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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 09, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
11.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.00

AM: Brrrr... Today was 8F with a -1F windchill. Still not as cold as what some of the bloggers are dealing with but it is the coldest I remember running in UT. Fortunately with all the cold days in a row I finally have my clothing down to a science and felt nice and toasty the whole way in. Tonight I have to weigh myself to see how much extra poundage I'm carrying. Yesterday was corrected I have too many commute runs. This morning I did the same version as yesterday. 4.5 mi Avg. 10:19 HR 127

PM: Long work day. I did get an hour family break in the middle but was on campus from 6:20am-7:25pm... I did the commute run home as a warmup for a treadmill workout. I ran straight to the scale and am wearing 7.8 lbs of clothing to stay warm in this single digit weather. Evening temp 9F with a -F windchill. The commute portion of the run was 2.5 mi Avg. 7:19 HR 163. Then after the clothing weigh-in 4 mi on the treadmill at 6 pace HR 159. Pretty happy with that HR for the pace... Funny that I am going over 1 min/mi faster at a slower HR. Shows the clothing really makes a difference.

Saucony Rides #7M Miles: 7.00	Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 4.00

Night Sleep Time: 6.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jon on Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 23:14:20 from 75.169.150.180

How much did the clothing weigh? You should also do a before/after, for when the clothes are heavy with sweat/water at the end.

From Aaron Kennard on Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 23:27:21 from 174.51.250.151

that's really interesting how your heart rate was higher outside in the cold with all the clothing than going 6 min/pace. I would be THRILLED to A) run 6 min/mile for 4 miles and B) be within even 10 beats/min of that HR. Someday...soon...well, maybe not that soon, but someday for sure.

From Adam RW on Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 23:38:08 from 24.10.175.42

Jon, That is a good point. I did a weight wearing everything and then stripped down. I can weigh it again before I gear up in the morning. Also, that was including my shoes...

Aaron, give it time. I was happy with both. When I do these shorter pace runs it is always a reality check of my marathon goals. But in 18wks I hope that this will feel easy.

From Sandy Dune-Howard on Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 04:45:40 from 78.32.130.9

Adam I am sure in 18wks that will feel easy, what marathon are you doing ??

From Adam RW on Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 08:50:07 from 155.101.152.103

Sam, I'm giving Salt Lake City another try on April 17th. It is my PR course, I can train on it, and my family can easily come out and watch.

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