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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, Aug 15, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
15.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	15.00

AM: More sleep but not restful. My head has been a bit too busy lately. Running is going well but trying to figure out a number of other things outside and keep momentum at work. I did a longer run in and did the full Memory Grove commute run. There were so many people out. Not sure if it was the later start or the fact that it was slightly cooler.

10 mi Avg. 8:48 HR 133

PM: An unplanned second run tonight. After a two week break did a SugarHouse loop with John. Good conversation and nice red sun sunset.

5 mi Avg. 8:13 HR 129

RM 090416 Miles: 0.02	Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 5.00	Brooks Launch Blue #3 Miles: 10.00

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From allie on Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:20:59 from 161.38.218.168

i definitely noticed the cooler air this morning -- it felt so nice.

great run to start off the day. my head has been spinning lately as well...even while sleeping. running seems to be the best way to shut it off...quiet, mindless, and rhythmic.

good luck with everything.

From JD on Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 15:56:49 from 70.96.78.167

good point allie. running. mindless, quiet, rhythmic...

there's an algorithm for everything, right?

From Adam RW on Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 16:01:11 from 155.101.152.123

You both hit the nail on the head. Running can be very meditative.

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