| 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 | | 75.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 75.00 |
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| Just another easy run to finish off 70 for the week. Next week I start to build again. I may try and switch to a Sun start of the week however it is easier for me to plan with a Mon start... We'll see. No family today, it was a little chilly. I ran on my own and then Sandra went for a run while I played with Kaitlyn. Unfortunately, now I'm at work as I have a lot of catching up to do after the festivities of the week... |
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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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In work a little before 5:30am. Morning meeting ran over so I didn’t get out until about 10:45. This was a good deal as it had warmed almost 12 degrees from the time I got up. When I was getting my gear my Garmin fell out of my bag (no more than a 2-foot drop) and wouldn’t power up. This happened one other time and all I had to do was put it in its cradle. However, that was at home. So today was without watch or Garmin. This was fine except I had initially planned a different run. Instead I ran MM 1-6 and back. Back is definitely harder. Showered and back to work by 12:25pm. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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I was wiped out from a combination of the weekend and a long day Monday. I ended up working a total of 13-hrs yesterday and went to bed feeling fairly overwhelmed. I was able to drag myself out of bed at 5am but not for a workout. I ended up heading over to SH and doing 3 outer loops and 1 inner loop. I felt a little guilty as I saw the Black Sheep doing their workout as I was trudging my way around the outside of the park. However, I needed the time to unwind mentally. Today is going much better. The good news is my only plan for this week was to build mileage. I’m focusing on my base for a few more weeks before I get serious about regular speed. Garmin still not working my pace about a little under 8:30 by cumulative time on the clock in my kitchen. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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Yesterday was another long work day. However, I got more done and felt a little more under control so I was more rested heading out today. It was chilly this morning but I was dressed for it. I particularly like running in the snow. Especially since I was the only one out on my course this morning so I got to make fresh footprints and follow them back. My pace was very slow as much of the route was also pretty icy. I ran Foothill, over Parleys, and south past the Ace Hardware store and back. Watch estimate Avg. < 9:00… |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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I kind of like broken records, around we go again. In St. Louis I did the same run more or less everyday and always enjoyed it, that was pre-Garmin. Since I’ve had the Garmin I’ve been mixing it up a bit more but today I did the exact same run as yesterday. Without the snow and ice I was about 7 minutes faster however still at a VERY relaxed pace. It was a little bit warmer but actually felt colder as it was a little windy on the way back (and I wore one less layer). My legs are really starting to feel the cumulative mileage, in a good way though. They feel tired but not in pain. I’m really in a transition state right now and the toughest part is being patient. Each morning I wake up wanting to run hard miles but I keep telling myself that I will have plenty of time in Jan-March to focus on speed.
As you may know from the discussion board I was struggling with the upgrade to the G305. Between the G205 going down this week and finding a great deal on-line the other day ($155.48), I broke down and my wife got me one for my b-day. It was already shipped this morning so hopefully come Monday I can have some “real fun” with numbers… |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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So far the day is going well. I had to get the run in early again. Same out and back. It was amazing I actually saw warm bodies out this morning. There were three other runners out. I shaved an additional 6 min off my time and felt good. I just rolled through the run (Avg. ~7:35 my Garmin should arrive Mon). So far work is going well today as well, so I’m looking forward to a fun weekend… |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
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Surprise, surprise my Garmin came in Friday afternoon. That was about 36hrs from the time I ordered it. I went for a snow run early… The early part turned out to be good as I missed half the accumulation. The run was good. I did MM 6-12 again. To my surprise there were actually a lot of people out, even at 5:30am. As soon as I got back a shoveled. Big mistake, I ended up shoveling two more times. This morning when I woke up I couldn’t move my arms…
As far as the Garmin 305 goes. I like it. The signal accusation is so much better than the 201. It was even able to get a signal before I left the house and nearly got a signal while I was still in the basement. The heart rate was interesting and I like the graphing with the software.
Avg. 7:43 HR 140 |
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