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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, Apr 07, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
11.500.000.000.000.000.000.0011.50

Slept in and then headed up Parleys to cheer on the 10-miler start. It was cold up there 19F! After my wife and a few bloggers started I headed to the finish with the girls. Was happy to see ACorn in the lead with no one in sight behind him, other than Fritz along for the ride. Not too long after my wife came into view with a full 6 minutes on her previous PR for the course and distance to finish in 1:12! A bit of family time after that including egg painting and a picnic dinner at the zoo. Managed to squeeze in a solo southerly loop, the weather was perfect.

Avg. 7:02 HR 160

RM 090416 Miles: 0.35Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 11.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Andrea on Sat, Apr 07, 2012 at 20:03:22 from 67.177.21.60

Tell your wife congrats!!

From Jake K on Sat, Apr 07, 2012 at 20:03:41 from 67.177.21.60

Send some congrats along to your wife! That is a very good time! What's with your family and opening up the season w/ PRs? :-)

From Adam RW on Sat, Apr 07, 2012 at 20:08:01 from 67.182.248.141

My wife has us all on a healthier diet. So maybe that has something to do with it. The great part is these are on courses we have run before so I feel better calling them PRs than when we first moved to downhill racing...

From ACorn on Sat, Apr 07, 2012 at 20:23:02 from 24.2.76.146

Nice run! Congrats to your wife, six minutes is a massive PR. Have a great Easter!

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