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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: 25.00 Year: 668.87
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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
79.140.003.000.0082.14
White Crocs 1 Miles: 82.14
Night Sleep Time: 49.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 49.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Day of rest. Went to church.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2014-12-29 09:28:40
Workout Totals: Distance13.000Time1:55:33.20Pace8:53.32
Today was a snowy slow run, but we got through it. I did a total of 13, Benjamin 10, other kids ran their usual distances except for Julia who had sharp hip pain and could not run.
Leg 1:Distance3.000Time28:18.60Pace9:26.20
With Jenny, Julia, Joseph, and Jacob.
Leg 2:Distance1.000Time10:44.00Pace10:44.00
With William, Benjamin, Joseph, and Jenny.
Leg 3:Distance0.500Time5:39.90Pace11:19.80
With Benjamin and Stephen.
Leg 4:Distance8.500Time1:10:50.70Pace8:20.08
With Benjamin. We finally found a stretch that was decent and went back and forth on it.

White Crocs 1 Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.040.000.000.0012.04

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2014-12-30 11:30:29
Workout Totals: Distance12.040Time1:40:32.30Pace8:21.02
Another snowy run. I did 12, kids ran their usual distances except for Julia who did only 2 due to her hip that started to hurt.
Leg 1:Distance2.040Time18:36.50Pace9:07.30
With Jenny, Julia, Joseph, and Jacob.
Leg 2:Distance1.000Time8:12.30Pace8:12.30
With Jenny, Julia, Joseph, Jacob, and Benjamin.
Leg 3:Distance1.000Time9:12.00Pace9:12.00
Dropped off Jacob, and Julia, picked up William.
Leg 4:Distance0.500Time4:57.40Pace9:54.80
With Benjamin and Stephen.
Leg 5:Distance7.500Time59:34.10Pace7:56.55
With Benjamin.

White Crocs 1 Miles: 12.04
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2014-12-31 12:51:20
Workout Totals: Distance12.000Time1:36:44.90Pace8:03.74
Another cold snowy run. Kids ran their usual distances.
Leg 1:Distance2.000Time17:11.30Pace8:35.65
With Jenny, Julia, Joseph, and Jacob.
Leg 2:Distance1.000Time8:50.40Pace8:50.40
Added Benjamin to the earlier group.
Leg 3:Distance1.000Time8:49.70Pace8:49.70
Dropped off Julia and Jacob, picked up William.
Leg 4:Distance0.500Time5:00.70Pace10:01.40
With Benjamin and Stephen.
Leg 5:Distance7.500Time56:52.80Pace7:35.04
With Benjamin.

White Crocs 1 Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2015-01-01 08:59:47
Workout Totals: Distance12.500Time1:44:35.10Pace8:22.01
Total of 12.5. Kids ran their usual distances.
Leg 1:Distance8.000Time1:04:31.70Pace8:03.96
With Benjamin.
Leg 2:Distance4.000Time35:18.50Pace8:49.62
With Jenny, Julia, Joseph, Jacob, and William. William did 1, Joseph and Jenny 4, Jacob and Julia 3.
Leg 3:Distance0.500Time4:44.90Pace9:29.80
With Stephen.

White Crocs 1 Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2015-01-02 09:54:20
Workout Totals: Distance12.500Time1:41:12.60Pace8:05.81
Total of 12.5. Kids ran their usual distances with the exception of Jenny who was not feeling well.
Leg 1:Distance8.000Time1:01:59.40Pace7:44.93
With Benjamin.
Leg 2:Distance3.000Time25:31.10Pace8:30.37
With Benjamin, Joseph, Jacob, Jenny, and Julia. Dropped off Benjamin and Jenny after 2 miles. Benjamin because he was already at 10, Jenny because she was not feeling well.
Leg 3:Distance1.000Time8:45.40Pace8:45.40
With William and Joseph.
Leg 4:Distance0.500Time4:56.70Pace9:53.40
With Stephen.

White Crocs 1 Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.100.003.000.0020.10

Fast Running Friend Workout - 2015-01-03 10:42:20
Workout Totals: Distance20.100Time2:32:51.30Pace7:36.28
Total of 20.1. Benjamin did 15.1, Jenny 3, Julia, Joseph, and Jacob 4, William 2, Stephen 0.5.
Leg 1:Distance1.000Time8:31.40Pace8:31.40
With William.
Leg 2:Distance1.000Time8:27.20Pace8:27.20
With William, Joseph, Jacob, and Julia.
Leg 3:Distance3.000Time26:45.10Pace8:55.03
Dropped off William, picked up Jenny.
Leg 4:Distance0.500Time5:09.60Pace10:19.20
With Stephen and Benjamin.
Leg 5:Distance14.600Time1:43:58.00Pace7:07.26
With Benjamin. We did a 3 mile tempo down the canyon towards the end. Both of us were low on fuel as it was later in the day already (2pm). I had eaten 2 bananas, Benjamin just had a drink of water since the morning. But we managed to average 5:42 in the tempo in spite of the snow in places (the trail was quite decent, although far from perfect) and the lack of fuel.
Split 1:Distance9.960Time1:13:12.10Pace7:20.97
Cumilative:Distance9.960Time1:13:12.10Pace7:20.97
Dump the glycogen miles.
Split 2:Distance3.000Time17:06.90Pace5:42.30
Cumilative:Distance12.960Time1:30:19.00Pace6:58.13
Tempo run.
Split 3:Distance1.640Time13:39.00Pace8:19.39
Cumilative:Distance14.600Time1:43:58.00Pace7:07.26
Cool-down back to the house.
 

White Crocs 1 Miles: 20.10
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
79.140.003.000.0082.14
White Crocs 1 Miles: 82.14
Night Sleep Time: 49.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 49.00
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