I enjoyed heading out to the Spring Trail Run held by the Wyoming Valley Striders today (even though its mothers’ day). I would have to day the course, I mean, the course was unbelievably difficult this time around. I guess the issue was that I was comparing it to the course I ran back in […]

I got my first medium length run in since the marathon, it felt pretty good although I can tell my legs are tired. I only did 12 miles along a usual course, and the weather was great, which really makes the difference. I’m a little sore now, but not too bad. The spring trail run […]

So its been about 5 days since I completed the Pocono Marathon, and I believe I have my senses, legs and motivation back. It was a rough recovery this time, took a little longer than the last two, however I do think its because of the extra effort I put in this time. I don’t […]

I promised an update today of my current status after the marathon. My legs are totally smoked at this point, my left leg (quad) is just burning, this is the one that bothered me at the end of the race yesterday (actually bothered me for about 4 miles at the end). I’m trying to stay […]

Today was a monumental day in my running career due to the fact that I completed the Pocono Marathon (the Run for the Red) in 3:54:42. This finish time is a half hour faster than I ran Ocean Drive back at the end of March, I can honestly say that the additional training and effort […]

I’m 12 hours away from the Pocono Marathon … i’ve picked up my race packet and am hanging out in Stroudsburg, about 4 minutes from the finish line … I’m about sick of carbs and water at this point, I can’t wait for the race to start. The weather is supposed to be decent, I […]

We’re less than 24 hours from the Pocono Marathon, and I finished my final warming-up run of just under 3 miles. I feel the excitement and anticipation building up for the race, as I think the weather is going to be ideal if its anything like it is out there now. My body feels good, […]

I guess you can say that I’m done with the training for the race. I got my last real run in this morning early, 6 miles (up from the 5 I should’ve done), and it felt good. I feel strong and ready, and am anticipating the race at this point … my big issue right […]

So I got out this morning for a 5 miler, only one left to go after this … then two days off, and a brief jog on Saturday .. I’m looking forward to catching up on my sleep in the next few days as I prep for the marathon on Sunday. I’ve managed to keep […]

I made my appearance today in the Lehigh Valley Half Marathon in Allentown with a decent showing. I unfortunately did not PR (didn’t beat last years time) … I actually ran it two minutes slower than last year, however I have to keep remembering that I wasn’t trying to PR in this race. My goal […]