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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
Wed, Dec 19, 2007
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.000.000.000.0015.00

AM-Got in to work early this morning (a little before 5:30am). Felt really good today despite getting less sleep than the night before. I got out the door for my run about 11:00am. I did the exact same run as yesterday but faster Avg. 7:19. The surprising thing was the feeling rested must have been a physical thing as well as my HR 139, was lower than yesterday…

PM-After my daughter went down I did another 5 to East High track around and back... Avg. 7:33 HR 147. It is funny the difference in HR. Maybe the full belly after dinner had something to do with it...

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From James on Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 22:46:20

How early does your daughter go to bed?

From Adam RW on Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 22:52:13

James, I don't want to start getting hate mail. But I'll spill the beans. Since last January my daughter has slept from about 7pm to 7:45am give or take a half hour in either direction. My wife and I are very strict with her routine and since we have deviated all of a half dozen times in the last year so has she... We count our blessings. I think since she was 6-months old she has only woken up twice in the middle of the night.

From James on Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 23:01:07

Here is your first batch of hate mail!

No, that is great. That is a blessing, so count it! My little boy is two and is a night owl. He usually goes to bed about 10:30pm even if he hasn't had a nap all day. We have tried different things but he just stays awake no matter what we do.

From Adam RW on Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 23:09:16

Your son sounds more like me. I think my daughter mostly takes after my wife in this department. However, what really helped us was the three Bs, bath, book, bed...

From Jon on Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 23:52:42

I don't think I would like that- we are still out and about all the time until 9 pm or later, so I am glad my daughter doesn't go to bed that early. But if you like it, then that must be great.

From Adam RW on Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 23:59:14

Seeing if you guys are paying attention. Yes it is 10pm and yes I'm at work. After Kaitlyn went down, I did my run, and then had to go back into work. You have to love the holiday crunch...

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