Breaking the Wall

Week starting Dec 20, 2015

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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 Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
76.42	0.00	0.00	0.00	76.42

White Crocs 2 Miles: 21.00	Black Crocs 2 Miles: 55.42

Night Sleep Time: 47.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 47.00

Sun, Dec 20, 2015

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. Went to church. This time all of us made it, and were able to go to the classes. We are almost 100% recovered health-wise.

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.00

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Mon, Dec 21, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
13.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	13.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2015-12-21 09:56:12
Workout Totals: Distance13.000Time1:42:06.00Pace7:51.23
Total of 13. Benjamin did 9, Jenny 5, Julia 3, Joseph and Jacob 4, William 2, Stephen 1, Matthew 200 meters. Benjamin and I ran into Jason Lynch from UVU and ran with him for a few miles.
Leg 1:Distance9.000Time1:10:18.30Pace7:48.70
With Benjamin.
Leg 2:Distance4.000Time31:47.70Pace7:56.93
With Joseph and Jacob.

White Crocs 2 Miles: 13.00

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00

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Tue, Dec 22, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2015-12-22 10:08:30
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:40:52.90Pace8:24.41
Another crazy day. Total of 12. Lots of snow and slush. Mary threw up, then Matthew and Stephen. Mary stayed up most of the night. Sarah and I took turns. I finally got her to calm down with the help of a Russian cartoon Nu Pogodi which she watched happily for two hours. Matthew did not run. Stephen ran 1 mile earlier. William did 2, Jenny 5, Julia 3, Joseph and Jacob 4, Benjamin 10. I retired my old Crocs after the first 8 miles, and ran the remaining 4 in new ones.
Leg 1:Distance8.000Time1:07:34.90Pace8:26.86
With Benjamin
Leg 2:Distance4.000Time33:18.00Pace8:19.50

White Crocs 2 Miles: 8.00	Black Crocs 2 Miles: 4.00

Night Sleep Time: 4.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 4.00

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Wed, Dec 23, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.04	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.04

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2015-12-23 10:23:31
Workout Totals: Distance12.040Time1:41:25.00Pace8:25.40
Another crazy day. Lots of snow. Plowed the trail. ATV ran out of gas. I went to Costco to get gas. Forgot the wallet. Came back, got the wallet, got gas, got the ATV to run. Kids are recovering from being sick. Stephen and Matthew did not run today, Benjamin did 10, Jenny 5, Julia 3, Joseph and Jacob 3, William 2. I somehow managed to get in 12.
Leg 1:Distance3.000Time26:20.00Pace8:46.67
With Jenny, Julia, Joseph, Jacob, and Benjamin.
Leg 2:Distance7.000Time58:55.00Pace8:25.00
With Benjamin. Jenny and William joined us for the first mile.
Leg 3:Distance2.040Time16:10.00Pace7:55.49
Alone.

Black Crocs 2 Miles: 12.04

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00

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Thu, Dec 24, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.04	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.04

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2015-12-24 11:29:42
Workout Totals: Distance12.040Time1:37:24.40Pace8:05.42
Merry Christmas Eve! We are getting back to normal more or less, except there is a lot of snow now. I did my usual 12, Kids ran their usual distances except for Joseph (2), and Julia (3).
Leg 1:Distance4.000Time31:01.90Pace7:45.48
With Jacob. Benjamin and Joseph ran the first mile, then turned around. Jenny ran the first 1.5. Joseph was having stomach issues today.
Leg 2:Distance2.040Time17:48.60Pace8:43.82
With Benjamin. He was having some stomach issues as well, so we just ran a little bit and then waited for his stomach to settle.
Leg 3:Distance6.000Time48:33.90Pace8:05.65
More with Benjamin after letting the stomach issues settle themselves.

Black Crocs 2 Miles: 12.04

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00

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Fri, Dec 25, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.22	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.22

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2015-12-25 09:19:37
Workout Totals: Distance12.225Time1:48:16.70Pace8:51.43
Merry Christmas to all! You can see that it was indeed white as evidenced by our slow pace today. I plowed the snow before we went but there was only so much I could do. We were able to run our usual distances, though, except for Julia who ran only 3. Benjamin in the spirit of Christmas and Matthew 5:41 "And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain", ran one more mile than he was supposed to and ended up with 11.
Leg 1:Distance1.020Time11:22.00Pace11:08.63
With Jenny and William.
Leg 2:Distance3.000Time26:45.00Pace8:55.00
With Jenny and Benjamin.
Leg 3:Distance2.040Time17:42.80Pace8:40.98
With Benjamin.
Leg 4:Distance4.000Time34:56.90Pace8:44.23
With Joseph and Jacob. Julia ran the first 1.5.
Leg 5:Distance2.040Time16:10.60Pace7:55.78
With Benjamin.
Leg 6:Distance0.125Time1:19.40Pace10:35.20
With Matthew.

Black Crocs 2 Miles: 12.22

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00

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Sat, Dec 26, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
15.12	0.00	0.00	0.00	15.12

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2015-12-26 09:37:03
Workout Totals: Distance15.125Time2:06:28.30Pace8:21.71
15 total. Very slow due to slippery surfaces. Joseph and Jacob did 4, Jenny 5, Julia 3, William 2, Stephen 1, Matthew 200 meters, Benjamin 12.
Leg 1:Distance4.000Time34:36.10Pace8:39.02
With Benjamin, Joseph and Jacob.
Leg 2:Distance1.000Time9:24.40Pace9:24.40
With William, Stephen, Jenny and Benjamin.
Leg 3:Distance3.000Time25:16.90Pace8:25.63
With Julia and Benjamin.
Leg 4:Distance4.000Time33:01.00Pace8:15.25
With Benjamin.
Leg 5:Distance0.125Time1:11.10Pace9:28.80
With Matthew.
Leg 6:Distance3.000Time22:58.80Pace7:39.60
Alone.

Black Crocs 2 Miles: 15.12

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00

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Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
76.42	0.00	0.00	0.00	76.42

White Crocs 2 Miles: 21.00	Black Crocs 2 Miles: 55.42

Night Sleep Time: 47.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 47.00

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