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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

Fri, Jul 25, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

AM Single: Recover and assess. It was already in the upper 70s at 6:30am. It didn't feel too bad but always discouraging for the rest of the day when the slight breeze is warm... I'm happy with the way my legs feel at this time. Though I know two days post is usually the worst. My quads are tired and other odd aches and pains but otherwise no worse for the wear. To the MG outlook and back. Mi 6-R2 Avg. 10:22 (missed my goal was short for half as fast as yesterday...)

Scratched the PM run as I was running late from work and knew I'd be going longer tomorrow instead, same weekly total.

Asics DS-Trainer #2: 368 / / Saucony Rides #1: 406 / / Saucony Rides #2: 395 // Adidas Adistar (flats): 189

Night Sleep Time: 6.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.50	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jon on Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 10:06:33

I see you officially decided to do Provo half? I'm sorry that you'll miss out on the fun of a trail race!

From Adam RW on Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 10:10:58

Yeah, I was really torn by the decision but I think overall it will be better prep for me for STG. I need to get my half time under 1:15...

From Jon on Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 11:56:42

That is what TOU 1/2 is for!

From Adam RW on Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 12:42:51

Agreed that that is a good option. However, I'm a creature of habit and want to keep my streak of SL 1/2s alive. That and I'm afraid of running against you until the big day :)...

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