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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.000.000.000.0014.00

AM: Ran with Kaitlyn for a SH loop after a few EARLY hours in lab. Sandra's cousin is still here so my schedule is still all over the place. Kaitlyn enjoyed looking at the ducklings in the park and then we continued on. We even got a little rain to cool us off (though only for about three blocks). At the very end saw Albert again. This is the third time I've run across him in the last few weeks. He told me about some problems he's been having and I am truly amazed at what a strong athlete he is to overcome some of his limitations. I hope that he gets a green light and that we will see him racing again he is a good athlete. Mi 5-R2 Avg. 9:32

PM: Finished off the day with a nice run. The computer still said 90F but it didn't feel that how. I ran a new home loop. Down Foothill to the Des 10K course and then then course to Liberty Park. I forgot it turns on 200 and turned on 500 instead. Then through the park and back up 13th, killer climb. I'm glad I did the run though as it helped me remember that the whole race is not a give me. Also, spent a little time tonight playing with the course tool and making a plan for Thurs. Mi 9-R1 Avg. 7:48 

Asics DS-Trainer #2: 368 / / Saucony Rides #1: 383 / / Saucony Rides #2: 389 // Adidas Adistar (flats): 175

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From wheakory on Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 16:40:38

Good luck on the race this Thursday. I really hope you can achieve your goal.

From Adam RW on Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 16:48:59

Thanks Kory. Anything under 34:16 will be a PR however I really want to be under 33:30... We'll see. As is typical with a "big" race everything is feeling broken on my body and I'm feeling sluggish but that is typical pre-race body jitters.

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