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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
59.500.000.000.000.000.000.0059.50
RM 090416 Miles: 0.15Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 33.00Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 16.00Brooks Launch Blue #3 Miles: 7.00Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 3.50
Night Sleep Time: 46.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 46.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.000.000.000.009.00

I was feeling off today. Probably the mileage yesterday. Slept in and then did a family day with church, shopping and a dinner at the zoo... Ran in the evening with John.

Avg. 7:59 HR 135

RM 090416 Miles: 0.04Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 9.00
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
2.500.000.000.000.000.000.002.50

Up too late last night. Back to the Monday grind. Slept in and had the fortune of running into Jake at Sunnyside and Foothill. Ran in the last little with him and talked about his and Andrea's halfs on Saturday. You two are really tearing it up between Boston, SLC 1/2 and this race. Really looking forward to what this season brings to UT running.

Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 2.50
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
11.000.000.000.000.000.000.0011.00

Long day at work. But I got to start the day working at home and ducked in to see my daughter's school performance before hitching a ride in. Then an extended southerly loop with John.

Avg. 8:32 HR 129

Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 11.00
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
7.000.000.000.000.000.000.007.00

Trying to get more sleep. So I stayed in bed an extra hour. Then did an A&W - Popperton commute combo. I was feeling so slow this morning... It probably didn't help that mile 6 has 331ft of elevation gain.

Avg. 9:19 HR 133

Brooks Launch Blue #3 Miles: 7.00
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
13.500.000.000.000.000.000.0013.50

AM: Direct commute run. Avg. 8:59

PM: Decided to go to City Creek and run up it. Started from the gate and went to the very top. I cannot believe how long it has been since I've been up there. It had been a long time since I'd even been past the gate. Considering I used to run there over three times a week it was like a stroll down memory lane. So beautiful.

Avg. 8:14 HR 134

RM 090416 Miles: 0.11Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 13.50
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
3.500.000.000.000.000.000.003.50

Mid-campus commute. It was interesting seeing all the excitement for graduation today. I often forget that I am on campus because I'm up in the medical area. 

Avg. 10:20

Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 3.50
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
13.000.000.000.000.000.000.0013.00

I had tossed around a few ideas of what I wanted to do today. At first I thought about running a 5K time trial, as I was not making it to a race. But in the end opted for a 5xmile. I did one mile warmup, one mile on one mile off for 10 miles and then a two mile cooldown back up home.

 

Split, Avg. HR, net elevation change

 

Warmup 1mi 8:46 148 -128ft

 

5:58 169 -37ft

8:00 145 8ft

5:50 170 -60ft

7:24 146 -63ft

5:44 172 -57ft

7:34 148 -15ft

5:51 177 5ft

7:45 152 17ft

5:39 178 -42ft

8:37 145 46ft

 

Cooldown 2mi 9:11 144 307ft

 

Overall I felt good about the workout and the effort.

Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 13.00
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
59.500.000.000.000.000.000.0059.50
RM 090416 Miles: 0.15Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 33.00Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 16.00Brooks Launch Blue #3 Miles: 7.00Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 3.50
Night Sleep Time: 46.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 46.00Weight: 0.00
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