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@madalyncrowley

Houston, TX Raving since 2022 50 States hopeful/finisher Active 1 week, 1 day ago

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Personal Bests (8)

Race Distance Location Date Result
3-Way Challenge (22.4 Miles) Cincinnati, OH May 7, 2023 2:15:00
Half Marathon Detroit, MI Oct 16, 2022 2:10:00
10 Miler Huntsville, TX Mar 27, 2022 1:46:00
10K Houston, TX Nov 13, 2022 1:02:00
5 Miler College Station, TX Jan 30, 2022 49:24
4 Miler Pearland, TX Nov 25, 2021 39:20
5K Cypress, TX Oct 13, 2019 28:35
1 Miler Detroit, MI Oct 15, 2022 8:37

Future Races (67)

Race Distance Location Date Paid
Marathon Anchorage, AK TBD
Marathon Atlantic City, NJ TBD
Half Marathon Baltimore, MD TBD
Marathon Montreal, Canada TBD
Marathon Berlin, Germany TBD
Marathon Big Sur, CA TBD
Marathon Milsons Point, Australia TBD
Marathon Hopkinton, MA TBD
Marathon Brookings, SD TBD
Half Marathon Buffalo, NY TBD
Marathon Folsom, CA TBD
Marathon Chicago, IL TBD
Marathon Gilsum, NH TBD
Half Marathon Coeur d'Alene, ID TBD
Marathon Denver, CO TBD
Half Marathon Quechee, VT TBD
Marathon Dallas, TX TBD
Half Marathon Albuquerque, NM TBD
Marathon Eugene, OR TBD
Marathon Fargo, ND TBD
Half Marathon Olathe, KS TBD
Half Marathon Atlanta, GA TBD
Half Marathon Kiowa, MT TBD
Marathon Two Harbors, MN TBD
Marathon Hartford, CT TBD
Marathon Honolulu, HI TBD
Half Marathon Indianapolis, IN TBD
Half Marathon Jackson Hole, WY TBD
Half Marathon Kansas City, MO TBD
Half Marathon Louisville, KY TBD
Marathon Kiawah Island, SC TBD
Marathon Lincoln, NE TBD
Marathon Little Rock, AR TBD
Marathon London, United Kingdom TBD
Half Marathon Long Beach, CA TBD
Marathon Los Angeles, CA TBD
Marathon Portland, ME TBD
Marathon Arlington, VA TBD
Marathon Huntington, WV TBD
Half Marathon Birmingham, AL TBD
Marathon Milwaukee, WI TBD
Half Marathon Pass Christian, MS TBD
Half Marathon Frenchtown, MT TBD
Marathon Staten Island, NY TBD
Marathon Oklahoma City, OK TBD
Marathon Philadelphia, PA TBD
Half Marathon Rehoboth Beach, DE TBD
Marathon Reykjavik, Iceland TBD
Half Marathon Richmond, VA TBD
Marathon Tempe, AZ TBD
Half Marathon Las Vegas, NV TBD
Half Marathon New Orleans, LA TBD
Half Marathon Huntsville, AL TBD
1st Half Marathon San Francisco, CA TBD
Half Marathon Savannah, GA TBD
Half Marathon Toronto, Canada TBD
Marathon Seattle, WA TBD
Half Marathon Sioux Falls, SD TBD
Marathon St. George, UT TBD
Half Marathon Nashville, TN TBD
Half Marathon Fort Worth, TX TBD
Marathon Minneapolis, MN TBD
Half Marathon Newport, RI TBD
Half Marathon Burlington, VT TBD
Marathon Lake Buena Vista, FL TBD
Half Marathon Bath, NY TBD
Marathon Wilmington, NC TBD

Past Races (23)

Race Distance Location Date Result My Raves My Performance
10K Houston, TX Mar 2, 2024 1:05:00
3-Way Challenge (22.4 Miles) Cincinnati, OH May 7, 2023 2:15:00
Half Marathon Tulsa, OK Nov 20, 2022 2:19:00
10K Houston, TX Nov 13, 2022 1:02:00
Half Marathon Des Moines, IA Oct 16, 2022 2:18:00
Half Marathon Detroit, MI Oct 16, 2022 2:10:00
5K Detroit, MI Oct 15, 2022 33:29
1 Miler Detroit, MI Oct 15, 2022 8:37
10K Houston, TX Sep 25, 2022 1:03:00
5K Houston, TX May 22, 2022 31:00
10 Miler Huntsville, TX Mar 27, 2022 1:46:00
5 Miler College Station, TX Jan 30, 2022 49:24
Half Marathon Houston, TX Jan 16, 2022 2:17:00
4 Miler Pearland, TX Nov 25, 2021 39:20
5 Miler Missouri City, TX Sep 26, 2021 52:40
5 Miler Cypress, TX Apr 25, 2021 49:32
5 Miler Katy, TX Apr 11, 2021 50:05
5 Miler Huntsville, TX Mar 28, 2021 53:13
5 Miler Missouri City, TX Feb 21, 2021 50:48
5K College Station, TX Jan 31, 2021 30:58
5K Cypress, TX Oct 13, 2019 28:35
5K Missouri City, TX Sep 29, 2019 31:12
Half Marathon Montreal, Canada Sep 20, 2015 2:34:00

