| 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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 71.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 0.50 | 74.00 |
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 74.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 48.00 | Nap Time: 1.00 | Total Sleep Time: 49.00 | |
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| Day of rest. It was a Fast Sunday. Bore testimony. Chased Matthew around as usual. Caught some of the class. Took a nap at home.
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 1.00 | Total Sleep Time: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.50 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 12.00 |
| A.M. 12 total. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia 3, Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1. I looked at the weather forecast and realized that today was the last day that we could do any kind of speed for at least a week. So I had Benjamin run 200 all out to test his speed. First time he ran it in in 28.0. After some rest he did it again in 28.0. So at least he has 28.0 in him. This is theoretically enough to run 1:05 half already, but will require super-endurance, the kind he will likely not be able to reach in 2 years. However, this will improve substantially over the next 2 years barring some weird growth issues (so far Benjamin has been growing normally), so I think it is reasonable to expect 25.5 in two years, and that is enough to run 1:05 half with normal properly trained distance runner endurance.
Joseph did 2x200 as well. The first one in 37.4 (new PR), and the second in 38.6. Jacob also set a 200 PR of 39.8.
I did not run with Benjamin, but did with Joseph and Jacob. Then at the end of my run I did a 2 mile tempo from the 800 N bridge to the house in 11:28.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| A.M. Total of 12. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia 3, Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1. The weather did not allow any speed as predicted.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
| P.M. Total of 14. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1. Buried in the snow, but fortunate to own a snow plowing ATV. Drrrrrrrrrrrh.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 14.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| P.M. 12 total. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| P.M. 12 total. DId 0.5 pickup in 2:58 on a stretch that was somewhat snow-free. Hard to run fast when it is cold, had a hard time getting going. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia 3, Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| A.M. 12 miles total. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia 3, Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 71.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 0.50 | 74.00 |
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 74.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 48.00 | Nap Time: 1.00 | Total Sleep Time: 49.00 | |
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