Monthly Archives: August 2009

My only stint of calorie counting in 3 years of weight loss #twit2fit

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Thomas Powell

I did about 6 months of calorie counting, mostly focused during ramping up my mileage for my best marathon time ever (by at least 50 minutes).  I had intense focus on both training and diet (at least calorie intake) during … Continue reading →

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This year’s World Hunger Relief relay will be a 2 x 12 hour treadmill relay

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Thomas Powell

…instead of a death-defying run back-and-forth between our two campuses (9.2 miles).  Bummer. In fairness, the only death-defying parts of the run were the crossings (at between 9am and 3pm) of Poplar Level Rd @ Jefferson, Fern Valley Rd @ … Continue reading →

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14.11 miles in 2:18:00 to Iroquois Park, up the hill, and back–good run even though slow.

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Thomas Powell

Today was  a beautiful day.  My parents watched the kids while I ran my long run from their house to Iroquois Park, around, up the hill…  no time pressure.  Limited traffic to deal with for that time of day too.  … Continue reading →

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Help… I’m working on a 70-mile week, with a goal marathon on 11/8… #running

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Thomas Powell

Ok, clarification…  the help I seek is with my plan, not with my sanity. Working on a 70-mile week, goal marathon 11/8. [Training log summary] Should I push through to 80 miles over the next 4 weeks or down to … Continue reading →

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Slightly slow 17 miler in 2:44:15 #twit2fit

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Thomas Powell

I guess it’s a good sign that I could finish a long run with any legs at all given that I’ve run my first back-to-back 60+ mile weeks ever.  I just hate feeling like my legs are dead on a … Continue reading →

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