The race buzz has finally worn off from my race last weekend and is now focusing on the next race. I have enjoyed taking the week a little easier than normal and its hard to think that i’m just 3 weeks away (actually less) from the ING Hartford marathon on October 9th. That doesn’t leave […]

I’m just 36 hours out from the first fall marathon of the season, the Rochester Marathon. Its funny how different you feel prior to a race when you actually taper .. my legs aren’t sore, I have energy and am actually excited about heading north to Rochester tomorrow. The only hard part is that its […]

Its been over a week since my last update, but there hasn’t been a lot to write about. Tapering just seems to take forever … but I understand its value. I found that over the last week, my intensity was a little too high, even on my recovery runs. My pace was not a recovery […]

You may know me from jokach’s marathon training blog .. yes, its me and the next challenge is just 3 short months from starting … stay tuned.

It was funny how I wrote last night that I was going to take it easy in the “Run Wild at the Zoo” 5k race that I was in this morning, and as a result, I earned a new PR instead. I finished the race in 26th place, with a time of 20:44, breaking my […]

I was surprised at the temperature this morning when I was driving over to the Lehigh Canal Park in Allentown for my 21 miler. I actually had the heat on for a moment as the temperature read 50 degrees … wow, and its August! I decided to make my last long run before the Rochester […]

My miles have been cut back this week as I head into my taper and I find that I have so much time on my hands suddenly … is this what it feels like to be a non-runner??? What would I do without running? I think i’d find myself being bored. Well, I guess i’m […]

I just realized that i’m in the last week of race preparation (mesocycle 3) before I head into a two week taper next week. I guess its just hard to believe that the summer and the second leg of training is almost done and race season is almost here already. The “Run Wild in the […]

It was funny that the other day I was complaining about the earphones I run with for two different reasons … the first reason is that they are so uncomfortable after running the first 3-5 miles and getting all sweated up. They never seem to stay in my ears properly and I am constantly adjusting […]

I never took the time to understand why most training plans have shorter races as part of the regular training, but I think I get it now.. As I wrote earlier in the week, I decided to mix it up a bit by running a 5K yesterday and switching my long run to today, and […]