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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

Thu, Oct 22, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

My sleep was a little restless last night. Did my commute run via SugarHouse. Knee was tighter than last night but not too bad. Trying to focus more on stretching. Today is mostly computer work so to it... Avg. 9:26 HR 142

Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 6.00

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

Comments

From Kory on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 11:57:47 from 134.50.201.6

Have you tried elevating your knee at night when you sleep. Last year when I had knee pain I did this when I went to sleep and it seem to help.

How's the workload been and the stress level? God bless you in those areas.

Here everyone talk about the Sugarhouse run. Where is that too?

From Adam RW on Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:54:10 from 155.101.152.103

Hi Kory, That is a good idea. Stretching helps a lot. As you know that leg has always given me problems.

The workload has been hit'n miss. My review article came out last week and my first primary article from the lab was submitted last night, and next month I'm heading to a meeting to present two other stories. So overall things are progressing and "should" get less stressful.

The Sugarhouse run probably varies for everyone. In this instance it is just going past the park on my way into campus. It is in the opposite direction so it is my way to add on some miles. SugarHouse Park is one of the two larger parks in SLC (Liberty Park being the other). SugarHouse has a nice outer grass loop. SugarHouse may also refer to the neighborhood surrounding the park...

From Jon on Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 12:04:40 from 75.169.159.45

Knee acting up again?

Dude, have you ever considered amputation? I'm just saying...

From Kory on Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 12:17:33 from 134.50.201.6

Thanks for the explanation. I hope your presentation goes well. Your research and study is really vital for the future and I really hope it gets exposure and a breakthrough. The knee is such a strange functional part of our body. You can have an ache then it goes away without any aide on our part.

I really hope you get knee pain free. Your such a great athlete and haven't touched what you could really do in a marathon.

From Adam RW on Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 14:01:25 from 155.101.152.103

Jon, I like that idea. It will really help with my pirate Halloween costume if I have a peg leg.

Kory, The knee is a frustrating thing. The sad part is this cycling of knee pain has become so common that I almost schedule it in my training program... Thanks for the kind words and have a great weekend.

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