| 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 | | 52.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 55.00 |
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.28 | Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 20.50 | Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 12.50 | Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 9.00 | Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 15.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 40.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 40.50 | Weight: 0.00 | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| A fun family day. There was another baptism at church this morning and then in the afternoon we walked the mall. I did a late evening run and ran into some friends and their new baby. I even got to hold her (2 wk old). The run was relaxing and I would even say a little cool at the end. Avg. 7:52 HR 139; Ascent 1522 ft Descent 1530 ft
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.01 | Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 12.00 |
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| 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 | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Happy Labor Day. Very busy day. Into work early to be home for a picnic with the family and friends. Then back to work for a few more hours before coming back home for a second picnic. Then a modified home loop with John. Avg. 8:12 HR 136
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| Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 6.00 |
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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 | | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
| AM: Did not sleep well last night. Commute run in. Avg. 10:18 HR 125 PM: Solo home loop. The weather was nice and I enjoyed the run. Avg. 7:51 HR 139
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.27 | Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 6.00 | Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 2.50 |
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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 | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
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AM: Commute run. Dare I say that it was chilly this morning? Avg. 9:56 HR 155 PM: Evening trail run (headlamps at end). Shoreline to City Creek and then back on the roads. Ran with John. Avg. 9:32 HR 132
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| Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 2.50 | Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 12.50 |
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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 | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Quick shortened home loop after a fairly productive day. Avg. 7:08 HR 166
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| Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 3.00 |
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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 | | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
| Commute run in to end the work week. Out late last night so slept in a little this morning. Avg. 8:58 HR 144
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| Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 2.50 |
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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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Run in Rhythm 5K (3.17 Miles) 00:20:09, Place in age division: 1 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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AM: Did the free 5K associated with the Be Well Utah Family Health Fair. It was a fun run but I made a major minor race mistake. I did not look at the map before the race. I was pushing both girls in the race so I figured I would have people to follow. They had 600 registered and encouraged bandits. I did a brief 1 mile warmup stroller free and then got the stroller fully loaded with both girls. The first mile and a half were mostly up with a sharp climb the final quarter of the first mile. About a 1/2 mile in there were 3 or 4 guys way up on the rest of the pack. Then a mid-pack of about 5-6 guys. I caught up with the mid-pack just in time to climb the hill. They put a bit on me and a few I had passed went back by me. However, we then hit the downhill and I caught them all just to find out that the lead guy of that mid-pack had lost sight of the leaders and we were lost. So I took the lead and guided the group back to the start/finish area and then by Garmin just added on another 0.6 mi. That is why it ended up being a little long... Oh well. The girls really enjoy being pushed during the races and besides asking why I was going "so slow" up the hills were a good cheer section to have along. Overall, it was still fun and then after my wife and I got our hardware (medals for 3rd and 1st in our age groups) we went home changed and then came back to meet friends for the health fair. It was fun and we got to spend a good hour playing on the football field and climbing the stadium stairs. Mile 1: 7:09.89 HR 177 Ascent 157ft Descent 21ft
Mile 2: 6:06.89 HR 180 Ascent 66ft Descent 133ft
Mile 3: 5:51.90 HR 182 Ascent 28ft Descent 127ft
0.17 Mi: 1:00.59 HR 182 Ascent 5ft Descent 13ft TOTAL: 20:09.27 HR 180 PM: Had to go into work for a very quick experiment after the girls bedtime so I ran to the Memory Grove overlook and back to finish off my week. I'm happy with the return to some mileage. In my typical fashion I'm going to try and keep playing it conservative with the recovery though and bounce back and forth between the 45 and 55 range for a few more weeks. Mi 6, Avg. 7:51 HR 142
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| Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 4.00 | Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 6.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.50 | 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 | | 52.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 55.00 |
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.28 | Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 20.50 | Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 12.50 | Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 9.00 | Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 15.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 40.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 40.50 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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