| 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 | | 32.25 | 9.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.50 |
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.02 | Brooks Launch Blue #9 Miles: 6.00 | Brooks Launch Blue #10 Miles: 22.50 | Saucony Rides Silver #19 Miles: 7.00 | Saucony Rides Silver #20 Miles: 6.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Night run.
Avg. 9:49
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.02 | Brooks Launch Blue #9 Miles: 6.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | 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 | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Loopy run between storm fronts.
Avg. 8:59
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| Brooks Launch Blue #10 Miles: 6.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | 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 | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| I little bit of speed play.
3 pond loops 2 fast
2 hill loops 1 fast
2 mile loops 1 fast; obviously the mile was not even pace... :)
Avg. 7:52
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| Saucony Rides Silver #19 Miles: 7.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | 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 | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Very slow recovery run.
Avg. 10:11
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| Saucony Rides Silver #20 Miles: 6.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | 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 | | 5.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.25 |
| "Group" run.
Avg. 9:43
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| Brooks Launch Blue #10 Miles: 5.25 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | 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 | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Day off.
Went hiking with the family in the late afternoon. About 3-4 mi.
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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Statue 2 Statue 15K (9.33 Miles) 01:06:24, Place overall: 12, Place in age division: 3 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 9.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.25 |
| This is billed as the toughest 15K in the SE, and those hills are killers.
This is one I've contined to to since moving here.
Particularly because it is part of the BTC Race Series and partly because it runs from the Vulcan Statue to the Liberty Statue in my neighborhood.
The weahter was perfect, just below 50F when I showed up and probably still below 60F for the finish. One of the coolest days all week so that was a blessing.
Just took it nice and easy, felt good the whole way. Still being cautious after last years "Great Slack of 2016" but am well on my way with already tieing the number of 40+ mile weeks of a miserable 3, but still in the right direction. Compared to 2012 when I didn't have a single week under 30... and 37 over 40.
Did a two mile warm-up and then not much noteworthy about the race, passed most people in the first three and the next 6 we all stayed in place.
Avg. 7:11
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| Brooks Launch Blue #10 Miles: 11.25 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | 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 | | 32.25 | 9.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.50 |
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.02 | Brooks Launch Blue #9 Miles: 6.00 | Brooks Launch Blue #10 Miles: 22.50 | Saucony Rides Silver #19 Miles: 7.00 | Saucony Rides Silver #20 Miles: 6.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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