| 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 | | 68.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 68.00 |
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.73 | Brooks Launch #4 Miles: 10.00 | Saucony Rides #10 Miles: 10.50 | Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 6.00 | Brooks Launch #5 Miles: 18.50 | Saucony Rides #11 Miles: 10.50 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 40.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 40.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 12.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.50 |
| AM: Well not exactly the wisest thing to do. Up late working and then could not get to sleep. Unfortunate part about that is that I needed to be into lab for an hour this morning... So I did the direct commute run to and from to try and get the juices flowing. Then off to church. Mi 2.5 Avg. 9:35 HR 131
Mi 3 Avg. 7:26 HR 148
PM: The good thing about preparing a talk is that I can practice it in my head while I run. So I did an afternoon suicide loop before coffee with friends. Then back to more work... I need to get a handle on this and find a way to get healthy amounts of sleep while still getting some work done. Mi 7 Avg. 7:56 HR 146
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| Night Sleep Time: 3.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 3.00 | 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 | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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Not sure what to say... I'm still a bit in shock. It seems like every month or every week there is something. The stabbings in Texas just happened a week ago and now this. I'm glad the Utah contingent is ok but I am so sad for the families of the murdered, the injured, and the 10,000s that had their special day ruined. Congrats to those that had good races. You deserve it and should take pride and not let these people take that away from you. To the rest my prayers are with you and your families. Up very early for my talk, got a ride in, then did a long Memory Grove run home to clear my head of the talk and today's events. Avg. 7:07 no HR
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.25 | Brooks Launch #4 Miles: 10.00 |
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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 | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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8 hours of sleep! I needed it. A&W commute run in. Avg. 9:04 HR 138
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.11 | Saucony Rides #10 Miles: 6.00 |
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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 | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
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AM: Early start to the day. Had an early experiment but still did the full A&W commute. Mi 6 Avg. 8:12 HR 151 PM: Suicide loop with John. No Garmin. Mi 7
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.25 | Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 6.00 | Brooks Launch #5 Miles: 7.00 |
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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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 |
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AM: In early for experiment. Direct commute run. Mi 2.5 Avg. 9:45 HR 160 (yikes) PM: Evening Memory Grove loop from work. Mi 8 Avg. 8:35 HR 147
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| Saucony Rides #11 Miles: 10.50 |
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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 |
| Only time for a commute run today. After work at the race expo.
Mi 2.5 Avg. 9:07 HR 150
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| Saucony Rides #10 Miles: 2.50 |
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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 | | 13.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.50 |
| AM: Cheering my wife on to her first marathon. The weather could have been better but she did very well. I had the girls in tow so it made for interesting travel between all the spots. Ended up seeing her at miles 1, 4, 8, 13, 16, 20, 24, and the finish! She held on to the 3:40 pace as long as she could but with heels bleeding through her shoes at mile 20 from the water logged socks she finally hit the wall. She managed to hold it together to still get under 4 hours for her first marathon so she is rightfully happy and I think once she can walk up and down stairs again may even be up for giving the BQ another shot. I did some running near the mile marks to get her Gus, etc. Mi 2. PM: Of course 12 hours after the start of the marathon the day turned about as perfect as you could ever hope to run in. So I did I south loop. Mi 11.5 Avg. 8:08 HR 133
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.01 | Saucony Rides #10 Miles: 2.00 | Brooks Launch #5 Miles: 11.50 |
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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 | | 68.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 68.00 |
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.73 | Brooks Launch #4 Miles: 10.00 | Saucony Rides #10 Miles: 10.50 | Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 6.00 | Brooks Launch #5 Miles: 18.50 | Saucony Rides #11 Miles: 10.50 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 40.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 40.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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