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December 31, 2024

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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

Wed, Aug 27, 2008

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

Single: It is so nice to be putting in an entry again. It was only a few days but the rest has felt like forever. I was able to catch up on some sleep getting over 7hrs each night, one night I even got 8.5hrs. Still very behind in work etc but that is my normal state of being. Now to the important part. I ran today. I ran to SH, then ran into BC. We started talking about his Park City race and I ended up doing one more mile than I had planned. However, my knee was not in pain. I would best describe it as "tight". I still take it easy-low mileage Thur and Fri and continue with the Docs plans of using Sat as the "real test." Mi 5-R3 Avg. 7:59

Asics DS-Trainer #2: 371 / / Asics DS-Trainer #3: 77 / / Saucony Rides #1: 441 / / Saucony Rides #2: 444 // Saucony Rides #3: 162 // Adidas Adistar (flats): 205 / /

Night Sleep Time: 7.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.50	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From wheakory on Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 00:08:18

At least you didn't experience pain. I'm glad that you made it through the run. The tightness could be because you haven't used the tendons like you normally would have. Keep the ice coming and continue the low miles. Nice job on the sleep too.

From Adam RW on Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 09:32:01

Thanks Kory. Two more nights of sleep for you. Just remember go in level headed and confident. I know you can smash 2:40 you just have to know it too.

From jtshad on Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 09:47:34

I am glad to hear about the knee. Taking it easy now is more important so you can have a great St. George race.

From Adam RW on Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 09:50:36

The even harder thing is trying to catch back up with all your training. It is amazing what missing a few days of blogging can do... :)... The knee was still tight this morning but actually felt better this morning than yesterday morning.

From wheakory on Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 11:19:21

Adam - Thanks for the comment about confidence. For some reason your words light a spark inside that I needed. Thanks.

From Jon on Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 09:17:28

Knee- Be Healed!

From Adam RW on Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 09:36:09

Jon, I sure hope so.

From Superfly on Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 09:52:02

Hope things are feeling better, mainly the knee. Don't stress about the time off. Your base is solid enough that you'll be just fine.

From Adam RW on Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 09:55:24

Clyde, Thank you. Right now I'm concerned about tomorrow. I'm still going to line up for the race, my knee feels "good enough" I just want to make sure that I can drop out if something goes screwy...

From Adam RW on Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 09:56:38

Clyde, I forgot to ask do you have any more races between now and St. George?

From Superfly on Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:28:13

No major races. There is a 1/2 or a 20 mile race next weekend down here that I may do. But more as a training run and not an all out race.

Good luck!

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