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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
36.000.000.000.000.000.000.0036.00
Saucony Rides #7 Miles: 5.00RM 090416 Miles: 0.38Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 7.00Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 6.00Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 8.00Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 43.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 43.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.00

Kind of forgot about Daylight savings... Had a good family day with a run to SugarHouse in the middle. My body is feeling last week. It is amazing how out of shape I have become that just a few hard miles and barely over 40 mi total could beat me up like this. The best news though is that the "injury" type pains are at a minimum.

Avg. 8:07 HR 140

Saucony Rides #7 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 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

Back to my work schedule. Long day. Planned off for running though.

Night Sleep Time: 5.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.50Weight: 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

Such an awesome day out today. Commute run lower campus.

Avg. 9:28 HR 130

RM 090416 Miles: 0.11Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 4.50
Night Sleep Time: 5.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.50Weight: 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

Still a little tired. Warm this morning. Hard to believe there is snow in the forecast again. A&W commute run in. 

Avg. 8:51 HR none

RM 090416 Miles: 0.26Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.50Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.00

Happy St. Pat's Day! Most likely will end up with a 2-a-day today. Commute run in via mid-campus. Then around noon a large group from the building is planning on a run to the top of the nearest mountain behind work. We'll see if it happens... I really like the trend with my heart rate. It is finally coming back down for these easier runs.

Avg. 9:29 HR 128

Super crazy day. I managed a second run! Since I arrived at The U a group of people in the building get together to run to the top of the nearest summit by campus and have a toast to Dublin... I've always had an excuse why I couldn't go. But today I didn't allow myself that. It was beautiful up there. Perfectly clear view of the entire mountain range around the valley. It is crazy how out of my element I was running up that grade. I've done some runs up that way before but not for over a year. It was GREAT!

UP Avg. 13:58 HR 166 Ascent 1671 ft in 2.35 mi
DWN Avg. 10:15 HR 140 Descent 1350 ft in 1.65 mi

That is no joke about the mileage I timed them separately and and it came to exactly 4mi total.

RM 090416 Miles: 0.01Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.50Weight: 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

Hard time sleeping last night. Quads definitely feeling yesterday's "hill"... Nice to have pain associated with exertion. Have a great weekend.

Avg. 9:03 HR 142

Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 2.50
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Family run on the JRP. Out was tough, almost entirely in the wind pushing both girls. However, back was a lot of fun as they acted as a sail... 

Avg. 9:22 HR 138

Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
36.000.000.000.000.000.000.0036.00
Saucony Rides #7 Miles: 5.00RM 090416 Miles: 0.38Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 7.00Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 6.00Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 8.00Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 43.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 43.00Weight: 0.00
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