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The Iroquois hill run and an 8-week streak #twit2fit

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Thomas Powell

I ran the full hill on Iroquois park on Friday afternoon:  Sunny and mid-80s.  I had a sluggish start, but enjoyed being able to run in the near-summer temperatures after missing out on running most of last summer. The “real … Continue reading →

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My new tactic. 1% treadmill run + -3% incline on cool-down #twit2fit

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Thomas Powell

Streak day 51.  7.51 miles in 1:15:00. For my last two runs on the treadmills at work, I’ve actually been using the “cool down” as an actual cool down.  I ran 1 mile in 10 minutes, then reset the treadmill … 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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Week 7 of the streak and injury analysis #twit2fit

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Thomas Powell

Start of week 7 of the streak Given the usual madness of holiday weekends, I didn’t think the streak would survive this onslaught, but I not only got a run in, I managed to hit my target distance of 6.4 … Continue reading →

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40 days in a row #twit2fit

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Thomas Powell

I’m still able to run today after running my 3×800 intervals yesterday @ 6:53 pace. I dropped down to 172 pounds from an average of well over 175, mainly from both lack of food and liquids yesterday. I wouldn’t recommend … Continue reading →

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