| 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 | | 69.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 70.00 |
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| Green Crocs 7 Miles: 19.00 | Green Crocs 6 Miles: 51.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 50.00 | Nap Time: 2.00 | Total Sleep Time: 52.00 | |
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| Day of rest. Went to church. Allie's sister Jessica and her husband Jake spoke. Jessica talked about charity, while Jake talked about work. Jake told the story of how they met: "There is this beautiful woman standing right next to me in line at the post office. I felt I had to talk to her and needed to think of something to start a conversation. It did not need to be profound. So I said - do you know when this place closes?" That pick up line worked. I told Jake afterwards that if our single young adults learned this idea of "it does not have to be profound" we would have much fewer single young adults.
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 2.00 | Total Sleep Time: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| A.M. 8 recovery miles. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 7 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| A.M. Total of 11. Legs starting to feel better, but still sore. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 7 Miles: 11.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| A.M. Legs back to normal, at least no pain. Mileage back to 12 today. Did a mile pickup with Benjamin in 5:24, but it had some snow in it. 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: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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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 total. More snow again. I fell down, bruised some bones, but can still run. Benjamin did 8, Jenny 4, Julia and Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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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 total. Benjamin did 9, 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: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| A.M. 15 miles total. Roads covered in snow. Benjamin ran 12 with me. Jenny did 2, Julia 3, Joseph 3, Jacob 2, William 1.
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| Green Crocs 6 Miles: 15.00 |
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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 | | 69.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 70.00 |
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| Green Crocs 7 Miles: 19.00 | Green Crocs 6 Miles: 51.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 50.00 | Nap Time: 2.00 | Total Sleep Time: 52.00 | |
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