| 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 | | 57.14 | 3.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 60.25 |
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| Nike Vaporfly Pink Miles: 8.00 | Brooks Launch Silver #28 Miles: 13.50 | Saucony Rides Blue B #29 Miles: 6.75 | Saucony Rides Blue A #28 Miles: 8.00 | Saucony Type A Miles: 7.00 | Saucony Rides Orange #30 Miles: 17.00 |
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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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UAB Path June 1 mi Challenge Part A (1 Miles) 00:06:00 | | 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 |
| My Department at UAB has announced a June wellness challenge.
Goal is to run 1 mi as hard as you can the first week of June (ending today) and then a second mile by the 30th.
Looking for fasted and/or most improved.
2 mi wu Avg. 8:38
1 mi 6:00.9
5 mi cd Avg. 9:45
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| Nike Vaporfly Pink Miles: 8.00 |
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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 | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| w/ Josh in the rain.
Avg. 9:09
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| Brooks Launch Silver #28 Miles: 5.50 |
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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 | | 6.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.75 |
| Super humid AM run.
Avg. 11:08
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| Saucony Rides Blue B #29 Miles: 6.75 |
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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 | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Treadmill run. Trying to escape heat but indoors still gets pretty toasty...
Avg. 9:02
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| Brooks Launch Silver #28 Miles: 8.00 |
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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 | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Outdoors between meetings. Hot of the day, but much less humid.
Avg. 10:02
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| Saucony Rides Blue A #28 Miles: 8.00 |
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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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5K@ADA Virtual Challenge (3.11 Miles) 00:21:34 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 3.89 | 3.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Warm-up with daughter. 3 mi Avg. 10:14
Same 5K course as a month ago. But 2:02 slower... Just not feeling it today. 3.11 mi Avg. 6:56
Cooldown solo to round off the miles. 0.89 mi Avg. 9:54
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| Saucony Type A 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 | | 17.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 |
| LSD
Avg. 10:04
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| Saucony Rides Orange #30 Miles: 17.00 |
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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 | | 57.14 | 3.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 60.25 |
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| Nike Vaporfly Pink Miles: 8.00 | Brooks Launch Silver #28 Miles: 13.50 | Saucony Rides Blue B #29 Miles: 6.75 | Saucony Rides Blue A #28 Miles: 8.00 | Saucony Type A Miles: 7.00 | Saucony Rides Orange #30 Miles: 17.00 |
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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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