| 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 | | 48.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 48.00 |
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| Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 13.00 | RM 090416 Miles: 0.99 | Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 9.50 | Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 17.00 | Brooks Launch Blue #3 Miles: 5.00 | Saucony Compression Socks 1&2 Miles: 3.50 | Saucony Shadow #1Black Miles: 3.50 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 44.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 44.50 | Weight: 0.00 | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| Another good night's sleep. Then some family fun including a hike up Big Cottonwood. Left foot still a little achy but not the sharp pains of Thu and Fri. Planned on the Suicide Loop but had some GI issues and stopped the run. Not good to eat too much before your run... Good night none-the-loss. Avg. 8:53 HR 150
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| Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 3.50 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 | 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 | | 9.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
| PM1: Got a ride in this morning as we were taking care of some family stuff this morning. So I did a commute run home. Mi 2.5 Avg. 7:35 HR 151 PM2: After the girls went down did the suicide loop with John. Mi 7 Avg. 8:37 HR 136
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| Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 9.50 |
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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 | | 9.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
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AM: Commute run in with a stop off at my polling place. Got both my voting and the exit poll completed in under 15 minutes. Not too shabby. The weather has just been so perfect the last few days. Trying to enjoy it while it lasts. Left foot still achy but each day since Friday has been slightly better. Mi 3.5 Avg. 8:22 HR 165 (strange about the heart rate, must have got worked up voting...) PM: A&W in reverse. Mi 6 Avg. 7:52 HR 150
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.73 | Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 9.50 |
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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 | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
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AM: Early morning commute due to an experiment. Got that done and then off to the races of the day... Mi 2.5 Avg. 9:01 PM: Stadium loop with John. Mi 5 Avg. 8:22 HR 139
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.25 | Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 7.50 |
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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 | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
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AM: I was tired this morning. Overall the week has been going very well making progress in each of the primary targets at work. Mi 5 Avg. 9:02 HR 155 PM: Suicide loop with John. The air was disgusting because of all the wind and particulate matter. But the weather was still perfect temps for a run. Tomorrow for snow... Mi 7 Avg. 8:44 HR 141
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| Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 7.00 | Brooks Launch Blue #3 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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| | 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 during the hail. The snow started after I got into work. There is already a good inch or more up on campus. wish I was out running right now. But have some writing to do this month and today is the day to get started... Avg. 9:41 HR 141
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| RM 090416 Miles: 0.01 | Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 2.50 |
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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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Run for Clean Water 5K (3.11 Miles) 00:19:43, Place overall: 2 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
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I was increasingly congested yesterday and ran a slight fever. I was not sure if I was going to make it this morning. The > 6 in of snow the day before and the > 6 in coming down today didn't help that choice. However, I like running in the snow. Especially in the woods! It has to be one of the most relaxing experiences I have ever done. So the deal was I took some Nyquil and had a decent night's sleep. I felt much better and was at least not coughing just a little congested. Then I took some Dayquil after sleeping in and headed to the race start. It was already snowing again and picked up the entire morning until I got home. As Allie had mentioned it was a small race but the 20+ of us showed up and were ready to run. She did a GREAT job organizing and getting everything together. James did a great job marking the course and even though by the time he finished marking the course was already snowed over so we couldn't see his feet it was marked well enough that no wrong turns were made. I met a few new guys, some very new to the area and did a short warm up with one of them, Ken. The race started right on time and one guy took the lead and I tucked in behind him. At about a quarter mile I took the lead and kept it until about this same point in the second loop of the farm. It was so much fun running in near white out conditions (especially since the snow was caking my glasses) and the footing the slippery in a couple spots was not as bad as I expected. The second loop was just me watching Andrew pull away to take the win but considering the night before I didn't think I was going to be at the start I'm happy with how I held it together. It was so much fun and totally worth it. Then spoke with a guy three weeks new to the area Ben. A second cheer to Allie and James. I especially liked the hot cocoa, mug, and hat for my age group win! Yum... 6:15, 6:16, 6:32 (should have toughed it out more there...), and 0:39 to finish it off. 19:43 total, no HR as it slipped down to my stomach after the first mile. It was averaging 188 for that mile though... I think just the cold and not the effort.
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| Saucony Compression Socks 1&2 Miles: 3.50 | Saucony Shadow #1Black Miles: 3.50 |
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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 | | 48.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 48.00 |
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| Saucony Rides #8 Miles: 13.00 | RM 090416 Miles: 0.99 | Saucony Rides #9 Miles: 9.50 | Brooks Launch Orange #2 Miles: 17.00 | Brooks Launch Blue #3 Miles: 5.00 | Saucony Compression Socks 1&2 Miles: 3.50 | Saucony Shadow #1Black Miles: 3.50 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 44.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 44.50 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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