| 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 | | 58.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 59.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 59.50 |
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Overall, I'm happy with the way I feel today. I have a little lower back pain but nothing in the knee or butt. I want for a short walk with Kaitlyn and Sandra and otherwise had to work on the grant. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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Still feeling pretty good. Same lower back pain but nothing I'm too concerned with. AM run, it was already pretty warm and this haze is a little depressing. Did my SH loops and then off to lab meeting. Now I'm back at the grant, one week from today and then I can refocus on running… Avg. 8:08 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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Great news I got a grant! I had been working on a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) grant due on the 16th. I had previously applied to an American Heart Association (AHA) grant back the first week of January. Due to funding cuts in government grants the funding rate of the AHA went from 30% to 27%. My grant was ranked ~27.5%. Therefore, I was the first grant not funded. However, I found out last night that one additional spot opened up. So long story short I don't have to (and can't also) apply to the JDRF.
My run was the usual AM SH loop. My back pain was completely gone (big surprise) think it was work related??? Avg. 8:15 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 9.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 |
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Overall a good run. I did it acceleration style from home 3out/1in SH loops. Started at 8:30 pace and increased it 10-30 second per mile down to 6:13 then about 1.5 cool down back home. |
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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 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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Nothing special to report. Felt a little tired (early start 5:10AM). Took awhile to get the legs moving first mile about 9:15. Then settled into an easy pace and just got lost in the run. Avg. 8:11. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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I finally got to run in the light. It was warm though still over 90 at 7:30. I felt good, rested, and awake. I pushed a little Avg. 7:12 with the first 5 at 7:03. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 |
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Exact same run as last week. However, my splits were a lot more even. I didn't start out as slow but I also didn't blast the last 3 miles. Felt good over all. A few of the bikers now recognize me and give thumbs up as they pass. Avg 7:28; a few seconds per mile faster than last week but actually felt easier effort wise. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 58.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 59.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 59.50 |
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