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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
Tue, May 13, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.003.000.000.000.0012.00

Single: 3XMile Today is what running is all about. I had a rough start to the day after only 6hrs of sleep and a 14hr workday yesterday. However, when I got outside today it was near perfect, the only thing I could have done without was the wind. I ran toward Memory Grove and did three by mile with a mile recovery. I used the downhill miles (of course).

Mile 1 Firehouse Mile 5:03 w/ 199 ft of descent HR 164
Mile 2 City Creek Gate Mile (THANK YOU CHAD!) 4:48 w/ 272 ft of descent HR 183
NEW AIDED MILE PR!!!
Mile 3 City Creek Gate Mile 4:52 w/ 213 ft of descent HR 187

Overall, I'm glad my legs are still working. For awhile there after the marathon I was worried because I just couldn't get them moving... Before the third repeat I met, Richard Carling, a very nice former Senator that has run 120+ marathons including 30 consecutive Bostons. Also, on my way back I saw a hawk/eagle carrying a kill. Very cool it landed just above me on a tree on 11th. Mi 12-R2 Avg. 7:39 HR 156

Asics DS-Trainer #1: 181 / / Asics DS-Trainer #2: 189 / / Saucony Rides #1: 187 / / Saucony Rides #2: 187

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Chad on Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:45:55

great run, Adam. That's a very nice grade for pushing the pace. Let's do it together one of these days--shoot for sub 4:30 :)

From Adam RW on Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:48:30

That would be GREAT! Let's give you a week or two to recover from Ogden. Maybe the week before WBR?

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