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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, Aug 05, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.000.000.000.0016.00

AM: I'm feeling a little better now, but was completely wiped when I got up this morning. I need to find a way to reorganize my day to be more efficient at lab. It is just that research is feast and famine and right now I'm on a feast phase so my head is going in 100 directions at once... I did a ASAHP run, just did the Parley's loop backwards. It felt much harder going this way than the other. The steep portions were the downs and gradual the ups so it felt like two times as much was up. I also ran into Eric (Phoenix) near the end of my run and briefly spoke with him, he seems to be recovering well and I'm sure will be a force to be reckoned with before the year is out. Mi 7-R3 Avg. 10:42

PM: Feeling better still. The rest of the day went well and looking forward to a mini-taper leading up to Saturday. Mi 9-R3 Avg. 8:36 

Asics DS-Trainer #2: 368 / / Asics DS-Trainer #3: 34 / / Saucony Rides #1: 434 / / Saucony Rides #2: 426 // Saucony Rides #3: 41 // Adidas Adistar (flats): 189

Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 0.00
Comments
From wheakory on Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 03:50:41

Nice runs and way to squeeze in the miles. You always find ways to squeeze in the miles. That really shows pure dedication and focus towards reaching a certain goal.

From jtshad on Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 09:14:20

Glad you are feeling better. I hear you about trying to organize your day to fit everything in and how work is sink or swim at times. Good luck this Saturday...the Provo River HM, right?

From Adam RW on Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 09:35:39

Thanks guys.

Yes, it is the Provo 1/2. We should have a good group in the time range I'm shooting for so I'm excited. Anything under 1:15 would be a PR but I'd really like to see 1:13...

From Jon on Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 10:09:32

Is the Provo 1/2 the same as Hobble creek?

From Adam RW on Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 11:54:13

Jon, Fast but not as fast. Also this year it is a brand new course so I'm not 100% sure. However, it is mostely downhill and then winding through a business complex.

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