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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, Sep 18, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.000.000.000.000.002.50

Just thinking about what next... Trying to stay focused and keep the balance. The post-race period is always interesting. So much build-up for only a few hours. Commute run in.

Avg. 9:36 HR 147

Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 2.50
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 0.00
Comments
From ACorn on Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 22:13:09 from 24.2.76.146

Looks like you're recovering well. Thanks for posting the Garmin to your race report for last years Wild Stampede 5K. Looks pretty brutal during the last mile. I'm not sold on that race but if you're doing it we could push each other. If you'd rather do a track workout or tempo run instead I'd be up for that too.

From Adam RW on Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 22:15:47 from 67.182.250.241

Because our friend works for the zoo we planned on supporting it either way. Also, my grandparents are in town so we can all four race. In fact I just submitted the registrations... The price goes up this Friday. There is a new guy at work that also already registered. He predicts going 17:30 for a 5K but if he is fully adapted to the elevation I think he will go faster than that.

From ACorn on Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 22:24:15 from 24.2.76.146

Good deal, thanks for letting me know. I will make sure I've got the morning open and will likely sign up tomorrow or Thursday. It could be fun, we are very close in ability over the shorter distances. You'd eat my lunch in a 1/2 or full though.

From Adam RW on Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 07:43:41 from 67.182.250.241

I've also been racing a few more years. I bet you get your longer PRs under mine, just like your 5K.

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