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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.000.000.000.004.50

Single run today. Did a modified mid-campus commute run in. Seeing the bib numbers  really made the fact that I'm running a marathon in three days sink in... Have to keep telling myself I've done this before and though my training was not ideal I'm going to the line with some good races under my belt for the year.

Avg. 9:08 HR 129

RM 090416 Miles: 0.15Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 4.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 13:18:49 from 155.100.226.191

The good races show you have been doing *something* right. Those things don't happen by accident. Trust in your training and your experience.

From Adam RW on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 13:20:33 from 155.101.152.123

I just wish there was a way to run the race AND watch your race. I think I'm currently more excited about what you are going to do Saturday :)

From Jake K on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 13:23:27 from 155.100.226.191

My race is going to be BORING. No Boston theatrics. Conserve conserve conserve (x 26) then kick :-)

From Adam RW on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 13:25:36 from 155.101.152.123

Consistency is good. I do agree that a PR/record marathon if done right should be "boring". "Watching" the training by far has been interesting and exciting though.

From bgrun on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 22:03:41 from 68.251.37.230

Best of Luck to you both!

From ACorn on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 22:37:07 from 24.2.76.146

You have run some great races, including the recent half! Best of luck this weekend, relax and enjoy it!

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