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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, Apr 03, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
5.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.00

Thought about completely skipping a run today. Was exhausted by the time I finally got to sleep last night. Slept in and hitched a ride to work. Initially thought I might do a track workout with Jake and crew but with the extra work hours this weekend opted out. Then after the girls went down I decided a short quick SugarHouse loop would be best before heading back to work...

Avg. 7:26 HR 165

Brooks Launch Blue #3 Miles: 5.00

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jake K on Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 20:37:31 from 67.177.21.60

Good work finding some time to get it in. You are a busy man!

From Adam RW on Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 20:45:07 from 67.182.248.141

If I could only find a way to be as efficient as I am busy...

From Andrea on Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 20:49:14 from 67.177.21.60

You need a vacation!!!

From Adam RW on Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 20:55:41 from 67.182.248.141

I wish I could head to the beach you were just on. Believe it or not we are planning our first family vacation. The girls are finally old enough and no longer napping that we think it would be worth it. The problem with science is that it is one huge never ending jigsaw puzzle and I like games.

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