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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, Oct 26, 2010
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.00

Knee a little sore this AM. May have been the freezing temp. Just did the direct commute run in. Only planning about 15 mi this week for my step back week. Current plan is to increase ~10 mi for every 8 wk block +/- ~5 mi/wk with the 9th week at 1/2 the average of the previous 8 wk. Did I loose you? 

Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 13:58:04 from 174.23.195.124

you lost me the first time. but i read it again +/- 1 more time, and i got it. good plan. exciting that you are planning on a spring marathon.

From Adam RW on Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 14:38:52 from 155.101.152.123

Allie,

I thought I saw you running on Foothill last night but I guess I was mistaken... What are your next marathon plans. I saw you asking for advice. Is anything concrete?

From allie on Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 15:28:51 from 174.23.195.124

i was on foothill yesterday morning, but not last night.

no concrete plans yet. from the comments i received, i am mostly convinced that another marathon this year is a bad idea, but CIM and mesquite are still on the table. soon enough the price increases/closures are going to force me to make a decision.

if i wait until the spring (and assuming i can't get into boston), i am considering running either the SLC marathon or eugene. i see you are planning on ogden. that might be fun as well. so many options to choose from these days...

From JD on Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 16:41:14 from 70.96.78.157

Great pic! The expression on your daughters face looks like she's thinking: "ha! My dad is so much faster than your dad!".

From Adam RW on Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 16:51:01 from 155.101.152.123

Allie, If there are no concrete plans what are the odds of you joining me for Ogden? Granted that means I have to be running it in the first place...

JD, It is great having them. The whole way is go daddy go. The funny part is when we go on training runs now they want race pace and I tell them that it is not possible everyday :)...

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