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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, Nov 28, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
21.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	21.00

Pitbulls are not your friends. Did a long run on the marathon course. Starting with my usual mile 3 on. Around mile 7 into my run (~9MM) I hear a dog coming up fast behind me. I turn around to see a pitbull going full speed toward me. It is funny how the mind works but I first stop my watch then I run into some landscaping. There is a medal post that I immediately try and rip out of the ground as I turn and start yelling back off at the top of my lungs. I can get the post out so I next pick up a ceramic pot. I'm just about to launch the pot at the dog when I guy comes running out and gets the dog. He's like "sorry man" and walks away. I was so high on adrenaline I just kept going and didn't say anything else. This is a road I've run down dozens of times in the past without problems. The next mile was my fasted of the run 6:40. The rest of the run I tried to stay between 7-8 min pace. The slowest was the first mile at 8:22. Otherwise the other 19 mi were all in my target range. The last four miles I picked it up a bit and did them in 7:09, 7:01, 7:19 (underpass by 80), and 7:01. Overall a good training run. My goal was to run the 21 mi today in my goal time for this spring (<2:39) so at 2:37.01 I'm happy with the effort. Avg. 7:28 HR 150

Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 21.00

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From jtshad on Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 11:57:04 from 69.20.183.178

Great run! Another dog story to go with Kory's from earlier this week...and a pit bull at that.

Nice job, have a great weekend!

From Jon on Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 12:02:47 from 71.218.105.79

Grrr.... Hate Dogs...

From JulieC on Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 14:06:07 from 71.35.213.136

seeaprilrun had a NICE dog story this week... I sure hope I have the strength to rip out a metal post in case of an emergency. Way to go on a 21 miler. Hope to run a 20 next week. Thinking about the SLC marathon...? not sure. I should though. A good training run as you wrote :D. Hope you break that 2:30 barrier!!! I am going for under 3. I really think I can, at least once.

From Kory on Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 14:55:42 from 24.116.159.75

Pitbulls I hate them. I got attacked last week on a run from a pitbull. Nice run and mileage this week. Your progress and your knee is really progressing to the positive side.

I hope work is going well for you?

From JD on Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 16:20:05 from 209.183.51.64

Wow! Great run!

From Adam RW on Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 16:46:30 from 24.10.175.42

Jeff, It was fun. It is strange that both Kory and I got attacked by the same type of dog. Sounds like my experience was a little less dangerous though.

Jon, Wasn't it you who was cornered by two Rots a couple months back? Definitely not the type of excitement we need on our runs.

Julie, It is nice to see that there are some good dogs out there as well. I had a similar story back in college about a nice dog tagging along for a run. That was right before one of my teammates got a piece taken out of her behind by a different dog. I guess there is a balance of dogs out there.

Kory, Work is going. This week wasn't as good as the week before but you win some you lose some. I hope you feel better soon.

JD, It was fun. Sounds like there weren't enough cats on your run today though. If there were maybe they could have gotten that bird before it got you :) That has unfortunately happened to me too many times...

From redrooster on Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 17:39:45 from 71.219.145.201

Adam, call the police and file a report if you saw where the owner lives. the owner will get a nice fine. and two reports will get the dog put down. I filed a formal police report recently when a pit terrier attacked me and the owners have been very careful to keep it inside now. If it comes after me again it is gone.

those dogs have no place in society.

Better we runners take care of them, by whatever means available, rather than having some small kid get mauled.

From Jon on Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 17:55:57 from 71.218.105.79

It was just 1 rot for me.

From Sandy Dune-Howard on Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 11:49:39 from 90.208.239.169

Ouch nasty dog, and it got your adrenaline going eh nice run.

I had a doberman chase me during a race when I was 12 yrs old, I won the xcountry race I was in 3rd at the time LOL

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