| 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 | | 41.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.50 |
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| Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 27.50 | Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 6.00 | Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 8.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 41.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 41.50 | Weight: 0.00 | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 9.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
| Early AM run with John up at Jeremy Ranch. This was my first time heading up there. It was cold but that is a blessing come summer. It is a nice run and I will want to do it again. Avg. 8:08 HR 133
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| Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 9.50 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 5.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.50 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| Most of the radio silence the last week was that I was on vacation. The first "real" vacation we have taken as a family. Today was day one and we spent the day in the car heading down to arches. VERY amazing. Did some hiking including a hike to Delicate Arch carrying my youngest in a pack. |
| 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 | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| Stayed at a hotel in Moab last night. Got up before the rest of the family and ran to the Colorado River and a bit along that and then up to the gate house of Arches and back to the hotel. So beautiful watching the sunrise in the canyon around the river. Avg. 7:56 HR 141 |
| Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 9.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | 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 | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| Up before the family again. This time we tented in Dead Horse State Park. I did a trail run that was mostly along the rim of the canyon overlooking Green River. Another beautiful sunrise run. Avg. 8:30 HR 143
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| Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 9.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| Final night of the trip, this time in Goblin Valley State Park. Tenting again. The neighbors were a bit loud but after another full day of hiking carrying my youngest I was pretty tired. This is the ultimate natural playground. Then back in the car up to SLC. |
| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | 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 |
| Well back home and back to it. Today was scheduled as a clean out the inbox and prep for next week day. A&W commute run in. Avg. 8:50
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| Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 6.00 |
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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 | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Well unfortunately work doesn't stop when you go on vacation so I had some make-up to do. I got up early and ran into work. Did some things for a while and headed back home in time to get the family to go to The Race for the Cure. This is the 2nd annual for my wife and oldest daughter. They do it in memory of my Mother-in-law and in support of my Grandmother. It also helps that it coincides with Mother's Day and my daughter's b-day (now 6). She covered the whole distance on her own two feet only waking through the water stop, finishing in a 45:56. I played leapfrog pushing my youngest along the entire course. It was fun sneaking past her and finding ways to surprise her along the course. In Avg. 9:06 HR 131
Out Avg. 7:37 HR 133
"5K" no time for me...
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| Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 8.00 |
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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 | | 41.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.50 |
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| Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 27.50 | Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 6.00 | Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 8.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 41.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 41.50 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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