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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, Jul 28, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.00

Legs felt better today than yesterday. In a little earlier this morning, long day ahead... Commute run in. Had wanted to mix in some Fartleks again but it is tuff in the early AM on an all uphill course. About half way in though I heard some people gaining and that at least helped me kick it up a gear. By up a gear I think I went from 10 min mi to 8 min mi but it was something. It is amazing that in '08 the same effort would have at me at ~5:30 pace... I just have to keep telling myself that at least it is something and at least it is improving.

RM 090416 Miles: 0.01	Saucony Rides #7 Miles: 3.00

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

Comments

From jtshad on Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 08:12:04 from 69.20.183.178

Doing good, man. I know it is hard to be patient but you are on your way back. Have a great day at work!

From Adam RW on Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 08:17:16 from 155.101.152.123

Hi Jeff, It is fun to be a part of the early morning crowd again. It is funny the more I run the better I sleep and the earlier I get up (alarm or not). Looks like you are having a good year overall. Three wins and some fun vacations. I hope our paths cross again sometime soon.

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