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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

Sat, Aug 04, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
20.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20.00

Not sure if it was watching the last quarter in the women's 10K yesterday, the heats of the 1500 last night, or maybe it is just that I'm finally getting my confidence back but I felt pretty good today and really pushed the last few miles.

Up a little before 5am to get ready and started in time to get back in time for Sandra to do her run. She was nice enough to let me go first today. It was chilly at the start. I ran from home, Foothill to SunnySide and then UP. My slowest mile was this first mile that also just happens to have the most ascent. I wish I could say my last was my fastest but it wasn't so far off. See below. Those of you know me, know I'm a number freak. So check out the difference in the splits of Mile 15 and 16, can someone say Phelps 2008 fly?

Now Sandra is off running. I'm going to ice and make pancakes with the girls. Have a great day all.

Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 20.00

Night Sleep Time: 5.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 5.50	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From JD on Sat, Aug 04, 2012 at 08:19:03 from 70.96.78.149

wow! great long run Adam!

From Adam RW on Sat, Aug 04, 2012 at 10:45:59 from 67.182.250.241

Thank you. I just really felt it today. More than the pace was just feeling good doing it. Really nice miles this week for you by the way.

From Jake K on Sat, Aug 04, 2012 at 11:31:28 from 67.177.11.154

Great cap to another good week Adam. I'm glad you are running the TOU 1/2 and full b/c you are ready to pop some very good races!

From Andrea on Sat, Aug 04, 2012 at 11:51:50 from 67.177.11.154

Great run Adam! You are looking great. Is Sandra training for anything specific?

From Fritz on Sat, Aug 04, 2012 at 11:54:21 from 65.100.192.74

Great run Adam. I think it's time to put all that training to good use. You should do great at TOU 1/2.

From Adam RW on Sat, Aug 04, 2012 at 12:04:16 from 67.182.250.241

Thanks all. My current plan is to stick around 70mpw this month and then taper for the marathon. I am really looking forward to these races. My current plan for the 1/2 is to go out at my splits from 2009 (similar to the last 7 mi today) and see how long I can hold it. I missed the group this morning but sometimes these solo runs are good too, this morning was one of those times.

Andrea, Sandra is training for The Other Half. She has been running on and off since we met but when I got hurt in 2010 she took over the running torch. The last year she has really caught the bug so I'm just trying to help fuel it. She has been running consistent 40mpw, with a Saturday 13, since she registered about 2 months ago.

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