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Location:

Vestavia,AL,USA

Member Since:

May 31, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Marathon Top 10 Finishes: 7 Bridges ('15), Utah Valley ('13), Salt Lake City ('08), Top of Utah ('07), and St. Louis ('04). Ran around the equator (24901.55) in 4,388 days.

Personal Records
Marathon 2:39 (SLC '08)
1/2 Marathon 1:12.30 (Provo River, aided '08)
10K 34:16 (Track, sea level '00)
10K 33:15 (Des 10K, aided '08)
8K 25:32 (Crack of Dawn, aided '13)
5K 16:44 (Track, sea level '00)
5K 16:07 (Running of the Leopards, aided '12)

Short-Term Running Goals:

~~NYC Marathon November 3, 2019~~ done

~~London Marathon October 3, 2021~~ done

Tokyo Marathon March 3, 2024!!!

And my largest challenge to date, raise $20,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in honor of my cancer survivorship and in memory of those lost to blood cancer...
DONE! $26,403.70

https://pages.lls.org/tnt/al/london2021/awende

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy being a Masters Runner.

Get under 3 hours one more time...

Personal:

Grew up outside Chicago and joined the blog while I lived in Salt Lake City. Now living outside Birmingham. I am married with two daughters. Wife thinks I'm crazy for doing marathons. And yes I am crazy I'm a scientist for a living...

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	331.25
RM 090416 Lifetime Miles:						136.06
Saucony Type A Lifetime Miles:						200.18
Nike Vaporfly Pink Lifetime Miles:						122.22
Saucony Ride #37 - Black Lifetime Miles:						56.50
Saucony Ride #38 - Neon Lifetime Miles:						53.50
Saucony Ride #39 - Grey Lifetime Miles:						59.50
Brooks Launch #38 - Grey Lifetime Miles:						65.25
Brooks Launch #39 - White Lifetime Miles:						57.50
Brooks Launch #40 - Blue Lifetime Miles:						54.00

Tue, Dec 15, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
10.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.50

AM: Just blah this morning. Ended up sleeping in an extra hour. It was a little cooler this morning but I wore less so I was a bit chilly. With the really "warm" weather the last few days and now the cold the way in was a sheet of ice. Luckily it was rough enough that it was very slippery. Just took it slow for a commute run. 2.5 mi Avg. 10:14

PM: The day went much better than yesterday. Also, after a day of traffic and above freezing temps the streets were more or less ice free for my run. I did another modified home loop. 8 mi Avg. 8:06 HR 132

Saucony Rides #7M Miles: 2.50	Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 8.00

Night Sleep Time: 6.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Superfly on Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 10:02:07 from 208.117.127.110

Nice job Adam. Hang in there through the ugly winter stuff. Your doing great so far.

From Kory on Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 13:59:43 from 134.50.89.55

Don't you wish some morning you could sleep all day. At least you got out there and did a few. Have you had to run in any heavy wind lately. Here it's been awful.

From Adam RW on Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 14:12:26 from 155.101.152.103

Kory, I like the warmth of the bed and my wife appreciates it when I don't go to sleep after her and wake-up before her. We have been fairly lucky with wind. Also, since I'll run in AM, PM, or treadmill I've tried to avoid the worst of it. I have a weekly mileage goal and I allow the day-to-day to vary with distance and intensity depending on weather and feel.

From Adam RW on Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 14:12:59 from 155.101.152.103

Clyde, I you could always try and bottle some of your weather and send it up to us :)

From Samantha Dean-Howard on Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 17:57:18 from 90.195.99.38

urgghhh tough conditions, well done for getting out there at all :)

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