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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, Dec 13, 2007
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.000.000.000.0013.00

I was really tired last night. Managed to get to sleep about half an hour earlier. Woke up this morning with a cramp in that right calf again!? Same as last Thurs,  two days after a treadmill workout… I massaged in some Tiger balm and headed out the door. Windchill said 14°F and I felt it. By the end of the run though I was a little hot. I never pushed it, I was thinking people talk about LSD runs, I did a TOF run (let me know if you can figure that one out…). I did a modification of the loop I did on Mon, I added on some more upfront so that I only did one loop of SH. After the run my calf was still a little tight and my right glut was sore. The plan for the rest of the week is three easy shorter days, I’ll work on massaging and stretching out the cramp then next week I go back to increasing mileage. Avg. 8:11, HR 133

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 12:23:28

With not getting enough sleep, past history of injuries, and increasing mileage, I would hold off on any fast running except strides right now. Wait until you start feeling feisty and rested most of the time, then start throwing in mild 3 mile tempos.

From Adam RW on Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 12:27:35

Thanks Sasha. I was actually thinking the same thing. I really need a more solid base right now. I will hold off on any speed at least through mid-Jan. I think part of the problem was doing speed on the treadmill. It changes your stride ever so slightly...

From Jon on Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 12:28:45

TOF- hmm, this might take some thinking.

From Adam RW on Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 12:30:40

Jon, The gauntlet has been thrown down. It will probably turn out being tamer than what your imagination can come up with. It more so reflects the drudgery of today’s run… I’ll give one clue the O is on…

From Chad on Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 13:01:08

"Time on Feet"

From Adam RW on Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 13:02:56

Chad is the winner! Said it wasn't that exciting...

From Jon on Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 13:23:56

Yeah, I was being much more creative than that in my thoughts. I thought it had something to do with the freezing cold- F=frozen? Oh well.

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