Breaking the Wall

Uneventful Provo River Half

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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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Elder Bruce R. McConkie

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	870.94
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:						1312.70

Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
57.77	0.50	13.11	1.56	72.94

Brown Crocs 4 Miles: 72.94

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

Sun, May 09, 2021

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. Church over Zoom in Umatilla, OR, then drove to Boise, ID and stayed with friends for the afternoon and the night.

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

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Mon, May 10, 2021

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 - 2021-05-10 12:46:40
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:29:52.60Pace7:29.38
Easy 12 after we got home from Boise for me and Benjamin. Easy runs, usual distances for the kids.
Leg 1: Distance4.000Time30:00.20Pace7:30.05ZoneEasy Miles
With Strephen and Benjamin.
Leg 2: Distance8.000Time59:52.40Pace7:29.05ZoneEasy Miles
With Benjamin.

Brown Crocs 4 Miles: 12.00

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

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Tue, May 11, 2021

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.60	0.50	0.00	0.56	12.66

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2021-05-11 08:44:34
Workout Totals: Distance12.658Time1:38:40.70Pace7:47.74
12 total. 300 meter time trials. Results: Jacob 44.4 (PR) Joseph 45.5 (PR) William 50.8 (PR) Matthew 54.7 (PR) Stephen 55.1 (PR) I finished just behind William, probably around 51.0. In the last 100 I had some issue with stability and felt like I was going to fall over if I pushed any harder trying to pull even and get him to go faster. But I was able to relax a bit and then I could run behind him. Benjamin did his usual 12 with a sub-5:00 mile pickup down the canyon.
Leg 1: Distance1.000Time7:22.10Pace7:22.10ZoneEasy Miles
Alone.
Leg 2: Distance1.621Time12:53.10Pace7:56.93
Warm-up with the boys.
Split 1:Distance1.000Time7:31.20Pace7:31.20ZoneEasy Miles Cumilative:Distance1.000Time7:31.20Pace7:31.20
Split 2:Distance0.062Time0:18.00Pace4:50.32ZoneVO2 Max Miles Cumilative:Distance1.062Time7:49.20Pace7:21.81
Split 3:Distance0.187Time1:51.00Pace9:53.58ZoneEasy Miles Cumilative:Distance1.249Time9:40.20Pace7:44.53
Split 4:Distance0.062Time0:18.80Pace5:03.23ZoneVO2 Max Miles Cumilative:Distance1.311Time9:59.00Pace7:36.90
Split 5:Distance0.310Time2:54.10Pace9:21.61ZoneEasy Miles Cumilative:Distance1.621Time12:53.10Pace7:56.93

Leg 3: Distance0.100Time0:45.50Pace7:35.00
Timing Joseph and Jacob's 300.
Split 1:Distance0.100Time0:44.40Pace7:24.00ZoneEasy Miles Cumilative:Distance0.100Time0:44.40Pace7:24.00
Jacob.
Split 2:Distance0.000Time0:01.10Pace0:00.00ZoneEasy Miles Cumilative:Distance0.100Time0:45.50Pace7:35.00
Joseph.

Leg 4: Distance0.186Time0:50.80Pace4:33.12ZoneVO2 Max Miles
300 with William.
Leg 5: Distance0.560Time5:25.00Pace9:40.36ZoneEasy Miles
Leg 6: Distance0.186Time0:55.10Pace4:56.24
300 with Stephen and Matthew.
Split 1:Distance0.186Time0:54.70Pace4:54.09ZoneVO2 Max Miles Cumilative:Distance0.186Time0:54.70Pace4:54.09
Matthew.
Split 2:Distance0.000Time0:00.40Pace0:00.00ZoneEasy Miles Cumilative:Distance0.186Time0:55.10Pace4:56.24
Stephen.

Leg 7: Distance5.005Time36:45.50Pace7:20.66
Part with William, part with Benjamin.
Split 1:Distance2.380Time16:31.40Pace6:56.55ZoneEasy Miles Cumilative:Distance2.380Time16:31.40Pace6:56.55
Split 2:Distance0.065Time0:17.60Pace4:30.77ZoneVO2 Max Miles Cumilative:Distance2.445Time16:49.00Pace6:52.68
Split 3:Distance2.560Time19:56.50Pace7:47.38ZoneEasy Miles Cumilative:Distance5.005Time36:45.50Pace7:20.66

Leg 8: Distance1.000Time7:25.00Pace7:25.00ZoneEasy Miles
Alone.
Leg 9: Distance2.000Time17:38.30Pace8:49.15ZoneEasy Miles
With Benjamin and Julia.
Leg 10: Distance0.500Time3:21.40Pace6:42.80ZoneMarathon Pace Miles
0.5 down from the house with Benjamin pacing Julia.
Leg 11: Distance0.500Time5:18.90Pace10:37.80ZoneEasy Miles
Back to the house with Benjamin and Julia.

