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Vestavia,AL,USA

Member Since:

May 31, 2007

Gender:

Male

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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
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Nike Vaporfly Pink Lifetime Miles: 122.22
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Saucony Ride #38 - Neon Lifetime Miles: 53.50
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Brooks Launch #38 - Grey Lifetime Miles: 65.25
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Brooks Launch #40 - Blue Lifetime Miles: 54.00
Sat, Dec 05, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
21.000.000.000.000.000.000.0021.00

17°F at start and 23°F at finish. Very little wind.

I had trouble falling asleep last night but I was asleep I slept soundly. I even woke up a few minutes before my alarm at 4:47am. You know you are crazy when? Your water freezes during your run. I carried two and they both froze by mile 5. I was dressed fine though and otherwise enjoyed the run. Did the same as last Saturday (minus the dog) running miles 2-14 of the course and then back direct. I messed up with the Garmin so I do not have the total time. However, I caught it and since I was on the course I just waited until the next mile mark and restarted so I only missed a mile. Slower than last week and my quads were tired and the lack of water may have done something as well. Avg. 8:02 HR 142

RM 090416 Miles: 0.77Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 21.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From bgrun on Sat, Dec 05, 2009 at 19:41:40 from 69.219.144.169

I was going to say what a smart man about yesterday's blog and running in the sunshine, then I read this.

17 Degrees?! Do take care.

From JD on Sat, Dec 05, 2009 at 21:06:51 from 32.176.207.15

Those frozen water bottles would've come in handy when dealing with that dog!

From bgrun on Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 07:45:54 from 69.219.144.169

Brilliant.

From Adam RW on Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 11:32:38 from 24.10.175.42

Not sure why the entry is in bold. JD, maybe next time I can prefreeze one just in case. I will have to admit that about 1/2 mi out I picked up a rock just in case and carried it while I went along that stretch. Fortunately as in the other 100X I've run past there the dog was no where to be seen.

From JD on Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 12:51:07 from 166.216.128.153

I had done the same thing on a route I used to run where these two dogs would always "greet me". About a quarter mile before I reached the them I would start scouting for a stick or a rock and carry it with me until I had passed the danger zone. Lol!

From Sandy Dune-Howard on Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 17:10:29 from 90.201.147.251

Nice running is such torrid conditions, sorry the water froze ouch ! I would have needed the water myself...

Glad there was no dog sightings too. the frozen water could have helped with an ice bath maybe LOL

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