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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
12.000.000.000.000.000.000.0012.00

Got up a little earlier today, still not on my "normal" schedule but feeling better.
Set up a number of things in lab first and didn't head out for my run until nearly 9am. It had been snowing since at least 6am and most of the streets were pretty sloppy. After getting to the Memory Grove overlook I opted to run back and forth on 11th because it was clear and at the time did not have much traffic. Also this way I did a workout on a modified FireHouse mile.
4 mi wu
This first mile was supposed to be at 5K effort with the intent of going faster for the next two. The miles were not the exact same because of time to turnaround after finishing. But they were pretty close...
Time 5:29 HR 174 Elev Chg -183 ft
Mile recovery back up
Time 5:21 HR 179 Elev Chg -212 ft
Mile recovery back up
Time 5:11 HR 182 Elev Chg -150 ft
I looked at 0.8 mi into this final repeat and saw 5:15 or 16 on my lap pace and really pushed the last little to try and get under 5:10. Enough that I was bent over at the end. Much harder effort than I would have liked for the pace. Especially considering the 5:21 didn't feel "that hard"...
Three mile cool down back to lab. The final mile was VERY sloppy with a 10:20 split Elev Chg of +242 ft.
Mi 12, Avg 7:35, HR 156

Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From JD on Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 21:48:33 from 166.128.190.173

Thanks for all your support/advice/inspiration and fine example throughout the year. Happy New Year!

From Adam RW on Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 22:34:14 from 24.10.132.131

JD, You checking in on me during my recovery kept me going. You have been a great supporter and I thank you very much. Have a great New Year. I like your year summary and look forward to seeing what you will accomplish with two years under your belt. I really think this sport is about cumulative years put in. At this rate by 2012 you will be flying by everyone!!!

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