| 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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 31.00 | 9.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.30 |
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| Saucony Rides Neon #12 Miles: 11.50 | Saucony Rides Orange #13 Miles: 5.25 | Brooks Launch Aqua #6 Miles: 12.25 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 44.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 44.50 | Weight: 0.00 | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
| Ran after church with neighberhood friend. It was warm.
Avg. 8:03 HR 147
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| Saucony Rides Neon #12 Miles: 8.50 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Couldn't get out this morning. Then had a very tough day, ended up home a little early so did a run with my youngest. Then another few hours of work after dinner...
Avg. 9:23 HR 132
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| Saucony Rides Neon #12 Miles: 3.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.25 |
| I felt like I was running in the sand. Just very sluggish getting out of bed this morning. It was also pretty warm already at 5am and very humid with rain again last night. Probably this whole week.
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| Saucony Rides Orange #13 Miles: 5.25 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 5.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.50 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Productive day, warm night, felt good having got a full 7 hr of sleep.
Avg. 7:40 HR 151
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| Brooks Launch Aqua #6 Miles: 7.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.25 |
| Tired this AM. Ran with Josh. Humid but nicer, rained the last mile.
Avg. 9:13 HR 142
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| Brooks Launch Aqua #6 Miles: 5.25 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Slept in but did not rest. Had a full work day into the evening. No run.
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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Statue to Statue 15K (9.3 Miles) 01:02:03, Place overall: 7, Place in age division: 1 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 9.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.30 |
| Even though I could have slept in a little because of the 8AM start to the race I still woke up before 5AM. To top it off I have had allergies/cold since Wednesday and a few sleepless nights from coughing. So I was not feeling the best before the start.
Josh drove me to the finish that is were we took a bus to the start. Now in Utah that would mean fast, but this course was anything but fast. It was hilly, misty, and mid-60s at the start. The idea is that we run from the Vulcan statue to the Lady Liberty.
I really wasn't sure what to expect. You can tell by my jacked up heart rate that something wasn't fully firing. My plan was to maintain the pace I had at the 10-miler back in February. That would have put me at 6:37 pace. This is a shorter but tougher course. However, my slightly better training this last month had me hopeful and I really wanted sub-6:30 pace.
I did a 2-mile warm-up with some good surges and then was ready to move. I managed to fight for 7th the entire race. With one person passing me, me passing another, and then a third guy going back and forth with me twice but I had the final downhill mile (and youth) on my side. There were kegs at the finish and a jump house for the girls who surprised me by showing up at the finish. So we hung out for about an hour before heading home. Overall it was a good start to the weekend after a tough week. It was a record attendance for the race with their first year over 600 entrants.
Josh, thanks for driving and sticking around for the rewards.
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| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 31.00 | 9.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.30 |
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| Saucony Rides Neon #12 Miles: 11.50 | Saucony Rides Orange #13 Miles: 5.25 | Brooks Launch Aqua #6 Miles: 12.25 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 44.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 44.50 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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