A Balance, Redefined

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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

Wed, Nov 25, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.00

AM: Strange morning. I woke up at normal time and went to step out of bed and my right calf cramped up something fierce. I opted not to run on it and slept for the extra time. Now 4 hr later it is still sore but not cramped anymore... Hopefully it will be good for a PM run.

PM: Well my calf let up a little. Today was much better than yesterday. I was still pretty fatigued. On top of it I got my seasonal flu vaccine today so we'll see how that hits me. I just did the OHL after the girls went down. Avg. 8:11 HR 136

RM 090416 Miles: 0.05	WM 090416 Miles: 0.01	Saucony Rides #7M Miles: 8.00

Night Sleep Time: 7.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.50	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Sandy Dune-Howard on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 05:22:15 from 78.32.130.9

Great decision, maybe its your calf saying "I need more sleep" :-)

Glad it wasnt too bad later though and you got some miles in.

From Jon on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 09:49:50 from 71.218.105.79

You should call your blog Adam's live blog. I think you write about work and sleep more than running. (Not that there is anything wrong with that- I like hearing about everything)

From Adam RW on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 12:46:22 from 24.10.175.42

Those things sure take up more of my time... I guess it goes with the "Balance" title. Trying to get it all in and the blog is part of my therapy :)

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