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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, Mar 10, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

Well, yesterday was sure a confidence builder. With the awesome temps tonight and the kick in the butt from yesterday I opted to do the exact same run as yesterday. I was shooting for sub-5. I was on pace until the light at 21st & 21st did not behave and I had to stop for a car. I stopped the timer for the probably 5 sec max I had to wait but the the break in momentum did not help. However, I am still very satisfied with the 5:04.42 HR 182 mile I did manage to hit. Maybe I will be able to race again this year. I have a June build-up so I'm not going to rush this but did want to get that under my belt.

Avg. 7:32 HR 163

RM 090416 Miles: 0.01	Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 6.00

Night Sleep Time: 7.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.50	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From allie on Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 23:24:02 from 174.23.253.123

i'd say that's a sub-5 with the stopping in there. very nice, adam.

From Adam RW on Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 01:02:44 from 24.10.132.131

It is a fun mile. I think that on Wed I'll give the FireHouse mile a go. Just really nice to be moving those legs again. You have been doing well, despite having to dodge snowballs...

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