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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
Sat, Mar 28, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.000.000.000.0012.00

Just about 7hrs of sleep. That was nice.
The morning was a little slower as toward the end of the night Kristen started waking up frequently. Sandra took care of her though.
My plan was to run 10 miles ending at the East High track to see the finish of Bill's 5K. Then finish off with 2 miles home. I only got in 9.5 as those guys were flying. The leader came through just under 14 min. There was a little gap and then more or less solid from then on. Saw a bunch of faces I haven't seen in about 6 months or more. Actually got to talk to a few of them. Fiddy nearly broke 15 min. Really wish I was in racing shape and charging down that hill with them today but maybe next year. My knee is sore today between the one fast mile yesterday and my longest run since Oct today but not enough for drugs so that is a good sign. Avg 7:47 HR 153

Saucony Rides #5G Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From MichelleL on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 14:14:12 from 67.41.191.61

Wow 12 is long. Hope the knee doesn't get mad at you over it.

From Adam RW on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 15:48:30 from 98.202.223.65

I do what I can... Sorry to see you are also struggling. It is sad when something we took for granted, say a 13 mile run is now something just out of our reach. I'm glad that the bike has been able to take the green out of your skin and shrink you back down to normal human size. Injuries are horrible and I agree with what all the "old runners" told me when I was just a kid. The injuries only get longer each time. It was painful watching those guys run today but I just have to hold on to the hope that all my patience the last 6 months will pay off and this time next year I will be breaking 15:30 at this race!

From wheakory on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 18:47:11 from 24.116.159.75

Nice run. I feel for you Adam it's hard to watch or even hear people talk about the SLC and Ogden marathons or whatever race. I'm so happy for you that you got 12 miles in. You deserve to be healthy and God is going to do it for you. Your in my prayers everyday.

You did better than me I ran 3 for the first time in a week. It's mentally tough to evaluate yourself from last year to this year. But you have to have a good attitude no matter what and know good running is ahead. MENTAL TOUGHNESS!

From JD on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 22:32:05 from 166.128.82.52

Hope to read your race report, from this race, next year.

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