| 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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 41.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.00 |
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| Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 18.00 | Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 5.00 | Saucony Shadow #1Black Miles: 10.00 | Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 8.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 45.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 45.50 | Weight: 0.00 | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Finally a little better in the sleep department. Family day, church and then to the ice rink. We did the open skate. It was my wife and daughters first time on skates and my first time since 2002. Definitely could feel I was working different muscles and helping the little ones along gave a new meaning to arm and back work... Good day. In the evening did a stadium loop with John. Mi 5 Avg. 8:57 HR 132
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| Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 5.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
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AM: Happy MLK day. In college I took a class just on his life, speeches, etc. He was a very interesting person. Even though the campus is mostly empty I still had to come in to take care of things and keep this year's momentum going. Commute run in. Mi 3 Avg. 9:56 HR 131 PM: Memory Grove loop with John and then commute home. Mi 10 Avg. 8:20 HR 127
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| Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 13.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| AM: That is not a typo with the sleep time. Just decided I needed to put some hours in the bank because tomorrow is going to be rough... Commute run. Mi 2.5 Avg. 9:40 HR 137 PM: Had to cut the run and just do the direct commute back. I pushed as hard as footing/traffic would allow. Mi 2.5 Avg. 6:18 HR 156
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| Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.50 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
| Well today was a bit crazier than I thought. 5:30am until 7pm straight! After that I decided to bag my PM run. Commute in. Avg. 10:39 HR 126
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| Saucony Shadow #1Black Miles: 2.50 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
| More of the same. Today is dinner with the invited speaker so no PM run again... Commute only. Avg. 9:31 HR 137
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| Saucony Shadow #1Black Miles: 2.50 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| AM: Commute run. No Garmin. PM: Treadmill run.
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| Saucony Shadow #1Black Miles: 5.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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SLCTC 5K (3.11 Miles) 00:17:22, Place overall: 8, Place in age division: 1 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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Seems like it was forever since I raced. Although Fritz reminded be that it has only been about 2 months. I didn't go into this race with any expectations. Just wanted to see some fellow runners and get a hard run in. The fog/smog was pretty thick and I think that did affect performance. At least it warmed to above freezing! Got there a little late but enough time to put in about a mile. Then chatted with fellow bloggers, old faces, and some new faces as well. I felt like I was working but never red lined, although my HR might disagree with that assessment. Looking forward to the 10K in a couple of weeks and hopefully using this to spur a few more workouts here and there. The biggest thing is the air and ground. Looks like both may clear up this week... Cooled down afterwards with Fritz, Kevin, and new guy from Cornell College. Then some more chatting during the raffle. Overall a good morning and nice to talk to so many familiar people.
Mile 1: 5:27 HR 175
Mile 2: 5:38 HR 185
Mile 3: 5:46 HR 187
Mile .1: 0:32 HR 189 TOTAL 17:22 HR 183
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| Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 8.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 41.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.00 |
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| Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 18.00 | Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 5.00 | Saucony Shadow #1Black Miles: 10.00 | Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 8.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 45.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 45.50 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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