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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 331.25
RM 090416 Lifetime Miles: 136.06
Saucony Type A Lifetime Miles: 200.18
Nike Vaporfly Pink Lifetime Miles: 122.22
Saucony Ride #37 - Black Lifetime Miles: 56.50
Saucony Ride #38 - Neon Lifetime Miles: 53.50
Saucony Ride #39 - Grey Lifetime Miles: 59.50
Brooks Launch #38 - Grey Lifetime Miles: 65.25
Brooks Launch #39 - White Lifetime Miles: 57.50
Brooks Launch #40 - Blue Lifetime Miles: 54.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
28.500.000.000.000.000.000.0028.50
Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 7.00RM 090416 Miles: 0.01Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 6.00Saucony Rides #7 Miles: 7.00Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.00

Easy family 3.

Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.00

It is a amazing the way my memory works. I did the SugarHouse commute run in this morning. Though I've run this route dozens if not a 100x, I remembered it being 5 mi. It was a cool run both temperature wise and in mood. I have a potential knee follow-up visit with the doctor this Thursday and since nothing has changed pro or con with my knee I wanted to really test it before I went in. I started toward SugarHouse at an even clip and then surged for one mile (6:12). By no means my fastest mile but it did feel nice to test the legs. From that point on the next 4 mi are more or less up hill. The "cool" part of the run came in that the sky was clear overhead at the start of my run. There was an electrical storm on the other side of the valley. During the run it kept getting closer. It felt like I was trying to out run the storm. The clouds made it overhead by the time I got to campus but the rain didn't start until I made it in the building. Overall the run felt good and I am happy that I finally pushed myself a little. The overall pace was nothing spectacular but for the few of you that are still checking in on me and remember what my usual pace for this run used to be this mornings 8:05/mi is not that bad. Have a great week.

RM 090416 Miles: 0.01Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.00

Nothing special today except that the week is moving along nicely (I know it is only Tuesday). It is amazing how much better I felt yesterday by starting it with a nice run. I think of the TV campaign for that granola bar that one good choice leads to another and the even older saying about getting up on the right vs. wrong side of the bed. Today didn't have as nice of a start but it was still in the good range. Just a little tired. The best news is that my muscle soreness is out competing my knee pain. Must mean I am finally getting back into shape.

Saucony Rides #7 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

Continuing in the right direction. Very happy with my progress this week. Campus commute run in.

Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.00

Don't want to take too much advantage of my improving knee so just did the commute run in.

 In addition to Kory's car related injury the other week, I just found out that one of my students was hit on his why home from lab last night. His injuries aren't as serious as Kory's and he was on a bike not running but it just goes to show that drivers are not watching as closely as we all need them to. Be careful out there!

Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

End to a very hard work week. In between meetings today opted for a trail run up Dry Creek. It felt good. 

Saucony Rides #7 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.000.000.000.005.50

Went to cheer on my wife in her first half marathon. She had a good time and really enjoyed the race. The weather was perfect and I pushed the girls up to just before the 10 mile mark and then ran down with her to the finish. I was hoping for 30 mi this week but just missed that. This was my best week in over 6 months. I still have a long way to go and my knee is still not 100% but maybe my normal is not 100%. 

Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 5.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
28.500.000.000.000.000.000.0028.50
Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 7.00RM 090416 Miles: 0.01Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 6.00Saucony Rides #7 Miles: 7.00Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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