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AHA 5K Sugar House SLC

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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
Race: AHA 5K Sugar House SLC (3.1 Miles) 00:19:01, Place overall: 4
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
1.003.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

Highest mileage week in 33 wk. It sure helped stave off the madness. This was truly a grinding two weeks for me. Yesterday at 1pm after a long talk with my mentor we decided that it made more sense for me to wait until the Feb 12th grant deadline instead of squeezing out an inferior product for Oct 12th. So I slept much better last night. It is amazing what stress can do and the release of it feels so nice. Not that the next four months won’t be grilling making the next deadline but just like there will always be another race, there will always be another grant…

 

Because this change was made so late in the week we were not able to replan the camping trip we had canceled early that week, but it worked out for the better. Last night was a great BBQ with two other couples from church and then this morning we did the free AHA 5K at Sugar House Park followed by the free Health Fair at The U.

 

On to running: I was still a little weary racing only having a few weeks of “ok” running under my belt. So even though the offer was on the table for one of the friends form church to watch the girls I opted to push them in the race. It didn’t hurt in the decision-making department that Fiddy and BJ were there as well as a number of other fast looking runners. So by pushing the girls at least I had one excuse if the race didn't go as planned :)... The organizer stated about 500 total for the timed run. I started about 10 or so rows back and then gradually made my way into place during the first ¼ mile. It is hard maneuvering the double stroller. About a ½ mile in I noticed there was another stroller runner a head, this one a single. I chose him as my target and picked him off by the mile mark. I also saw Bill Cobler on the side cheering with his team, a face I had not seen in a while.

 

After the first loop of the park I was feeling pretty good. There were a few people I targeted, in particular was a guy without a shirt on. I started gaining on him by West HS but then he pulled away on the uphill. During the flat part parallel to 21st I started gaining on him and near the main entrance I passed him and didn’t look back. Just kept all the way through the people I was now lapping and along the pond to the finish. Since my wife was also running I did not have a Garmin so I do not my time or splits. The times should be posted on Monday. They did mention it but I wasn’t paying attention. The amazing part is that I managed to finish 3rd. Now keep in mind the names I mentioned up top I do not think all the faster guys were registered because I am pretty sure there were additional people ahead of me besides Fiddy and BJ. So though the official place was 3rd I think I was more like 5 or 6, they did end up putting Fiddy on the Official list so my new "official" place is 4th. In any case I am very happy with the effort, how the girls behaved during the race. (they really seem to enjoy the faster pace compared to our normal runs), and how I feel now.

Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From jtshad on Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 15:35:17 from 69.20.183.178

Great job, good to see you are your way back. Keep tough at work, sounds like it has been stressful and busy.

From JD on Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 17:45:38 from 209.183.51.47

Yeah, a race! (it made my day to go to the race reports and see you on there. Placing third (or even top 5 or 6 ) is awesome. Doing it while pushing a double stroller is a giant leap! Nice going. Enjoy the rest of your low stress weekend.

From Burt on Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 17:53:25 from 68.225.214.248

Impressive. Sounds like you're getting better.

From Jon on Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 13:50:08 from 98.84.70.166

3rd place (officially)- take it! Especially with a stroller! Next up: 5k stroller WR.

From Superfly on Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 14:02:09 from 208.117.127.110

Great to see the wheels turning again Adam. I've always wanted to run a race pushing a stroller. Good job man and may your dreams continue to become true.

From bgrun on Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 07:23:28 from 69.219.145.243

Great Run! Great talking Sunday too. Wish I was there to see it.

From Adam RW on Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 16:21:59 from 155.101.152.123

Thanks all. It sure felt nice to be racing again.

Good luck to you that have even bigger fish to fry this weekend!

From Paul on Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 09:10:35 from 174.27.187.235

Glad to see you back in action. Actually fairly impressive with a double-stroller.

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