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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, Jul 11, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
12.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.00

The good news is that my knee was no worse for the wear after the hard downhill miles yesterday. The run this morning was sluggish but fine. I have to work today so I got in and set-up stuff for about an 1.5 hr and then out the door for a modified Memory Grove/City Creek run. The hummingbirds from yesterday were there again but it was later so the sun/shade effect was lost. Also ran into Albert and stopped to talk briefly. His training is going very well. I'm eager to see how well he does at Des 10K. Hopefully this time next year I'll be able to give him a run for his money but this year I'll be happy to see the back of his head during the last long straight away... Avg. 8:06 HR 137

RM 090416 Miles: 0.02	Saucony Rides #7M Miles: 12.00

Night Sleep Time: 6.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.50	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From fly on the Wall on Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 19:46:55 from 166.70.192.189

I think I ran past you, going the other way, again.

Glad your knee is holding up. Is it your right knee?

From Adam RW on Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 22:13:54 from 98.202.223.65

Yes it is and yes that leg is funked up. It always has been. My foot kicks out and really since I can remember I've had issues on and off with it.

Were you the guy coming down into City Creek while I was on my way out?

From fly on the Wall on Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 18:53:38 from 168.179.215.242

We passed on the road on the west side of the canyon, above and west of Memory Grove. I was heading toward the capitol and you were heading toward the hairpin turn. I did say hello. One of these days we will be heading the same direction.

Before I was close enough to recognize your face, I was thinking, "that guy looks fast but his right knee doesn't pivot correctly." Sorry just my random thought.

I also have funky biomechanics. Mine includes extreme over pronation and a left foot that points out about 30 degrees.

From fly on the Wall on Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 18:58:54 from 168.179.215.242

Here is a very fast runner with very unusual bio mechanics-

http://www.runningcoaches.com/coachcraig.html

You can't tell in the picture but his feet don't point forward when he runs.

From Adam RW on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 22:39:23 from 98.202.223.65

It is amazing to me what some people can overcome. I'm happy with what I'm able to do. On a couple of occasions I've had people tell me after a race that they had counted me out as I passed them because of my leg kicking out only to find out that they couldn't catch back up later... Thank you for the link.

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