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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
Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.000.000.000.0011.00

A good relaxing family day after a long week. Slept in a little and then went to JRP. Felt like half the blog was out there and a few of them were hauling tail going the other direction. Even with pushing both girls managed a reasonable pace. Then after some Slurpees headed home until Oktoberfest at church with some nice congregation brewed bier, Oom-pah and Alp horn music and a little yodeling mixed in as well...

Of note is that this is my highest mileage week since Jan 16th 2010. It was planned and it felt good despite the intense work week on top of the mileage. Only pain of note is that left foot. I actually have my mileage planned out through the first of the year and this is as high as I'm going to go for the next two months but it is definitely encouraging.

Avg. 8:52 HR 141

Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Andrea on Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 23:53:35 from 67.177.21.60

Jake said that he saw you on our way back, but I must've been so tuned out that I didn't. Glad you had a nice run. And good mileage!

From Adam RW on Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 00:03:34 from 67.182.248.141

The three people we said hi to by name were Chad, then James and then Jake. That's the funny part you actually said hi. I think you actually said hi to us at an underpass so the light might have been funny. If it was you at the underpass you were with another person.

From Jon on Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 09:24:30 from 74.177.82.194

Nice job on the high mileage.

From Jake K on Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 10:07:55 from 67.177.21.60

Good week Adam!

Haha that's funny that Andrea said hi but didn't remember... she was in the zone! :-)

From bgrun on Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 22:45:55 from 68.251.42.59

Oom-pah! Congrats on the GREAT week!

From Adam RW on Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 00:23:42 from 67.182.248.141

Jon, It's nice to see the first page of the mileage board again. Even if I don't last there long :)

Jake, In her defense I was not 100% sure it was her. For you I at least called out your name. For her it was more of a polite hi to a fellow runner.

Mom, The girls love the German music. It must be in their blood ;) You can tell Sarah that the home brews did not measure up to what she gave me last time we were in Chicago.

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