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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
Thu, Jan 24, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.000.000.000.0016.00

AM-6:00am Morning jaunt around campus. I’ve been here for well over a year and I can still count on my fingers how many times I’ve been on lower campus. I got into lab a little after 5:30am, set a few things up, and then headed out the door. I thought about doing the City Creek run again but wanted to mix it up. The inversion was in full affect today and that was a bit of a downer. Other than that I just looped in and out of the buildings of lower campus then headed south on 15th for awhile and back. Avg. 8:12 HR 140

PM-7:30pm Toward SH and then random blocks. Long day, only 6hrs of sleep last night and then 11hrs of work today. However, I do feel good. Avg. 7:40 HR 137

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From jtshad on Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 15:16:42

Nice mielage this week.

How are you feeling for the Del Sol? Looking forward to running with you.

From Adam RW on Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 22:04:24

Thanks. My body is still getting used to it. I really haven't done this type of mileage since 2000. I've flirted with it but not with the intent of maitaining for so many consecutive weeks. My plan is to maintain +/- 10 of 80 per week until the marathon in April. I'm just focusing on distance at this time. I want to have a good base and focus on speed going into Des News 10K and some fast halves in the fall. I'm feeling good for Del Sol. My legs are heavy with the training and lack of sleep due to work but no aches and pains worth mentioning... Are you fully recovered from the marathon? You seemed to bounce back amazingly well!

From jtshad on Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 09:43:59

Keep up the good running and you will be race ready this year. Hope all is well with your family and that your father in law is still recovering well.

Yeah, I am fully recovered from the marathon...I felt great almost immediately afterwards. I wish I could have felt a bit worse and taken off a few more minutes, oh well. I think it was due to the flat nature of the course which is much easier on the body, but being that flat really burned out the same muscles for the entire run which I was not fully trained for.

Only 4 weeks until Del Sol and warm weather again!

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