A Balance, Redefined

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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, Jul 07, 2012

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 as planned I repeated last Saturday's 5K TT. Today I was feeling much better than the previous week but it was windy and warmer than last week. Same plan, 1mi wu, 5K and 2mi cd. Ran it 42 seconds faster to top off a 50 mi week so over all very happy with the way things went this week for running. Yes the foot is still bothering me a little but even with the restored mileage and workout it is no more than when it started. If anything a bit less.

1mi wu to Sunnyside: 9:23 HR 131

5K TTv2

Mi 1: 5:33.7 HR 170 dwn SunnySide
Mi 2: 5:36.2 HR 175 dwn 1300E
Mi 3: 5:46.9 HR 182 dwn 1300E
0.12: 0:39.8 HR 154 5:28 pace finishing at 2100S

TOTAL: 17:36.6 HR 176

According to the course tool the second mile should be the fastest. It never works out that way for me. As far an even pace workout goes I'm fairly happy. From my HR you can tell I'm having to push a bit harder though. Mi difference 1: -2sec, 2: +1sec; 3: +2sec; end =

2mi cd back up home: 8:35 HR 153

RM 090416 Miles: 0.35	Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 6.00

Night Sleep Time: 6.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From JD on Sat, Jul 07, 2012 at 10:55:53 from 70.96.78.149

very nice TT - you're looking very strong.

From Adam RW on Sat, Jul 07, 2012 at 11:01:52 from 155.101.144.2

Hoping to do something fun on the 24th. Your mileage has been very nice. Sorry the 5K on the 4th didn't work out. I agree with your comment about people in general being uptight. I find myself going that way sometimes and have to remind myself what it is worth focusing on. At work it just seems like everyone lately wants to focus on the negative that is going on rather than the good. Causes a tense atmosphere that I think carries over to everything else.

From JD on Sat, Jul 07, 2012 at 11:11:10 from 70.96.78.149

thanks Adam - your right that it is a matter of what one chooses to focus on - i'm generally a pretty positive person, some days though i let those things get to me, and it does feed on itself and affects everything else. much better to focus on what's going right.

looking forward to your race on the 24th. this will be my first des news.

From Adam RW on Sat, Jul 07, 2012 at 11:15:40 from 155.101.144.2

It's such a fun race with SOOO much competition. It always is the hottest most humid day of the year so it makes the ice cream at the end taste so good. My advice is just go out crazy and enjoy it. No matter what you crash on this one so may as well have fun doing it.

From JD on Sat, Jul 07, 2012 at 11:22:27 from 70.96.78.149

haha! looking forward to the crash!

From Jake K on Sat, Jul 07, 2012 at 16:27:03 from 67.41.164.146

Very nice ... Big improvement from last week!

From Adam RW on Sun, Jul 08, 2012 at 16:25:36 from 155.101.144.2

Now if I can drop another 42 seconds each of the next two weeks I'll be in place to hit top 10 at DesNews!

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