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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
Fri, Sep 16, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.00

Two nights in a row with 7hr sleep, very strange feeling...

The run in was great. A sunrise to the east and the brightest rainbow I remember seeing to the west over the valley. Both seemed to last the entire run in. Then I also found out that my publication from last month was the most downloaded article from that particular journal. So a great start to the day.

A&W commute run in.

Avg. 8:17 HR 151 (still not sure about the strap) Ascent 916ft Descent 574ft

RM 090416 Miles: 0.08Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 13:15:37 from 155.100.226.53

That rainbow was awesome this morning. I was coming up towards campus on Wasatch and felt like it was right in front of me for miles. Definitely a cool way to start the day.

From allie on Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 13:32:26 from 24.10.191.18

sleep, rainbows and good news at work -- a great start to the day indeed. very cool about your publication.

From Adam RW on Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 13:33:00 from 155.101.152.123

Allie, Did you get to see it too?

From allie on Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 13:35:38 from 24.10.191.18

i didn't see it, unfortunately. it sounds like it was pretty spectacular.

From Adam RW on Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 13:37:30 from 155.101.152.123

No worries. Just enjoy the day and get as must rest as possible with taper madness... Have fun tomorrow!

From allie on Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 13:45:30 from 24.10.191.18

thanks adam. i'm looking forward to having some fun tomorrow (and trying my best to stay relaxed until then)...

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