A Balance, Redefined

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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

Thu, Nov 29, 2012

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

AM: Sorry to those who want to hear about running. I feel like I am a broken record writing about how much I work. It is really a crunch time for me, probably for the next few months. The good news is I'm still getting in some good mileage and the runs sure help to maintain that balance I so diligently try and stick to. Today I had to be in at 6 am so up early and direct commute run. Paper out today or not I am going to go for an evening run...

Mi 2.5 Avg. 9:05 HR 143

PM: Well I got the second run in. Cut it a little shorter but still something. Did the SugarHouse loop from home.

Mi 4.5 Avg. 7:53 HR 143 (funny about the HR)

RM 090416 Miles: 0.06	Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 7.00

Night Sleep Time: 5.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 5.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jake K on Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 08:31:57 from 155.100.226.191

Way to stay at it, Adam. It seems like you are working your butt off... and still keeping the priorities in order. Hope this paper starts writing itself :-)

From ACorn on Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 17:29:49 from 24.2.76.146

I enjoy your blog and think it's awesome that you run to work. If I had a shower at my office I would do the same. I consider running to be my form of therapy and a great way to take a mental break from work and other priorities. Good luck with your paper! We will have to run soon, I'd like to race a half with you this upcoming year.

From Adam RW on Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 21:09:59 from 67.171.121.150

Thanks for the support guys. I guess it is no surprise that I would work hard at work if I work hard while running. In many ways science is like marathon training. Lots of hours, days, weeks, months, for small gains, and few and far between finish lines. But I enjoy both so I'll keep at it.

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