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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
Mon, Apr 30, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.000.000.000.000.002.50

Up too late last night. Back to the Monday grind. Slept in and had the fortune of running into Jake at Sunnyside and Foothill. Ran in the last little with him and talked about his and Andrea's halfs on Saturday. You two are really tearing it up between Boston, SLC 1/2 and this race. Really looking forward to what this season brings to UT running.

Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 2.50
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Kory on Tue, May 01, 2012 at 06:23:16 from 174.232.201.172

Your running and life is going well. Glad to see you get a good long run in last Saturday. Your speed is amazing and you can kick it in when you need it. Don't we value sleep when we ge it in life. It's like a precious jewel.

From Adam RW on Tue, May 01, 2012 at 08:56:53 from 67.182.250.241

Just always trying to find that balance. Seems like you are doing well and that is great to hear. With running 20 milers you planning on a marathon this year?

From Kory on Tue, May 01, 2012 at 20:57:09 from 184.155.135.194

I'm going to try and do the Pocatelllo marathon on september 1. Little nervous about doing marathons again. But I have something to prove that I'm not a wimp with this rod leg and to prove that to myself

From Adam RW on Wed, May 02, 2012 at 16:26:23 from 204.99.177.197

I don't think you have anything left to prove. I think just going out to have fun is all you need.

I'm currently planning on TOU again. It has been since 2009 since I've done a marathon an I'm more than eager to give it a go again.

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