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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, Dec 05, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
8.00	3.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.00

AM-There was a mishap with my running clothes in the laundry and they were still wet this morning. I think this is a good thing. It made me decide to try a two-a-day. We'll see if I'm able to get in the second run. I hit the treadmill. I started at 8min pace and increased the pace one to two clicks per quarter mile. The last half mile I did at 5:18 pace. Avg. 6:59 HR 120-175 no Avg...

PM-To my surprise I made the second run. I had still been struggling with the sore throat throughout the day but by evening I was rearing to go. The taste of speed this morning had planted a seed and I wanted to do a workout. I did 1mi 8:00, 1mi 7:00, 3mi of 6:00 (HR 162-166), and finished off with 1mi @ 5:00 (HR hit 193 for the last quarter mile). Granted this was aided by the treadmill but it felt great to get the heart beating and the legs pumping. I have to admit at both the half mile and three quarter mile marks I wanted to quit. At three quarters I even started to push the slow down button but I quickly put it back up and toughed it out and I’m glad I did.

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

Comments

From Me on Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 11:21:15

Hmmmm, your run this morning would be a good one to take a look by GPS. I'm sure it will show you going all over the place! Hey, that rhymes!

Love, me

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