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March 28, 2024

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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
6.009.000.000.000.000.000.0015.00

Single: Not good in the sleep department but a good run. Tried to get a group together but ended up just being Steve C and I. This actually worked great and I think we were pretty compatible pace wise unless he was slowing down for me. As planned we met at the Kmart parking lot (minus Walter) and headed up to the golf course. We ended up not starting until 6:50am. It was actually cold at the start but by the end it was 70. I would say a 25 degree swing over the run. We started out easy up the backside of little mountain, there were a ton of runners out there. I was surprised I normally only see cyclists. After we crested the top we more or less just let the pace dictate itself. We didn't pick a set pace we just kept it conversational and let the hill dictate our speed. The first 4 miles were all between 8:40 and 7:13, then we started to run. The next eight miles were all under 6 and we cooled down with the last 2-3 right around 7. For the mile past the zoo we did decided to put the hammer down for the last 0.75. We were hitting sub-5:10 the whole way with a good 100m at ~4:40-45 pace. We even maintained the 5:10 on the slight uphill toward the post-office. Overall I was very happy with how I felt with the pace as my HR never averaged over 170 except for the final two hard miles which were in 175 and 187. So even though the pace got quick the effort was reasonable. I did a cold bath after the run as my knee was a little tight but nothing like two weeks ago. Overall a great run, thanks for the company Steve. Mi 15-T1 Avg. 6:40 HR 158

Asics DS-Trainer #1: 280 / / Asics DS-Trainer #2: 262 / / Saucony Rides #1: 275 / / Saucony Rides #2: 266 // Adidas Adistar (flats): 157

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Superfly on Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 14:26:01

Last I checked your in our van now and hopefully for good. Our van looks like it's going to be a total party. See ya on Friday.

From dave holt on Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 15:58:24

Ummm... "party" isn't even going to be close to explaining it!

From Adam RW on Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 16:04:57

I'm a little scared now. I should have been doing more sit-ups. I'm afraid I may tear a stomach muscle with all the laughter that will be going on...

From Jon on Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 18:36:34

Blue's gonna beat white... blue's gonna beat white...

From Adam RW on Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 21:53:18

I think we outta rumble and you will just be black and blue...

From jtshad on Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 09:02:41

I wanna be in the party van too...we will have to get van 1 to have some laughs as well.

From MichelleL on Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 14:49:59

Sounds like a really great workout.

From Adam RW on Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 21:39:44

Michelle, Hopefully you can join us next time. I'm thinking July 12 because the weekend before is the 4th and the weekend after is Des... But I'm open to suggestions.

From Chad on Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 12:00:16

Nice run, Adam. There was so much going on this weekend, it would have been tough to get a big group. Next time I would like to try to join you.

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