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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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Saucony Ride #38 - Neon Lifetime Miles: 53.50
Saucony Ride #39 - Grey Lifetime Miles: 59.50
Brooks Launch #38 - Grey Lifetime Miles: 65.25
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Tue, Aug 30, 2011
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Cross training can be dangerous... We have a special symposium tomorrow. So today we took two of the speakers up to Park City for mountain biking. It was myself and a student upstairs who bikes 4+ times a week as hosts. Of the four of us the student was the only one who had done mountain biking before. To top it off I hadn't even been on a bike in 4+ years... We rented three bikes and drove most of the way to the Mid Mountain trail. The ride was good but it was obvious that we were out classed. Myself and one of the speakers were a bit behind the other two. I took two spills. The first was minor. Went too slow over some roots and more or less slid off my bike. The second was a bit more substantial and I went airborne off the trail (no freaking out mom, I've already been scolded by Sandra). Good news is I did not hit the tree. I managed to throw the bike to one side and landed on the other side. I have a few scrapes and bruises but otherwise unharmed. Carried my bike back up to the trail and went on. A bit later the quicker speaker also had a spill. I witnessed that one which was spectacular as he flipped threw the air but managed only one minor scrape. Overall it was a fun time but I do not know if I'll be doing it again any time soon. Due to the aches 'n pains I skipped my planned evening run.

12 Mi total Mid Mountain down Spiro bike ride

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Andrea on Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 10:56:22 from 72.37.171.52

Glad to hear there were no major injuries. Mountain biking can really beat you up! I like flat and uphill, but I don't know how people bike downhill so fast!

From Jake K on Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 11:02:10 from 155.100.226.53

I'll echo Andrea's comment! That Spiro trail is really nice for climbing up, but I don't know how people bomb down it so quickly! I actually like to find jeep roads for descents.

From Adam RW on Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 23:35:01 from 155.101.152.123

Andrea, I think I'll stick to running. I liked it when I did touring but it has been over 10 yr since I've ridden a century...

Jake, I wish I could say I had my spill because I was bombing down the trail. In all honesty it was probably because I was being too timid. The one guy I was with could have easily ridden the trail 4X in the time it took me to do it once :)

From Jake K on Thu, Sep 01, 2011 at 11:06:57 from 155.100.226.53

I am not afraid to admit that I am an absolute baby when it comes to downhills on my bike. I feel bad for that damage I do to my brakes!

From Adam RW on Thu, Sep 01, 2011 at 11:55:30 from 155.101.152.123

I can see your point. Valuing your life over adrenaline is not something to be ashamed of...

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