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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
Wed, Jun 13, 2007
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.000.000.008.00

After a week of harassment I've finally broken down and joined. I've been "spying" on Chad long enough that I felt I should come aboard (especially after his comment last week).

Recovering from yesterday’s 200s, right knee continues to bug me but I'm starting to think it is as good as it is going to get.

An early easy 8 mi from home with a Sugarhouse Loop.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 17:39:42

Adam - welcome to the blog!

From Bill cobler on Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 21:18:04

Now this shows real commitment. How early are your morning runs maybe we can connect. You ran well in the 200's Tuesday. Have you plyed around with different shoes. I sometimes get a knee pain when my shoes are breaking down or I get a pair that doesn't feel right. Just a thought. By the way we have new uniforms that look much better and are more comfortable than the old one. Email me and I will get your sizes.

From sarah on Thu, Jun 14, 2007 at 00:18:02

what took you so long to join...we have a great little community here and we think you will love it too....tell your wife to get on the blog so I'll have more ladies to write to.

From JamesL on Thu, Jun 14, 2007 at 12:04:29

welcome to the blog keep up the great training and hope your knee feels better.

From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Jun 14, 2007 at 13:46:53

How fast were the 200s? It may be a good idea to go back a couple of weeks, and enter as much of your workouts as you remember, this could shed some light on what is going on.

I get knee pain from running on the curves on the track. It is very odd - I can pound the pavement, 90 - 100 miles a week + speed, race marathons back to back, and there will be no knee pain. But running 5 K at 6:00 pace on the track makes me feel something. Hard intervals on the track week after week will probably cripple me, but last time I was sufficiently unwise to do it was December of 1996.

From sarah on Thu, Jun 14, 2007 at 22:49:20

what took you so long to join...we have a great little community here and we think you will love it too....tell your wife to get on the blog so I'll have more ladies to write to.

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