Brown Crocs 4 Miles: 12.66

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

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Wed, May 12, 2021

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	12.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2021-05-12 08:43:57
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:32:09.00Pace7:40.75
12 total. Joseph was sore from yesterday, did only 5. Usual distances otherwise. Jacob, Benjamin, and I did a mile pickup down the canyon. Benjamin ran 4:54. Jacob was with me at 0.75, but then kicked in 70 and finished in 5:23. I got 5:33. Otherwise, easy pace, usual distances.
Leg 1: Distance1.000Time7:56.50Pace7:56.50ZoneEasy Miles
With William.
Leg 2: Distance7.000Time53:38.10Pace7:39.73
With Benjamin and Jacob, part with William and Joseph. Do not remember if we had Stephen on this one.
Split 1:Distance5.770Time46:00.30Pace7:58.39ZoneEasy Miles Cumilative:Distance5.770Time46:00.30Pace7:58.39
Split 2:Distance1.000Time5:33.60Pace5:33.60ZoneVO2 Max Miles Cumilative:Distance6.770Time51:33.90Pace7:37.00
Split 3:Distance0.230Time2:04.20Pace9:00.00ZoneEasy Miles Cumilative:Distance7.000Time53:38.10Pace7:39.73

Leg 3: Distance4.000Time30:34.40Pace7:38.60ZoneEasy Miles
With Benjamin and Matthew. Maybe Stephen as well.

Brown Crocs 4 Miles: 12.00

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

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Thu, May 13, 2021

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.50

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2021-05-13 08:56:53
Workout Totals: Distance12.500Time1:38:43.20Pace7:53.86
Total of 12. Jacob did 8, Benjamin 16, otherwise usual distances. Benjamin did 4x2 down the canyon, first three a bit over 9:50, last one in 9:39. Easy pace for everybody else.
Leg 1: Distance8.000Time59:57.00Pace7:29.62ZoneEasy Miles
With Jacob, part with William.
Leg 2: Distance1.000Time7:30.70Pace7:30.70ZoneEasy Miles
Alone.
Leg 3: Distance3.000Time26:31.00Pace8:50.33ZoneEasy Miles
With Julia, Stephen, and Matthew.
Leg 4: Distance0.500Time4:44.50Pace9:29.00ZoneEasy Miles
With Bella.

Brown Crocs 4 Miles: 12.50

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

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Fri, May 14, 2021

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.12	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.12

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2021-05-14 08:59:15
Workout Totals: Distance8.120Time1:04:18.00Pace7:55.12
Total of 8. Taper for the Uneventful Half tomorrow. Easy runs, usual distances for everybody else except Jacob. Jacob did 4 - his heel was hurting.
Leg 1: Distance7.000Time55:01.40Pace7:51.63ZoneEasy Miles
With Joseph, part with Jacob.
Leg 2: Distance1.000Time7:20.00Pace7:20.00ZoneEasy Miles
Alone.
Leg 3: Distance0.120Time1:56.60Pace16:11.67ZoneEasy Miles
With Leigha.

Brown Crocs 4 Miles: 8.12

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

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Sat, May 15, 2021

Race: Uneventful Provo River Half (13.109 Miles) 01:20:01, Place overall: 2

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
2.55	0.00	13.11	0.00	15.66

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2021-05-15 07:29:44
Workout Totals: Distance15.659Time1:41:20.70Pace6:28.32
Did the Uneventful Provo River Half with Chad in 1:20:01. Did not feel as good as I did last time. Struggled in the last 4 miles. I think I sweated out some electrolytes as it was much warmer . Ordered salt pills, will try them in the 5 mile tempo next Saturday to see if I am able to absorb them on the go, and if it helps. Benjamin had a final exam so he did only 12 with a 2 mile pickup in 9:39. Easy runs, usual Saturday distances for the boys.
Leg 1: Distance1.400Time11:49.80Pace8:27.00ZoneEasy Miles
Warm-up with Chad.
Leg 2: Distance13.109Time1:20:01.50Pace6:06.28
Uneventful Provo River Half with Chad.
Split 1:Distance6.470Time38:36.70Pace5:58.07ZoneThreshold Miles Cumilative:Distance6.470Time38:36.70Pace5:58.07
Split 2:Distance1.130Time7:45.90Pace6:52.30ZoneThreshold Miles Cumilative:Distance7.600Time46:22.60Pace6:06.13
Split 3:Distance1.320Time7:42.00Pace5:50.00ZoneThreshold Miles Cumilative:Distance8.920Time54:04.60Pace6:03.74
Split 4:Distance3.000Time18:15.60Pace6:05.20ZoneThreshold Miles Cumilative:Distance11.920Time1:12:20.20Pace6:04.11
Split 5:Distance1.189Time7:41.30Pace6:27.97ZoneThreshold Miles Cumilative:Distance13.109Time1:20:01.50Pace6:06.28

Leg 3: Distance1.150Time9:29.40Pace8:15.13ZoneEasy Miles
Cool-down with Chad.

Brown Crocs 4 Miles: 15.66

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
57.77	0.50	13.11	1.56	72.94

Brown Crocs 4 Miles: 72.94

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

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