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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

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
9.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	9.00

Today was flipped. The initial plan was to run tonight but after leaving lab at 10:30 pm last night I ended up swapping with Sandra our running times. I did a Memory Grove commute run in. Tired but got in. The weather was again beautiful. A busy day but more work tonight. Did stop by the expo to pick up my race number for Saturday on the way home. Looking at the half and full tables was so tempting while just picking up the 5K number...

Avg. 9:32 HR 140

Well I typically go into a 5K wanting to break 17 min. Obviously this can vary by the course but here is the course tool prediction for that. Course found here Crazy Legs 5K.

Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 9.00

Night Sleep Time: 5.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 5.50	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Andrea on Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 20:30:14 from 67.177.11.154

I didn't realize you were running! See you there!

From Adam RW on Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 20:36:03 from 155.101.152.123

Back whenever Jake posted that he had registered a team I signed up. Not sure what I will do but we shall see. It has been a hectic week so I am going in anything but rested...

From Andrea on Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 20:37:43 from 67.177.11.154

Well there's a killer 3% gradient for the mile so I wouldn't really expect an A+ time!

From Adam RW on Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 20:39:01 from 155.101.152.123

That is insane I was just looking that to run a 17:00 the first mile is just over 6 and the next two just over 5... Not the ideal for pacing.

From Faceless Ghost on Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 21:30:36 from 69.169.149.5

Memory Grove runs? That brings back memories.

From Adam RW on Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 21:35:23 from 155.101.152.123

Very good. I laughed at that one.

Are you doing the 5K on Saturday?

Andrea, I posted a course estimate on the course tool. Link in today's entry.

From Jake K on Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 08:44:35 from 155.100.226.191

If you think the 5K course is crazy, look at the half-marathon!

I guess they are definitely both negative split courses :-)

From Adam RW on Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 08:48:57 from 155.101.152.123

Something has to keep us honest, too many downhill screamers :)...

Check out the profile on a 10K I'm thinking about doing in a couple weeks.

http://up-n-over.com/

From Jake K on Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 08:57:19 from 155.100.226.191

That one is NET uphill, too. You get bonus points if you do that. I'm not sure what the bonus points are for - craziness? toughness? - but you'll get them :-)

From Adam RW on Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 08:59:01 from 155.101.152.123

I'm 50/50 right now and it is only craziness. I little bit of insanity is good for you.

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