Yearly Archives: 2010

2400 miles later

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Thomas Powell

This has been the best disappointing year ever!  200 miles per month averaged, despite barely creeping near 200 miles a couple of times the last few months. A Running History In 2006, I started running.  By virtue of every race … Continue reading →

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Exit the Monkey, 2 years later – a race report

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Thomas Powell

It’s been two years since I last ran the Harpeth Hills Flying Monkey Marathon. Last Time on Monkey… In my last experience, the Flying Monkey was my first marathon coming back from injury time-off in August and September.  Earlier that … Continue reading →

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Strength exercises and struggles with any form of cross-training

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Thomas Powell

I talk with a lot of fellow gym rats at work and, with the exception of a few runners, running is generally viewed as some form of punishment. Runners can even get a t-shirt or bumper sticker to reinforce this … Continue reading →

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Switching focus away from the marathon for a little while

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Thomas Powell

I’ve had a combination of really good marathon experiences and really bad marathon experiences at this point. The race day experience doesn’t bother me too much. The marathon is a challenging distance to run well, because little problems early on … Continue reading →

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Chicago Megathon, er… Marathon Race Report

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Thomas Powell

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 list of marathons that I wanted to do.  While New York has the five … Continue reading →

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