It was an absolutely brutal day for a race, even at 9am this morning, but I managed to pull off yet another PR time for the 5 miler. I beat last years time in the same race by almost a minute, and it sure felt like it. I honestly felt like I was going to […]

I wrote yesterday that I wasn’t sure that I could make the race on Monday, but I have every intention of being there unless there is some kind of major crisis. Seems the guy I work with won’t say anything if I disappear for an hour to race and get back if necessary. Pretty cool. […]

So I’m a little sad to think that I may miss my race on Monday morning due to work. There might be a possibility that I can get there if things go well, or I might chance it and disappear for the race and return immediately after it. I guess i’ll have to play it […]

I’ve been struggling this week with my morning runs due to the cool overnight temperatures. Yesterday it was really cold (not cool), coming in at around 35 degrees. It gave me flashbacks to the days in March/April when I was out in the freezing cold trying to get that run in. It really is more […]

I enjoyed my day off from running so far, I logged a 10 miler yesterday, even though i was supposed to do only 6. I felt good enough to go the distance and it just didn’t feel right doing any other distance but that. Its funny to think thats the lowest mileage run I will […]

I’ve returned from the Valley Great 8 race this morning, with another decent time in my pocket. I did the 8 miler in just over 1 hour (at 1:00:17) … if I would’ve looked at my watch I probably could’ve broken an hour, but by the time I saw the clock, there was no way […]

I was hoping that the race I intend to run tomorrow, the Valley Great 8, would have nice weather, but it doesn’t appear that way. I guess its going to be cloudy, with showers and temp’s in the lower 50’s. Blah! Not what I would expect for this time of year, but I guess it […]

I had a good run this morning early, logging in 6+ miles on a fairly challenging course around the house. I decided that i need to start focusing on more challenging courses instead of just straight out courses, because it will help me overall. I hate hills, but I know how much I need them […]

So I’m a week+ out from the Pocono Marathon, and feeling pretty good. I also recovered from that brutal trail run on Sunday … I felt real great that I came in 12th place, but then found out that there were only 29 people in it…… well, kind of burst my bubble a bit about […]

Ah! The race pictures are out from last Sunday, and I actually don’t look too bad … i’ll try to insert them here. If you are looking for the link and/or password to get them, email me at jokach@getyourserenity.com Original post blogged on b2evolution.