jokach's marathon training blog
Sharing my life as a marathon runner...
Archives for: May 2009
Wrapping up week three of training
May 31st
After struggling at the end of my 17 miler today, I managed to get out in the morning heat and get another 10 miles in at around a 8:20/mile pace. I died out (like I expected) at around mile 9, but didn't stop, which is the key. I think i've made progres… more »
Survived another long run, but barely
May 30th
I've come off a pretty good week of running without feeling fatigue, and I managed to push the miles today to a 17-mile long run, longest so far, however I did die at about mile 16 and was forced to start walking a few times in between running. I felt th… more »
good solid week so far
May 28th
I was worried about how bad my speed workout today would be since donating double red blood cells last week and feeling the after effects. My goal pace for my 800's is generally 3:35, however I stayed just above that for 5 out of 6 laps, until the last o… more »
Best run in a few days while "pumping your blood"
May 26th
I got out this morning and had what I would consider the best run i've had in a few days after donating double red blood cells the other day. I managed to get 8 miles in, at the same pace that I completed it at last Wednesday (within around 30 seconds) w… more »
A slow recovery from the weekend
May 25th
I guess you can say that running has gotten better as of today now that I know why i'm running with such fatigue lately. I really made a major mistake donating double red blood cells last Thursday, in terms of performance is concerned, however i'm trying… more »
training, donating blood and a new look!
May 24th
I barely survived my 9 miler today, started to feel as bad as I did yesterday and I think I can put the blame on the mugginess and humidity we've had the past few days as well as the fact as I donated blood on Thursday afternoon. As a matter of fact, I g… more »
The infamous long run ... my do's and dont's
May 23rd
I figured that I would share some of things that caused me to have an absolutely terrible long run today in the hopes that I can learn from them, and others can learn from them as well. As I wrote all week, I planned out a pretty boring course since I ca… more »
back to doing speedwork
May 22nd
I wrapped up the first half of my training week with my first day of speedwork in quite a long time, and surprisingly, I don't feel too bad afterward. I'm following the Yasso 800's like I did last summer. The theory behind this concept is that you can pr… more »
National Running Day
May 20th
Don't forget that the first inaugural National Running Day is coming up on June 3, 2009. You can get more information here.
Even if you're not able to attend one of the formal events, its a great day to just get out and start running if you don't, or… more »
I can't get enough cereal these days
May 20th
I've written here and here about my constant addiction to cereal, and it continues as I head out on this training cycle.
I eat cereal for breakfast, for lunch and for a snack at nighttime along with some ice cream .. right now the addiction is between… more »
ugh, a rough finish to my run today
May 19th
So far the week has been pretty good with running .. i'm slowly working through my cold despite the ongoing cough that just won't go away. It feels like i'm losing my voice now too, that won't be a good thing (although some might be happy for that!)
W… more »
First week of training wrap-up
May 17th
So the first week of this training cycle was an interesting one, it started out good but went downhill since I was sick. Even the next few days might be a bit of struggle because I have to get the phlegm out of my lungs from the cold I had, but that will… more »
doing the long run while sick
May 16th
Even though I didn't feel 100% today, I still headed out for my 16 miler, and actually got in 16.4 miles along the Lehigh Canal trails from Allentown to the east and back. I knew in the first few miles that I wasn't feeling right, not sure if I was sligh… more »
sick during the first week of training
May 14th
I had a decent run on Monday (as I wrote) until later in the morning when I started to come down with the symptoms of a cold. Monday night was brutal for me and Tuesday morning I was forced to cut my run short because I just didn't feel good. It was the… more »
and we're off to train ...
May 11th
So I just returned from the first run of this training cycle ... only 125 days left (ugh).
One thing I'm working on burning into my head is that I have to stick to the training plan ... like today I went out too fast, I had to remember that today was… more »
a brutal long run today
May 9th
I decided to venture out today and get my 15 miler in around here instead of heading to the trails that i've been doing on previous weekends. The main reason is that i'm down a car right now due to some guy smashing into my wifes van, I didn't want to pa… more »
I think i'm ready for training
May 8th
I wrote the other day how I was struggling with putting together a training plan, but I think I have found one that mixes all the components together that i'm looking for. Its based on the way I've trained before, namely building mileage slowly by doing… more »
can't seem to decide on my training plan
May 6th
I've been kind of trying to get my summer training plan together, and think that I have at least the first part of it set. I wrote a few days back that I was going to use a combination of Pfitzingers 18/70 plan, along with some custom stuff, but found ou… more »
Lehigh valley half results
May 3rd
The results for the Lehigh Valley Half Marathon are posted here, must have been then official photographers site ..
Not bad overall, my official time is as I thought .. 56th in my age group, 336 overall .. out of 3093 total runners, thats in the top 1… more »
another great day of racing
May 3rd
I went into the Lehigh Valley Half Marathon with no expectation of breaking a PR or having a tremendous day, but I turned out running it even faster than I ran the Fairfield half 2 years ago .. finishing it in 1:42:11 (unofficial of course). The official… more »
looks like a soggy weekend
May 1st
I'm winding down my last week before the Lehigh Valley half marathon this weekend by taking the day off today. I did a few 7 milers, a 6 miles and just 5 yesterday and only expect to do a few miles tomorrow before heading off to the expo tomorrow.
The… more »
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