Monthly Archives: April 2008

Improving Weather Outlook for Flying Pig.

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Thomas Powell

High temps cooling down a little bit and lower rain chances now. Related Posts Never been so disappointed in a sub-3 hour 20 mile long run #running #twit2fit I tried to repeat the workout that I pulled off last week–5-4-3-2-1 … Continue reading →

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Weather for the Flying Pig

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Thomas Powell

From WCPO: 6 days to go. Related Posts Chicago Megathon, er… Marathon Race Report Let’s get the gory details out of the way.  My time was a 4:24:50. I was hoping for a sub-4. The Chicago Marathon was on my … Continue reading →

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Pace Band for 3:45:00 Marathon

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Thomas Powell

3:45 Pace Band Marathon Pace Guide at runnersworld.com 03:45:00 Pace Mile Split1 00:08:352 00:17:103 00:25:454 00:34:215 00:42:566 00:51:317 01:00:068 01:08:429 01:17:1710 01:25:5211 01:34:2712 01:43:0313 01:51:3814 02:00:1315 02:08:4916 02:17:2417 02:25:5918 02:34:3419 02:43:1020 02:51:4521 03:00:2022 03:08:5523 03:17:3124 03:26:0625 03:34:4126 03:43:16FINISH 03:45:00 Related … Continue reading →

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Derby mini-Marathon

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Thomas Powell

Against the good advice of far more experienced runners, I mostly raced the KDF mini-Marathon, and finished the KDF mini-Marathon in 1:46:12. I think I could have probably run sub-8s otherwise, but actually took it easy at the beginning. Legs … Continue reading →

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Legs in good shape today.

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Thomas Powell

Wednesday workout 5 miles @ 2%, 3%, 4%, 1%, 0%, successively. 8’28″ average pace, 2-4% inclines at 8’49″ pace.1% incline was hard to do any slower than 8’00″ pace0% incline was hard to do slower than 7’30″ pace Marathon Race … Continue reading →

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