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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
49.000.000.000.000.000.000.0049.00
Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 20.50Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 20.00RM 090416 Miles: 0.36Brooks Launch Blue #3 Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 50.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 50.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.000.000.000.0016.00

Group run from Highland High. Got there a little early and Fritz was already there so we did a mile warm-up. Then by the time I got back to the cars Jake, Andrea and Adam (ACorn) were there. We did a major loop south and then Fritz and I finished off with a loop of SugarHouse. A fun run with great company. Made it fly by.

With the earlier start managed to get in the extra miles and still have time for breakfast before church. The afternoon was family time hitting up both the history museum and the zoo for an hour each. Nice to have season passes...

Avg. 7:31 HR 153

Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 16.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.000.000.000.000.002.50

Only a commute run. Had three meetings today and had to work in the evening to make up for the lost time...

Avg. 9:35 HR 137

Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 2.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

Sleep over running today. Don't like making that decision but sometimes it is the best training choice.

Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.00

A&W commute run. There was some wind but fortunately it was blowing in the right direction so as only to be in my face the first mile. 

Avg. 8:45 HR 135

RM 090416 Miles: 0.11Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.000.000.000.008.50

AM: We had some snow last night but the ground was mostly snow free. There was a good layer of ice but otherwise things were fine. Much cooler this morning but with the direct commute run in I wasn't out there long enough to notice :)

2.5 mi Avg. 9:23 HR 137

PM: Nights like tonight are how you know I'm crazy. Out in the PM, in drizzly snow in the dark in the cold. But you know what it actually felt pretty nice. The other fun part is when you do see another runner (I saw two) there is an extra effort to wave hi, saying "Hey we are both crazy but nice job."

6 mi Avg. 7:33 HR 155

Brooks Launch Blue #3 Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.000.000.000.004.50

AM: Shortest night of sleep this week. Not too shabby. Mid-campus commute run, nice and early. Early enough that I got to break in a lot of the snow that fell last night. There is something so satisfying about being the first person to run down a street or sidewalk that has no prints on it. Happy Friday all...

Mi 3.5 Avg. 10:02 (not a typo) HR 140

PM: Treadmill warm-up mile for PT.

Mi 1

Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 4.50
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
11.500.000.000.000.000.000.0011.50

Late afternoon run. Had to stop into work for about 15 min so I did a run to Memory Grove overlook from home with the brief stop off. Good day overall. The girls had been sick and I thought my wife and I were going to miss it but I was coughing some and my wife woke up with a bit of a cough. Good news is the running seems to help clear things out. 

Avg. 8:00 HR 137 Ascent 1805 ft Descent 1836 ft

RM 090416 Miles: 0.25Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 11.50
Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
49.000.000.000.000.000.000.0049.00
Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 20.50Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 20.00RM 090416 Miles: 0.36Brooks Launch Blue #3 Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 50.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 50.00Weight: 0.00
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