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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
70.790.005.241.7477.77
Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 77.77
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Sun, Dec 06, 2020
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Day of rest. Went to church, some meetings at home. Fast Sunday.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Mon, Dec 07, 2020
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.560.000.000.5012.06

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-12-07 09:31:46
Workout Totals: Distance12.056Time1:39:36.90Pace8:15.76
12 total. Benjamin and I paced Julia in 2x400 - she got 84.0, 89.3. Benjamin also did a mile pickup at a bit sub-5:00. Otherwise easy runs for everybody.
Leg 1:Distance9.000Time1:12:38.30Pace8:04.26
With the kids taking turns.
Leg 2:Distance1.060Time9:03.50Pace8:32.74
With Benjamin and Julia.
Leg 3:Distance0.248Time1:24.00Pace5:38.71
With Benjamin and Julia.
Leg 4:Distance0.500Time5:35.00Pace11:10.00
With Benjamin and Julia.
Leg 5:Distance0.248Time1:29.30Pace6:00.08
With Benjamin and Julia.
Leg 6:Distance1.000Time9:26.80Pace9:26.80
With Benjamin and Julia.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 12.06
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Tue, Dec 08, 2020
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.810.000.001.2412.05

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-12-08 09:57:32
Workout Totals: Distance12.053Time1:35:53.10Pace7:57.32
12 total. Easy runs for the kids except Julia and William. I paced William to a 2000 PR on the track - 7:18.3. Julia ran the first lap in 87 (we had 86), and the last lap in about 92 (we had 87). Benjamin did a mile pickup in 4:47.
Leg 1:Distance7.000Time55:58.00Pace7:59.71
With Joseph and Jacob, part with William, Stephen, and Matthew.
Leg 2:Distance1.060Time9:11.40Pace8:40.19
With William and Julia.
Leg 3:Distance1.243Time7:18.30Pace5:52.61
William's 2000.
Leg 4:Distance2.750Time23:25.40Pace8:31.05
Part with William and Julia, part alone.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 12.05
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Wed, Dec 09, 2020
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.060.001.240.0012.30

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-12-09 09:46:41
Workout Totals: Distance12.303Time1:36:32.70Pace7:50.84
Total of 12. Did 2000 with Stephen in 7:47.1. This is his new PR. Matthew did not feel up to it, just did the warm-up and cool down. Easy runs for everybody else except Benjamin. He did 3x2 miles in the canyon alternating down and up. 9:50, 11:14, 9:30.
Leg 1:Distance7.000Time56:00.90Pace8:00.13
With Joseph and Jacob, part with William.
Leg 2:Distance1.060Time9:05.00Pace8:34.15
Warm-up with Stephen and Matthew.
Leg 3:Distance1.243Time7:47.10Pace6:15.78
Stephen's 2000.
Leg 4:Distance3.000Time23:39.70Pace7:53.23
Part with Stephen and Matthew, part alone.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 12.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Thu, Dec 10, 2020
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.160.000.000.0013.16

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-12-10 09:40:18
Workout Totals: Distance13.160Time1:43:38.20Pace7:52.51
13 total. Benjamin paced Joseph and Jacob in a 2000. The target was 6:50. Jacob did well, was able to run the last two laps in 80,80, got 6:46. Joseph could not keep up, then did his Joseph thing stopping with 5 meters to go.

Ashlyn ran 8:43, her new PR.
Leg 1:Distance9.000Time1:08:25.90Pace7:36.21
Part with the kids, part alone.
Leg 2:Distance0.040Time0:21.50Pace8:57.50
Mary's false start.
Leg 3:Distance1.000Time8:43.50Pace8:43.50
With Stephen and Ashlyn.
Leg 4:Distance1.060Time9:31.00Pace8:58.68
With Julia and Matthew.
Leg 5:Distance1.000Time7:24.60Pace7:24.60
With Julia and Matthew.
Leg 6:Distance1.060Time9:11.70Pace8:40.47
With Julia and Matthew.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 13.16
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Fri, Dec 11, 2020
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.200.000.000.0012.20

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-12-11 09:37:20
Workout Totals: Distance12.200Time1:36:12.80Pace7:53.18
12 total, mostly easy runs, Benjamin did his pickup uphill and surprisingly got 4:55, which is his uphill mile PR.
Leg 1:Distance9.000Time1:11:53.80Pace7:59.31
With the kids taking turns.
Leg 2:Distance0.200Time2:24.10Pace12:00.50
Mary's false start.
Leg 3:Distance3.000Time21:54.90Pace7:18.30
Alone.

Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 12.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Sat, Dec 12, 2020
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.004.000.0016.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2020-12-12 14:08:17
Workout Totals: Distance16.000Time2:00:26.40Pace7:31.65
16 total. We got a good amount of snow, but enough melted to be able to do something. So I did 2x2 down the canyon with Joseph and Jacob. William joined us for the first one, which we ran in 11:56. On the second one, Joseph was struggling. I gave him a challenge to beat William's time from the first interval, and he flipped out, and just stopped with 600 to go. Then Jacob and I picked it up. I ran the last 0.25 in 80 and got 11:51. Jacob pulled away from me, and got 75 - 11:46.

Benjamin did a 6 mile tempo on an out and back course from the house in 32:35 (16:46, 15:49), 5:26 avg, total of 16 miles as well. Easy runs for everybody else.
Leg 1:Distance5.000Time38:29.70Pace7:41.94
With Benjamin.
Leg 2:Distance1.000Time8:02.40Pace8:02.40
Warm-up with William, Joseph, and Jacob.
Leg 3:Distance2.000Time11:56.90Pace5:58.45
first interval - with William, Joseph, and Jacob.
Leg 4:Distance2.000Time16:48.10Pace8:24.05
Recovery.
Leg 5:Distance2.000Time11:51.30Pace5:55.65
second interval - with Jacob and Joseph, most of it.
Leg 6:Distance2.000Time16:31.70Pace8:15.85
With Benjamin.
Leg 7:Distance2.000Time16:46.30Pace8:23.15
With Jenny, Nate, and Julia.

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
70.790.005.241.7477.77
Brown Crocs 3 Miles: 77.77
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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