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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
37.000.000.000.000.000.000.0037.00
RM 090416 Miles: 0.15Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 9.00Saucony Rides #7 Miles: 14.00Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 3.00Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 5.00Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 45.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 45.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.00

Usual family run before church. Much better day than last Sunday. At least we weren't bedridden the whole day...

Pushing both girls.

Avg. 10:13 HR 121

RM 090416 Miles: 0.10Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 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

MMM: ? Yes but no time. My Garmin decided to die this morning :(

Had to get into work early to set-up a few things so I drove. Then since I didn't get enough of 11th on Sat did my Memory Grove overlook out and back from lab. Felt sluggish but not sure how much. I surged the Firehouse mile but have no clue what pace. Now on to a busy week...

Saucony Rides #7 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.50Weight: 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

Another early start in lab. Just did the direct commute run... Garmin started working again after both my wife and I couldn't start it?... But didn't wear for this morning.

Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.00

Strange schedule this week. In to work early for a meeting. But out of work early so I was able to run with the girls. The cool part is that when we got to SugarHouse the State CC meet was going on so we got to watch a little of that.

Avg. 8:25 HR 141

Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 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

Just not feeling it this morning. Still with the strange schedule so I actually had the car this morning and ran from lab to the Memory Grove overlook. I thought I was going to work in some speedwork but just could not get the legs to wake up so I just did a run. It was early and quiet enough that I actually saw my fox friend. It has been probably a year since I saw it and it was in the general area as the last time...

Avg. 8:42 HR 144

Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 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

Don't know what my problem is this week. Maybe the "thought provoking" new definition for stressful week I've had or maybe the fact that everyone around me has been sick so maybe I am still fighting off germs. But this morning as with the rest of the week my legs and lungs just did not want to cooperate. I did the SugarHouse commute run and it was very nice out. Have a great weekend!

Avg. 9:11 HR 136

Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.00

Perfect timing today. Started the run just after the light rain stopped and stopped just as the rain picked up again. Did a family run pushing both girls past the tail gaiters  to Federal Heights, up that hill girl pushing the stroller and back home. Overall happy with how the week shaped up despite the fatigue etc.

Avg. 9:58 HR 131

RM 090416 Miles: 0.05Saucony Rides #7 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
37.000.000.000.000.000.000.0037.00
RM 090416 Miles: 0.15Saucony Rides #6 Miles: 9.00Saucony Rides #7 Miles: 14.00Asics DS-Trainer #4 Miles: 3.00Asics DS-Trainer #5 Miles: 5.00Brooks Launch #1 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 45.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 45.00Weight: 0.00
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