Archives for: January 2010
By jokach on Jan 31, 2010 | In Chapters in the story | 1 feedback » | 
The weekend has been pretty brutal weather-wise, forcing me to cut my 20-miler back yesterday to just 17 miles instead. I just about had hypothermia by the time I was done yesterday .. my body and mind was telling me I had enough of the cold (I was getti…
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By jokach on Jan 30, 2010 | In Chapters in the story | 1 feedback » |
I figured that instead of writing about running 17 miles in the freezing cold this morning (which is getting old by now), i'd repost one of my favorite lists that those of you that run can relate to. If you're a runner, you'll understand just about every…
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By jokach on Jan 29, 2010 | In Chapters in the story | Send feedback » |
Its funny how January weather changes so quickly ... just 4 days ago (Monday), I made a conscious effort to run in SHORTS, just because I knew I could due to the temperature being 57 degrees. Now, i'm preparing for probably the coldest run i've had all s…
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By jokach on Jan 24, 2010 | In Chapters in the story | 1 feedback » |
So here is a shot of the approximate incline on my hill workout today ...
The workout was just as I expected it to be though ... rough, but good. I'm pretty beat up now after my long run of 20 on Saturday and then 10 miles of hills today. The above sc…
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By jokach on Jan 23, 2010 | In Chapters in the story | Send feedback » |
There's nothing like an early morning 20+ mile run to remind you that you're training for a marathon .. all the normal post-long-run symptoms were there when I got back home, the sweaty clothes, sore muscles, chaffing in 'all the normal places', dehydrat…
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By jokach on Jan 21, 2010 | In Chapters in the story | 1 feedback » |
Its been a rough week so far for a couple of reasons, first, this insomnia is starting to bother me worse than it ever has. I wrote last Friday about about not being able to sleep for a few nights in a row, and it hasn't gotten any better since (we're on…
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By jokach on Jan 16, 2010 | In Chapters in the story | 2 feedbacks » |
I guess you can't teach an old runner, new tricks .. I wrote on Thursday about how I was supposed to step back this weekend and rest up by doing under 14 miles for my long run, and it just didn't happen. Somehow I got motivated enough to get in just abou…
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By jokach on Jan 15, 2010 | In Chapters in the story | 1 feedback » |
I can always tell its been a busy week when I don't get the chance to write in my blog, but finally (early on a Friday when I should be sleeping), I have time to write. My insomnia has returned in some form over the past 2 weeks, in that I find myself wa…
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By jokach on Jan 10, 2010 | In Chapters in the story | 3 feedbacks » |
A simple answer is ... a foot covered with blood (take note of the picture). Apparently my one toenail cut into the other toe and ripped my foot open today during my hill workout. It scared me when I got home, looked at a bloody sock and feared the worst…
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By jokach on Jan 8, 2010 | In Chapters in the story | 1 feedback » |
Its been a good week of training so far, I was able to push up my mid-week 'long' run up to 10 miles without any issue. It was nice to get back to some of the old longer routes I was doing in the late summer before work. At this point, making sure I have…
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By jokach on Jan 2, 2010 | In Chapters in the story | 1 feedback » |
I guess you can say this post is the 'opposite' of this summertime post regarding the humidity vs. the heat .. its kind of funny how things change so drastically in just 5 months time. I've had some people comment and email me telling me that I seem to b…
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By jokach on Jan 1, 2010 | In Chapters in the story | 1 feedback » |
Its the start of a new year and the weather here in the Northeast continues to be awful ... snow yesterday, ice and sleet overnight, what a way to ring in 2010. I think the sign I caught a picture of and included in this post while I traveled to Belvider…
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