So I think i’m getting to that point in the taper where I’m getting concerned about not running alot of miles. I think this is natural since I felt it for Steamtown as well. I think i’m so used to running and running and running, that i’m concerned i’ll be ready for the marathon on […]

I was correct in assuming I just had a little ache and pain yesterday in my back, no problem since. My last long (if you can call it that) was today, in getting 8 miles in this morning. Everything from here are 4,5 or 6 miles or a race ….. gosh, i’m going to miss […]

It seems I missed the 1 year anniversary of my blog here, which started on April 16, 2006. Its amazing i’ve kept it going this long. I find it interesting to go back in the archives and see my thoughts and experiences as I got ready for Steamtown last year, and its interesting to see […]

I had an unbelievable run today down at the dyke, I did an 8 mile speed/pace workout and ran it well. I ran it in just over 1:06, which averages out to about an 8:15 mile … pretty good. I felt strong during most of it, a little tired and HOT (because of the weather), […]

I was worried today about how my last real ‘long’ run would feel (both physically and mentally). Fortunately, i was worried for nothing because I did just over 16 miles (doing Harveys Lake twice at about 8.1 miles a lap), and felt terrific the entire time. I mean, I got tired and warm and all, […]

As I wrote yesterday, I am getting increasingly tired everyday I continue to get up early. Thank heavens tomorrow I can sleep in, same with Saturday, and I intend to. I even goto bed early, just can’t get enough sleep I guess. I woke up this morning, and almost rolled over and went back to […]

It was another 10-miler at 4:30am this morning as I wrote yesterday, and although it was a great run (plus I ran it fast too), I can feel myself getting tired more and more everyday. Only one more day (tomorrow) to get up early and run, and then we’re getting closer to being home-free. I […]

After a nice restful day off yesterday, I hit the pavement again this morning for a 5 mile run (at 5;15am) after a major weather event yesterday here in the northeast. I planned on going to the Y today to run, but realized that it was 38 degrees outside, with no precipitation, so why run […]

I’ve made it through the most difficult week in the training for the Pocono Marathon on May 6th. This weekend offered me 21.5 miles Saturday, and 10 on Sunday, both of which I did fairly well on (although I am sore as hell today). As I stated on Thursday/Friday, I need to work on EARNING […]

Its only been like 12 hours since I wrote, but I wanted to report that I survived the first half of the week successfully. My back is feeling slightly better, its not as painful as it had been and still feels better while working out and stretching. It was definitely a muscle strain of some […]