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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, Jan 01, 2008

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

Well I posted yesterday’s run and my running goal for the year on the discussion board, now comes what happened last night. My family and I were driving to a New Year’s Eve party at about 4:30pm and were in a car accident. I have a very sore neck, back, and arms. I have bruising across my shoulder. My wife has bruising across the entire left side of her face, her lower legs and one of her arms. My daughter had minor bruising on her one leg and on the side of her face. My father-in-law suffered a severe cut (~10-12 in) across the top of his head and lost about half of his blood volume. He also broke a few bones in his neck, spine, and at least eight ribs. Thankfully, we are all still alive. He is still in the ICU but should fully recover from all of his injuries. I can only thank God that no one was killed. There were two other cars involved and both of the people in those cars appeared fine. Please pray for my father-in-law to have a quick and complete recovery.

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

Comments

From S Browning on Tue, Jan 01, 2008 at 16:17:24

WoW!!!!! I am so sorry this happened and am glad that you and your family are ok. I hope your father-in-law recovers soon and has no long lasting effects.

"May hope and peace be yours today and always."

From Jon on Tue, Jan 01, 2008 at 16:53:39

Hope you all get better quick, especially your father-in-law. We're rooting for you.

From Paul Petersen on Tue, Jan 01, 2008 at 17:12:16

Don't know what to say! We'll be praying for guys, especially your father-in-law.

From jtshad on Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 10:24:30

Our prayers are with you and your family. Sorry to hear about the poor start to the year but it will get better as you all recovery. God was watching over you at least to have you walk away.

From Chad on Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 10:31:03

Adam--we're all wishing the best for you here. Let's be thankful that everyone is still alive.

From Superfly on Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 10:36:38

Sorry about the accident. I hope you all heal and feel better soon.

From Dennis on Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 13:02:10

My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

From Adam RW on Sat, Jan 05, 2008 at 21:38:47

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. This has been one of the hardest weeks of my life. The good news is that Rafael was able to walk up stairs today and despite the broken bones in his neck and back has no loss of feeling or movement at this time. That being said I'm sure he will still have a long recovery but he is at least moving in the right direction. He is still in the hospital. I am back in Utah and seem to be doing ok. The hardest part has been the mental toll... Thanks again.

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