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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
Tue, Nov 15, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.00

AM: Almost no coughing so far this morning. The weather was nicer than I was expecting and I was a bit overdressed but the run in was good. Legs are tired from all the down time (and probably sickness) the last few days. I swear I have been sick more this year than the last 5 yr combined :( A&W commute run into work.

Mi. 6 Avg. 8:44 HR 141

PM: ? Nope

RM 090416 Miles: 0.26Saucony Rides #7 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Andrea on Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 10:13:40 from 72.37.244.100

Hope you get to feeling better. Jake and I are wearing surgical masks during travel this weekend to try to avoid germs! So what's the family's impression of Birmingham? Sounds like you had a pretty nice trip overall.

From allie on Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 10:20:08 from 161.38.218.168

sorry you've been sick. i haven't been sick in forever and then last week some little bug destroyed me. ugh. hope you are feeling better.

From Adam RW on Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 10:30:22 from 155.101.144.2

Andrea,

The girls liked the travel and thought the trip was cool. Not sure if they are old enough to understand that it could mean a potential move. Sandra prefers Utah but we agreed that there were places we could live. Now just comes the decision of deciding what option is best for career and family. I do not think we could go wrong either way but it will be at least another 4 wk until I get all the details.

Allie, Sorry to here you are also dealing with this. It seems like everyone is sick. I came back to lab and a number of people also have colds. I hope that they are not all different strains that we can trade around. Get better soon.

From Jake K on Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 10:43:34 from 155.100.226.53

Welcome back Adam! Glad you had a good trip... sounds like you'll have a big decision to make, but at least it sounds like you have good options and some time to make a choice without feeling too rushed.

Hope you feel better soon! Everytime I see someone sneeze or cough at work it freaks me out. I'm trying to avoid contact w/ people at all costs right now :-)

From Adam RW on Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 10:47:27 from 155.101.144.2

Jake, I don't blame you. I feel guilty knowing I'm on the same campus as you. I'll keep my germs down the hill...

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