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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, Aug 07, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
11.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.00

AM: It was nice this morning. It looks like today is going to be painful though with a potential record high. Did a south extension to the other side of SugarHouse on the A&W commute.

8 mi Avg. 8:34 HR 145 (HR was off, first mile it was reading in the 180s, I think static)

PM: Reverse commute run plus, in near 100F weather. Took it easy and did a "nose run".

3 mi Avg. 8:03 HR 133

Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 11.00

Night Sleep Time: 6.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.50	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jake K on Tue, Aug 07, 2012 at 12:29:32 from 155.100.226.54

Whew... pushing 100 degrees again. I haven't done any faster morning running in a while - all my faster efforts have been in the PM when its 95 degrees out! I have a feeling its going to feel a bit easier when its 50-60 in the afternoons :-)

From steve ash on Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 15:14:31 from 174.52.177.84

Static? Your monitor must have gotten tired and started transmitting an analog instead of a digital signal:)

Sorry, I couldn't resist..

From Adam RW on Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 15:21:18 from 155.101.152.123

Jake, Cool will be much better.

Steve, Good to hear from you. I hope everything is going well. Sorry about the hamstring. Still seems like you are getting in ok training though. I hope that life is treating you well and that I run into you sometime soon.

From steve ash on Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 15:28:31 from 174.52.177.84

Thanks Adam,

As well as could be. It comes and goes but is now mostly just stiff sometimes so it's making good progress. Hopefully in time for a fall marathon.

From Adam RW on Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 15:38:11 from 155.101.152.123

My fingers are crossed for you. It has been too long. It seems like so many people are coming back. I noticed Chad is back on the blog this month and Michelle is back in town. I'm running again. It seems like this is the year for come backs. Plus with Jake, Andrea and the "new crew" the blog feels more like it did back in 2009 to me. Or maybe it is just because I'm feeling better, who knows...

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