| 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 | 29.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.50 |
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Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 19.50 | Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 10.00 |
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Night Sleep Time: 25.00 | Nap Time: 2.00 | Total Sleep Time: 27.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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| Well I finally made it to Belgium. The Atlanta flight was delayed almost 4 hours as well... Also due to rain. Then I ended up in a middle seat but someone switched with me. Even with the aisle and no real sleep last night I was not really able to sleep for more than 15 minutes at a time before I woke up and tried to shift around. In any case I survived and arrived exhausted but in one piece. I made it to the meeting just in time for lunch and was still able to make the afternoon sessions. A number of really good talks. |
Night Sleep Time: 2.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 2.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| Finally got sleep but still no running. Up at 7am for breakfast and then meetings solid from 8am until 3:30pm. That was followed by a group tour and some sightseeing. My talk and poster presentations were both today and they both went very well. This is definitely one of the most relevant and useful meetings I attend. After dinner I caught up with an old friend who is now faculty in Germany and we closed two bars with his students. By 3am I finally made it to my room which was a perfect time to Skype home before hitting the pillow. |
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 | 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 |
| Ouch. Had to be up at 7am so the 4am bedtime was a little tough. Then more meetings from 8am until about 1pm. Overall it was a very good meeting with a number of spectacular presentations. More importantly I was able to get my face out there and also make a number of connections. A couple that I think may lead to additional job interviews... After the meeting was completely over I ate lunch and took a nap. Then I went and ran around the grounds of the Chateau de la Hulpe (http://chateaudelahulpe.wallonie.be/apps/spip/). It has actually rained on and off the entire time here and though the weather behaved itself for me the humidity was a definite shock to the system. The trails are amazing and I saw a number of ravens, horses, water fowl, really large snails, rabbits and even a pheasant. Avg. 7:41 HR 154
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Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 10.50 |
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Night Sleep Time: 3.00 | Nap Time: 2.00 | 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 |
| I hit the trails again. It was very nice. I even saw two hawks a huge slug and a deer. Avg. 9:18 HR 136
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Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 9.00 |
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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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Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| Back home but exhausted... |
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 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Family run in Park City. We drove up to the Rail Trail and had a bit of fun. We saw a deer, a number of ground squirrels and butterflies. Avg. 9:50 HR 129
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Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 10.00 |
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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 | 29.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.50 |
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Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 19.50 | Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 10.00 |
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Night Sleep Time: 25.00 | Nap Time: 2.00 | Total Sleep Time: 27.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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