| 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 | | 27.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.00 |
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| Brooks Launch #4 Miles: 11.00 | Brooks Launch #5 Miles: 5.00 | Saucony Rides #11 Miles: 5.00 | Saucony Rides #10 Miles: 6.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 41.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 41.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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| Focus on sleep. Finally got some. Then went to Oak Mountain State Park and did on hour of paddle boat with the girls followed by some walking around and ending the day in the pool. Finally a relaxing day...
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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 | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Nice morning today. Probably the coolest since we've been here. Just took it easy. Want to try and get back to where I was two weeks ago and move on from there. Avg. 8:49 HR 122
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| Brooks Launch #4 Miles: 5.00 |
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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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Another nice morning. Avg. 8:57 HR 124
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| Brooks Launch #5 Miles: 5.00 |
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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 | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| One of the first warm mornings. Still not hot but my glasses fogged up a few times during the run... Otherwise nothing special. Avg. 8:50 HR 131
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| Saucony Rides #11 Miles: 5.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| So today was my first day as a professor. Assistant professor but still a start. Really it signifies the end of a 30 year race and a start to the next 30 year race. Since kindergarten I said I wanted to be a scientist and now at 35 I have my own lab. The next few years are going to be a whole new set of challenges. From the perspective of the blog one of the most critical is keeping the balance I have worked so hard to nurture throughout the training. No run today but I did have a great day. Even started with a publication being accepted. |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.50 | 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 |
| Second longest run since we moved to Alabama. My left heal is still being a pain but other than that it was a nice morning (no foggy glasses today). Happy Friday! Avg. 9:03 HR 128
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| Brooks Launch #4 Miles: 6.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 | 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 |
| Up crazy early, no alarm. Got some work done and then out for a fairly pleasant run. Definitely starting to know the streets around here. All mostly loops from a central parkway but at least I'm mixing up the standard out and back. Avg. 8:11 HR 137
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| Saucony Rides #10 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 | | 27.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.00 |
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| Brooks Launch #4 Miles: 11.00 | Brooks Launch #5 Miles: 5.00 | Saucony Rides #11 Miles: 5.00 | Saucony Rides #10 Miles: 6.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 41.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 41.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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