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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
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AM-5:30am I didn’t get that good of a night’s rest. I went to sleep a little later than normal and woke up a couple times, maybe because of the wind? I ended up waking at 4:45am before my alarm and just got up. Went to head out the door for my run and was nearly blown back in the house so I went to the treadmill instead. Just 7:30 pace straight through…

PM-7:15pm Exact repeat of the morning run. Today was a take the candle lay it on its side and light both ends kind of day. To spice things up I then took a lighter to the side of the candle as well. All that being said I feel ok for now I just have to make sure I don’t push into the red, I’m definitely to the last few lines of yellow. Total, I only had about 5hrs of sleep last night and then worked an 11hr day, plus these two treadmill runs and shoveling the drive. The good news is between all that I snuck in dinner with the family and a little playtime before getting Kaitlyn ready for bed and putting her down for the night. Luckily I think I will be able to go to sleep early tonight and though I have a rough morning at work the afternoon should be relatively easier. Avg. 7:30 HR 130

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From jtshad on Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 18:05:03

Hey, I don't know if you have registered for SLC marathon yet, but here is a $10 off code if you register before 1/31/08: PHX10.

From Adam RW on Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 22:06:54

Not yet but thank you. What is your plan for the race? Right now I'm planning on being very ambitious and shoot for a 5min PR. My training is the best I've had since college so I think it will be tough but possible. I want to hit the half way mark on pace for 2:35 take it easy on the downhill and on the flat through mile 20 and then I'll see if I have anything left.

From jtshad on Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 09:44:54

It looks most likely that I will run once I clear up a conflict that I have (kids first soccer game of the season and I am the coach). I have a hotel reservation but am not sure yet if it will be just me or my whole family coming down.

My plan would be to shoot for the 2:35-2:40 range as well. I want to use this as a good preparation for a goal race at Ogden (where I would like to be 2:30ish).

Let's plan on hooking up for the race and working together to get us the 2:35ish time.

From jtshad on Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 09:55:07

You should also try to write the RD and request a comp entry. I just sent them a note with my times and FRB resume, they seem very willing to support the local SLC area runners.

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