My Raves

This was one of the hardest races I've run not only for the course, but also for the decision to have runners start in some very severe weather conditions. I … MORE

This was one of the hardest races I’ve run not only for the course, but also for the decision to have runners start in some very severe weather conditions. I don’t think there would have been much difference in starting on time vs delaying it unfortunately, but there was definitely a high risk of being struck by lightning and the pounding rain was absolutely a mental challenge. However, considering that I was already 2/3 of the way through the three-way challenge and had travelled for the race, failure was not an option!
The race production, swag, medals, everything is top tier. I literally couldn’t take all my freebies and gifts home as there wasn’t enough room in my suitcase! I thought the course was tough but showed off the best of Cincinnati (at least what I could see of it through the rain). The hills are no joke, from about mile 5-8 you’re really going to push! However I clocked a mile PR after that on mile 10 with the downhill so you can make up time later. Crowd support was also still incredible despite the weather, and even during the 10K and 5K on Saturday-it’s nice to hear cheering for shorter distances. Logistics are very smooth and easy for the challenges and even on race day with tons of people to navigate.
My cons: corrals were not respected or monitored for any races. Almost to the point of being pointless. My brother ran the half and was placed in a corral for a finish time of under 2:00-he said immediately off the start people were walking and would not move over. Also for how well executed the race is, I still saw the same insane family from last year running with their seven year old as race bandits, which is unacceptable. People have been yanked off courses for less and I would have expected the same from Flying Pig considering the bad press they got last year.
TLDR: If you like hills, puns, more free stuff than you’ll know what to do with, but can handle some questionable race directing, you’ll enjoy Flying Pig.

DIFFICULTY
5
PRODUCTION
5
SCENERY
5
SWAG
5

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Super fun, great way to tick off your OK box or an early Thanksgiving race! Loved the course, it's a great mix of flats and hills and the scenery (beautiful … MORE

Super fun, great way to tick off your OK box or an early Thanksgiving race! Loved the course, it’s a great mix of flats and hills and the scenery (beautiful homes, downtown, parks) is lovely. Also the reviews are not joking that this is a PARTY for the homeowners you pass by! I don’t think I have ever or will ever be offered so much alcohol while running. Very cool medal and race jacket for this year as well!
Some cons: The race photography they used was awful. Not that I run just for photos, but I had to go through so many hoops to even access the TWO photos their system tagged of me. Meanwhile when I looked at the full gallery, I could find about 25 more pictures that clearly had my bib in them (I was on the starting line of Corral D for crying out loud!) The finish line was a single line up for the usual bananas, oranges, etc. and by the time I was done I didn’t want to wait in a line on shaky legs.
Overall, would say 8/10-the first 9.5 miles have great crowd support and then be prepared for a total dead zone while running on route 66 into downtown Tulsa. Also the hills are no joke, but I loved the challenge!

DIFFICULTY
4
PRODUCTION
4
SCENERY
5
SWAG
5

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Gosh does anyone in Iowa cheer? Beautiful day, nice flat course, but for the amount of people standing and staring at the runners silently it was giving more Children of … MORE

Gosh does anyone in Iowa cheer? Beautiful day, nice flat course, but for the amount of people standing and staring at the runners silently it was giving more Children of the Corn than Chariots of Fire. From what I gathered, the half marathon course changed to run exclusively through several parks. This was somewhat disappointing as the full marathon gets to enjoy more of downtown Des Moines, running on the Drake Relays track, and then looping to the park. We were also a bit cramped on the path for miles 3/8 as they decided to have those run two ways. Otherwise pretty standard race, there was a small outdoor expo and not much free swag ahead of time. I also didn’t get any food afterward, not sure if they ran out of bananas or if I just missed some obvious table in my post run high. Ran this to cross off Iowa, was a fan of Des Moines, but don’t think I would go out of my way to come back.

DIFFICULTY
2
PRODUCTION
2
SCENERY
3
SWAG
3

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