jokach's marathon training blog

Its really been an uneventful week except that I've tapered down the miles as I head into my final week before the next marathon. I wrote the other day about how humid it has been and it seems to have continued through the weekend. The humidity reminds m… more »

It sure has been a warm couple of mornings out there training as I get ready to wrap up this training cycle prior to my last spring marathon on 6/13. I formally head into my 10-day taper, which offers some lighter recovery runs with no real speed work or… more »

I spent the full holiday weekend down at my favorite vacation getaway, Wildwood, NJ. Although it felt like I was at Spring Break more than I was on vacation (because of the number of young people around), I still got a good weekend of training in.I m… more »

Its been an interesting couple of days analyzing my training using my new Garmin watch .. I've never really taken a good look at my training and why I feel the way I do at certain times during a run. The most interesting thing, and I don't know if it… more »

I was happy yesterday that I finally got my new Garmin training watch via FedEx.. unfortunately it didn't get in until AFTER I got back from my 22 miler. I did get the opportunity to use it today though and kind of break it in, and my first impression of… more »