Category Archives: race day

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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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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