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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, Mar 26, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.00

Single: Sticking with the 7-hrs sleep, in work at 7am, and then a very full day of experiments. Never had a chance to duck out today. Ran SH loops at 7:15pm. The air seemed really thick today but otherwise felt "ok". Mi 8-T1 Avg. 7:50 HR 161

Asics DS-Trainer #1: 112 / / Asics DS-Trainer #2: 101 / / Saucony Rides #1: 91 / / Saucony Rides #2: 93

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

Comments

From steve ashbaker on Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 07:56:19

Adam, Don't worry about it. You are ready for Salt Lake. In fact this level of training will freshen you up from your long base building. Just make sure you keep at least a few 13-18 mile long runs with MP paced work in the middle.

From Adam RW on Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 08:17:41

Thank you Steve. Your words of encouragement help. I'm not sure why this marathon is affecting me so much mentally this time around. It is still over three weeks away and I feel "nerves" that it is tomorrow... I think it is because it is the most effort I've put in for a marathon so my expectations are higher.

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