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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, May 13, 2009

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

Slept in again today. Then a full but productive day at work. Home loop after the girls were down for the night. Now another hour or so of work. Avg. 7:33 HR 159

Saucony Rides #4R Miles: 8.00	RM 090416 Miles: 0.30

Night Sleep Time: 7.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.50	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From wheakory on Wed, May 13, 2009 at 23:33:15 from 134.50.223.250

Busy day... but you did get sleep, and worked and ran. That's a productive day.

From redrooster on Thu, May 14, 2009 at 00:44:46 from 71.219.149.110

Kory said it. regarding the science, my PhD adviser warned me about something he called "the postdoc blues", where the pressures of a new lab and new projects hits you at some point. My postdoc was both stressful and yet a lot of fun too, lots of new responsibilities, mentoring grad students, writing proposals, balancing projects, figuring out how to put together a package to take with you if you go academic. Alot to balance, it's a stressful time but there is light at the end of the tunnel too. keep running to stay mentally sane and I hope to see you on the 24th

From Adam RW on Fri, May 15, 2009 at 00:23:06 from 155.101.241.91

I do need the running for the sanity factor. I'll keep plugging along. My main goal is to survive until August. Then if my grants don't come through this last cycle I begin the rat race all over again. My goal though is to get as much done before that happens so that they will have no choice but to give me the money... Are you more teaching salary or grant based?

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