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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

Sat, Jun 20, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
13.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	13.00

Took last night off. Stayed up late watching Seven Pounds with my wife. Interesting movie. It was well done, not sure if I agree with his decision but the cause and how one deals with guilt and depression is interesting. My hip and knee were a little tight this morning so I slugged through my run. The good news is that I got in the miles. The highlight of the run was running into Chad one mile into the run and speaking with him briefly. Avg. 8:39 HR 130

Saucony Rides #4R Miles: 13.00	RM 090416 Miles: 0.30	WM 090416 Miles: 0.12

Night Sleep Time: 6.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From sam Dean-Howard on Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 13:23:00 from 90.195.99.119

hmm sounds like a ok movie to watch, might watch that one. Hope your hip and knee are a bit looser soon, and great getting some miles in :-)

From Jon on Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 13:27:51 from 75.169.152.60

Certainly a few twists and turns to that movie- pretty good watch, nice to see some inspirational movies out there.

From Adam RW on Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 22:11:25 from 155.101.152.103

Sam, It is worth watching. The knee is up and down. Mostly up this month though so I'll count my blessings. I'm convinced there is a stress component to the pain.

Jon, I agree about the inspirational movies comment. That is what I like most about the movie. However, I wish it didn't take such drastic measures to make someone do the things he was setting out to do...

From Kory on Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 00:30:28 from 24.116.159.75

Like you said the important thing is you made the mileage work. If you slug through a run I believe it improves your toughness and will power to succeed.

Seven Pounds was a good show and very shocking at the end. But I guess if you feel that your life isn't yours and have done something terrible who knows what you might decide to do with it.

From jtshad on Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 11:31:31 from 69.20.133.160

Happy Father's Day!

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