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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
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Today I finally woke up at a normal time and got out of bed after waking up. This was the first time in two weeks… So, I got into work early with the plan of running at 10am. Started off the day on the wrong foot though and was pretty grumpy by the time I headed out the door at 10:45am. Dealing with accident related issues is just not fun. Then to make things more interesting the weather was having fun with me. About 0.5mi mile into it, it started snowing and was fairly windy. By the looks of the flags it was about 10-15 mph winds. My plan for the workout was to do 2-mi on 2-mi off. Between the weather and the lack of training with the accident I decided it would be best to plan to have the on miles on “easy” ground. So I did my warm-up starting from lab of two miles relaxed. Then I hit the first mile of my “on” headed downhill. I didn’t look at the Garmin the full mile, I just went by feel. I did have a crosswind with the snow blowing everywhere but not much snow had stuck on the ground yet. I hit 5:34 (descent 178ft), the second mile was more downhill but the first half mile was the hardest with a brutal headwind, the second half had a tailwind into Memory Grove 5:34 (yes the same split, descent 211ft). Then I turned up City Creek for about 2.5 miles. I then turned around and let loose, again not looking at my Garmin (except at the mile beeps). By this time there was about ¼-1/2 inch of snow on the ground and there were slippery spots but not too bad going downhill. Miles were hit at 5:21 (descent 242ft) and 5:19 (descent 179ft). To squeeze in the third repeat I just took a half mile recovery, not the best plan but I was curious to see what I could do with minimal rest after the 5:19. It truly amazes me that Paul, Sean, and Logan kept that pace and faster to qualify! That first mile for my final on session is the one up towards the fire station from overlooking City Creek. The uphill was not the problem, it was the snow. By then it had drifted to about 1in in spots and the traffic had made sure to make it nice and slippery, 6:46 (Ascent 206ft). The final on mile was a little better as on the descents the slipperiness isn’t as bad 5:47 (descent 233ft). The last repeats obviously slower but tougher miles, more weather, and very little rest so I was happy with it. Overall, I felt GREAT! It was nice to get out and get some good leg turnover. I finished off a mile cooldown and called it quits. Not sure why I wrote so much today, curious to see if anyone will comment and just nice to do a workout again and have something to write about rather than I ran 10-miles again today and kept the same pace yeah… Avg. 7:00 HR 165

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jon on Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 10:11:38

Nice run, especially in the snow. But we still need summer, I agree.

From jtshad on Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 16:48:07

Great run at a great pace. Looks like you are physically recovered from the accident, keep it up. Are you still on for the Relay Del Sol?

How are you feeling after the accident? How is your father in law doing?

From Adam RW on Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 16:54:04

This workout was a good confidence builder. I had surprisingly little physical aftermath of the accident. The affects on me have been more mental and emotional. I am still on for the Relay. I think I currently have the slowest marathon PR of the 12 guys so the pressure is on but I'm looking forward to it.

My father-in-law is doing better. But the recovery is slow going. He is supposed to see the doctor today but I haven't heard back yet how that went.

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