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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
Fri, Dec 18, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.00

Fortunately, unfortunately I'm not yet an ultra runner. Otherwise I would have had to have been up at 4AM to start my 32 mile run this morning. Instead and more related to the fact that I have three sniffly head girls at home I slept in this morning and just did the campus commute run. I think next year though I'll have to run the 33... 5 mi Avg. 9:28 HR 130

Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 0.00
Comments
From JD on Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 11:31:38 from 70.96.78.157

Happy birthday?

Remember, 32 is the new 21, especially in your case where you could whup most 21 yr. old's in a foot race!

From Adam RW on Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 11:42:08 from 155.101.152.103

Yep. Happy Birthday. My daughter's as well. It is going to be hard for my wife to top that gift this year :)...

From Fritz on Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 12:57:43 from 65.116.116.6

I assume this means it's your Birthday. Happy 32nd! Instead of running a mile longer every year wouldn't it make more sense to reward yourself for getting older and run a mile or half a mile less every year? I am just afraid of what would happen when you get to 70.

From Superfly on Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 13:03:43 from 208.117.127.110

Happy Birthday Adam. I'm always waiting for others to take my birthday challenge.

Good mileage this week too.

From Adam RW on Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 13:37:11 from 155.101.152.103

Thanks guys.

Fritz, for me the reward is more. I'm a controlled mileage junky. Also, not being as fast as others sometimes more instead of faster is my goal.

Clyde, if the inversion doesn't kill me my plan is for 78 this week my highest since the week of Aug 10 2008...

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