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No excuses, legs! Quick two miler #twit2fit

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Thomas Powell

Sunny, slightly breezy, and 71° F.  Seems like a horrible crime to do only 2 miles.  If not for the 5k tomorrow morning, I could have went out for at least 10. I went out and tested my legs in … Continue reading →

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25 weeks to go #twit2fit

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Thomas Powell

The OBX marathon is on November 8, 2009.  That’s 25 weeks away.  That’s also a long way to go for someone who has not put 25 weeks of running together in over a year. I just completed my first 40 … Continue reading →

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First tempo run in a while #twit2fit

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Thomas Powell

5.68 miles in 48:54.2, or 8:37/mile.  3 mile tempo, target pace:  7:30/mile. This was my first attempt at a tempo run in a while (one where the “tempo” portion lasted over 20 minutes.)  My conditioning is still lacking, and my … Continue reading →

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"Ready" to "run" the Flying Monkey Marathon

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Thomas Powell

Well, I’m present for the Flying Monkey Marathon, at least. Met fellow RunningAhead.com members at the packet pickup… One of them asked me if me if I had driven the course yet. I said that I hadn’t, to which he … Continue reading →

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Taper madness – Enter the Monkey

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Thomas Powell

After quickly building up to 50 miles per week (+5 miles per week) for one week, I had an 80% and 60% week the last two weeks, and 14 miles this week on Monday and Tuesday. The goal? The Flying … Continue reading →

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