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.
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
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...
5K @ ADA New Orleans (3.15 Miles) 00:17:37, Place overall: 1
Easy Miles
Marathon Pace Miles
Threshold Miles
VO2 Max Miles
Trainer 1 Miles
Trainer 2 Miles
Racer Miles
Total Distance
7.00
0.00
3.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
10.00
So the day finally came. I raced again. It was more of a
time trial but I took it as a race, with normal morning ritual and warm-up. I’ve
now done 4 of these large meeting races and the competition is very hit or
miss. Sometimes random ringers will show up and the winner could be in the low
16s or it could be a different mix and the winner could be in the low 19s. Today
was a bit more of the later.
I managed a full 6hr of sleep by going to sleep right after
my dinner out. I woke up exactly 3min before my alarm so that was good. Then
headed over to Jackson Square. I ran the mile from my hotel and then some of
the course, did a bunch of striders and then lined up. There were a couple of
guys that looked like they could go but I didn’t see that low-16 guy from two
yrs ago. It was already pretty warm (70) and humid at the 6:30am start, but not
too bad for New Orleans in June.
I actually false started a step so I went back let a couple people pass and
then started. I took it out a bit quick and was in the lead by 100m. I stayed
there from this point. For about the first half mile there was a guy about 10
steps behind. I let up a little to see if he would catch up so we could run
together but he kept his distance the same so I decided I was on my own and
just pushed on.
Mile 1 – 5:26 HR 185
Mile 2 – 5:40 HR 190
Mile 3 – 5:45 HR 191
Change – 0:49 HR 194
I forgot to stop my watch until the end of the shoot. My
Garmin 17:40 Distance 3.15 Avg. 5:36 HR 189. Official 17:37. I ran back to some
of the people that had come with to the meeting and walked them in. It was
their first 5K experience. One ended up running most of the way and the other
walked it. But it is a start. The one who ran in really seemed to have fun with
it and I think we may have a convert. After the post race video interview I ran
with the 3rd place guy back toward the convention center and then
the rest of the way to the hotel. In all 3+ warm up and 3+ cool down.
It was nice to be in the running mindset again. Obviously
from HR info I was pushing but from pace info I still have a way to go before I’m
fully back.The best news is that my
knee is no worse for the wear. Now I’m going to work on my next manuscript for a
couple hours before heading back to the conference center for the afternoon
sessions.
Asics DS-Trainer #3 Miles: 10.00
RM 090416 Miles: 0.10
Night Sleep Time: 6.00
Nap Time: 0.00
Total Sleep Time: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From MichelleL on Sun, Jun 07, 2009 at 16:44:54 from 71.219.40.17
Hey congrats Adam! That's a great time and I'm glad the knee is ok. (BTW the winner wasn't in the 19's this time). How cool to win a race!
From Jon on Sun, Jun 07, 2009 at 16:53:27 from 75.169.157.18
Congrats on a win. Glad the knee is slowly getting better.
From Kory on Sun, Jun 07, 2009 at 17:01:23 from 24.116.159.75
Nice work Adam for not doing any speed work. Your in great shape. Great time trial performance. The air there is doing you good.
From jtshad on Sun, Jun 07, 2009 at 19:54:36 from 75.167.181.136
Congrats on a strong run...way to come back after the injury!
From josse on Sun, Jun 07, 2009 at 23:11:25 from 75.216.244.222
A good step in the right direction:)
From paul on Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 07:58:03 from 75.162.193.113
Nice job. I hope you get a pay raise for winning an industry race.
From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 14:52:32 from 64.81.245.109
Congratulations on the comeback!
From JD on Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 20:06:13 from 32.178.134.218
Congratulations! That's got to feel good.
From Adam RW on Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 22:26:19 from 155.101.241.49
Thank you everyone for the strong support. It is nice to feel like I am finally turning the corner toward recovery.
Paul, I'm going to write to Novo Nordisk about your suggestion. Maybe they can support my research for the next year if my grants don't come through.
From Sam Dean-howard on Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 16:21:38 from 90.201.147.127
Hey Adam, thats a great time off your training etc, and wow a win well done it makes it so much more worth while when you win something :-)
From Holt on Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 13:48:00 from 75.169.89.6
To me, sounds like the best part of the weekend! Good job.
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