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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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Saucony Ride #38 - Neon Lifetime Miles: 53.50
Saucony Ride #39 - Grey Lifetime Miles: 59.50
Brooks Launch #38 - Grey Lifetime Miles: 65.25
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Today was too much. I thought I was going to be away from the bench and back to the grant but things have a way of getting in the way of each other. 

I'm now on errand duty for everything, especially with the snow we've been having. So I spend an extra two hours in the car going to school and back and forth from work. Kaitlyn was not up to having her daddy leave her at school. It is strange she's talked about school everyday during the break and when she got there she definitely did not want me to leave... In the end everything worked out though. 

Oh yeah on top of the grants, it was "suggested" that I write two abstracts for a meeting later this year. The good news is I had to write one for the grant anyway and the other one I was supposed to have had written up already so this is a good kick in the butt.

Anyway enough stalling back to work :)...

Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From wheakory on Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 14:44:37

Sounds like the extra writing will keep you motivated which you don't need anyway.

My kids talked about school too on the break, and when it was the first day back they were not too bad. My oldest is actually going to a different school this semester (she's in 7th grade), because this school will help her transition better for High School. The other school was more like a private school setting.

Sounds like you have a busy schedule... How's the knee feeling?

From Adam RW on Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 09:11:07

The writing helps me focus. All to often I get into blinder mode and just do the experiments. Writing really forces you to think about what you are doing.

That's a good idea for your daughter. I did the exact same thing. I was going to a private grade school but knew I was going to switch to the public high school. So to "get my feet wet" I did 8th grade at the public junior high. My sister did both 7th and 8th. I think the combination of private and public education was a good one.

The knee is tight, the stress has a way of making it worse. But it will all be over one way or another soon...

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