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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, Jul 10, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
7.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.00

Tried to beat the heat at the other end. A bit better ~70F at 6am. Did 2 mi wu, 3x1 with 1/4 rest and 1.5 mi cd up toward campus and back home.

wu 2 mi Avg. 9:49 HR 140

Mi 1: 5:30.05 HR 173 Net -178ft
Rest 1/4: 2:03 HR 157
Mi 2: 5:25.47 HR 176 Net -173ft
Rest 1/4: 1:53 HR 165
Mi 3: 5:31.59 HR 185 Net -80ft

cd 1.5 mi Avg. 9:21 HR 161

Felt tired but good. With the elevation loss on the first two repeats I was hoping for about 10-20 sec faster. However, effort wise it was all I could do this morning. Now for a day of writing...

RM 090416 Miles: 0.08	Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 5.00

Night Sleep Time: 5.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 5.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jake K on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 08:30:49 from 155.100.226.54

If you could stretch that workout out to 10 x Mile, but all your writing would magically be completed, do you think you could do it? :-)

From Adam RW on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 08:42:11 from 67.182.250.241

Not right now, but it would be a great goal. Sandra saw you this morning during her run. Right by the turn up Chipeta Way past the post office.

From Jake K on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 08:47:39 from 155.100.226.54

Lots of runners out this morning - everyone is beating the heat!

Good workout even if it was "ONLY" 3 x Mile and you still have to write all day

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