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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, Jul 22, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.00

AM/Single?: Into work extra early as Sandra needed the car by 8:30am. Back to home and a quick jog over to SH. I had planned 8 for today so I may squeeze in more miles later tonight if I can. Nothing special about the run. Mi 5-R1 Avg. 8:34

PM: Squeezed in the extra mileage. Even ran one mile of it. Right knee still a little funky otherwise feeling "ok". Mi 3-R1 Avg. 7:38 

Asics DS-Trainer #2: 368 / / Saucony Rides #1: 401 / / Saucony Rides #2: 389 // Adidas Adistar (flats): 175

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From wheakory on Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 22:57:47

Way to get in your scheduled 8 miles. It's so funny how all of us have to squeeze every moment just to run. I hope your knee is not experiencing any pain. Good job on the run and again your going to have a good race on Thursday.

From Adam RW on Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 23:15:25

Kory, The knee has had a little pain. It feels like something is pulling in it. But that has happened on and off for the last 10-yrs so I don't get too concerned anymore unless there is serious pain. It is funny that you should mention "squeeze every moment". My wife, her cousin, and I were just talking about how with my early hours to get my day in I'm awake one "extra day" each week compared to them. That comes out to ~52 days per year meaning for their "12-month" year I'm actually living 13.5-months. Now I'm worried though does that mean in "running schedule years" I'm actually 33 instead of 30? :)...

From Jon on Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 23:36:21

That's funny. I'm awake 24+ hours more than my wife, too, each week. Never thought of it like that before.

From wheakory on Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 23:40:04

Yes your 33 years old because of the lack of extra sleep :-).

In reality your a determined individual that wants to thrive with your job, provide for your family and run at peak performance. That makes you a great dad, and a great husband and someone who cares about staying healthy.

You balance out your life for yourself and others and I think that's great.

From jtshad on Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 10:04:53

Amen to all that has been said. Life is about focusing on what is important, and I agree with Kory's prioritization... well, maybe running in front of work! :-) Getting your training in so you don't impact the other priorities as well is a demonstration of commitment and perseverance, of passion and fortitude. This all rolls over into all aspects of your life and makes you the person that you are.

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