need to work learning how not to settle as the finish approaches and fatigue sets on and on enduring 100% to the end. William - 5:49. Maya Bybee, Dustin and Tawny's daughter was in the race, which gave William some serious motivation, but it lasted just long enough to put enough of a gap on her to feel safe. She ended up outkicking Stephen, though, and finishing in 6:02.
Leg 1:Distance1.674Time13:23.70Pace8:00.11
Warm-up.
Leg 2:Distance5.252Time35:25.60Pace6:44.72
My race + back to Sarah and with her.
Split 1:Distance0.463Time2:39.10Pace5:43.63 Cumilative:Distance0.463Time2:39.10Pace5:43.63
Split 2:Distance0.492Time2:57.30Pace6:00.37 Cumilative:Distance0.955Time5:36.40Pace5:52.25
Split 3:Distance0.485Time2:52.30Pace5:55.26 Cumilative:Distance1.440Time8:28.70Pace5:53.26
Split 4:Distance0.499Time2:52.20Pace5:45.09 Cumilative:Distance1.939Time11:20.90Pace5:51.16
Split 5:Distance0.484Time3:00.50Pace6:12.93 Cumilative:Distance2.423Time14:21.40Pace5:55.51
Split 6:Distance0.492Time3:12.10Pace6:30.45 Cumilative:Distance2.915Time17:33.50Pace6:01.41
Split 7:Distance0.485Time2:57.10Pace6:05.15 Cumilative:Distance3.400Time20:30.60Pace6:01.94
Split 8:Distance0.552Time3:13.80Pace5:51.09 Cumilative:Distance3.952Time23:44.40Pace6:00.43
Split 9:Distance1.300Time11:41.20Pace8:59.38 Cumilative:Distance5.252Time35:25.60Pace6:44.72

Leg 3:Distance0.100Time0:48.20Pace8:02.00
Jogging around.
Leg 4:Distance0.060Time0:57.50Pace15:58.33
Leigha.
Leg 5:Distance0.248Time2:16.50Pace9:10.40
Bella.
Leg 6:Distance0.365Time3:54.70Pace10:43.01
Matthew and Mary.
Split 1:Distance0.248Time2:58.50Pace11:59.76 Cumilative:Distance0.248Time2:58.50Pace11:59.76
Matthew.
Split 2:Distance0.117Time0:56.20Pace8:00.34 Cumilative:Distance0.365Time3:54.70Pace10:43.01
Mary.

Leg 7:Distance1.000Time6:05.40Pace6:05.40
Stephen.
Leg 8:Distance4.000Time29:49.30Pace7:27.32
With Benjamin.
Split 1:Distance3.845Time28:56.50Pace7:31.63 Cumilative:Distance3.845Time28:56.50Pace7:31.63
Split 2:Distance0.155Time0:52.80Pace5:40.65 Cumilative:Distance4.000Time29:49.30Pace7:27.32
Pickup on the uphill.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 12.70

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

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Fri, Nov 27, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.56	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.56

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-11-27 13:24:28
Workout Totals: Distance12.560Time1:38:50.00Pace7:52.13
With Benjamin, taking turns with different kids and Julia.
Leg 1:Distance12.560Time1:38:50.00Pace7:52.13

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 12.56

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

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Sat, Nov 28, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.06	0.00	0.00	3.11	15.17

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-11-28 10:20:52
Workout Totals: Distance15.170Time1:53:25.50Pace7:28.62
Utah USATF Cross country championship. 2K Matthew, 8:08.7, 2nd in 7-8, outkicked by Cooper Hurl, 8:06. 3K Stephen, 12:24.9, 7th - was headed for 5th, then got lost with 100 meters to the finish. William, 11:13.4, 8th - decent race, improvement, but we still have a lot to work on. 4 K Jacob, 13:54.8, 2nd place. Cole Jameson dropped him around half way, he struggled after that, but was able to hold off Simon Barlow at the end and keep his position. The pattern in the last few races has been that he struggles in the second half of the race. This might just be growth related - the speed comes before the endurance. 5 K Benjamin 15:52.7 - got beat by Sam Nelson 15:42.5, but overall very good result considering that he did not really take the race very seriously and ran it in Crocs (we normally do not run on grass in Crocs). Joseph - 18:41.0, 4th in 15-18, I got to watch him from a few seconds behind, and liked how he ran it. Dad: 18:51.1, felt better than on Thursday, more competitive.
Leg 1:Distance0.402Time3:12.90Pace7:59.85
Jogging.
Leg 2:Distance1.100Time8:09.10Pace7:24.64
Matthew.
Leg 3:Distance1.600Time12:14.80Pace7:39.25
Girls 9-10.
Leg 4:Distance1.600Time12:25.10Pace7:45.69
Stephen.
Leg 5:Distance1.460Time11:27.30Pace7:50.75
Girls 11-12.
Leg 6:Distance1.430Time11:16.30Pace7:52.94
William.
Leg 7:Distance2.100Time17:03.60Pace8:07.43
With Benjamin.
Leg 8:Distance1.770Time13:57.10Pace7:52.94
Jacob.
Leg 9:Distance0.601Time4:48.40Pace7:59.87
More jogging + strides.
Leg 10:Distance3.107Time18:50.90Pace6:03.98
5 K race.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 15.17

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
62.51	0.00	2.25	7.72	72.48

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 72.48

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

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