Josh J

Time for treats.

For the hardcore Chicago Marathon spectators out there tomorrow (not me, I have small children): remember, fueling is about time on feet and not distance covered.

I didn't get into the Boston Marathon.

To be fair, I also didn't qualify for the Boston Marathon.

Happy Boston Marathon application day for everyone faster than me!

I'm not discouraged or anything, just coldly realistic about what this will take.

The cruel math of this is a 6:38 pace marathon is 2:54, which is a safe Boston qualifying time for my age group. I felt like I was flying at this 5k.

I had a moonshot goal to BQ before I turn 40. This 5k makes me realize that's going to be nearly impossible.

Dim Sum And Then Some 5k

(The and then some was an extra .1 apparently)

Feel like I learned a bit from this. Not intimidated by the speed, but need to figure out pacing a little more. Gotta hold my form together in the last mile.

Racing my first 5k in a while tomorrow. I intended to better document my Breaking 20 quest, but the newborn took some priority.

I think I'd feel more confident if I'd had another month of intentional training, but weather will be perfect to rip a fast one. So we'll see?

MLS East just below NBA Western

MLS West just below MLB AL

crushed em 400s

Leaving this here for when my coach asks me how this week has been going.

I don't know who needs to hear this but lane 8 is usually where the shade is.

(It's me, I need to hear that)

Sitting in my bathtub eating an Outshine bar after my long run. It's now summer.

Showing the boys what speed looks like

The temp right after I finished 6 and came inside this morning. I want winter back.

Seems like Strava is down so I want everyone to know I did a Lunch Run.

This is my lunch. Not part of my run.

Today's my birthday. Last year I never would have guessed I'd have 2 marathon finishes by today. It's truly a debilitating condition.

Sounds like something I'd order from a fast food place.

Couldn't do this without my support crew!

I went out aggressive (2 minutes behind my half PR!) and battled the lactic buildup into mile 20. Caught another runner fighting it at 22 and we spurred each other on to the finish. I love running.

Happy with the hustle here. A little off the sub 3:25 I was looking for, but I can't complain.

Marathon #2 in the morning. Great build, awesome weather forecast, huge carb load. Let's rip.

If you could qualify for Boston just by how well you carb load, I'd be a perennial lock.

Also I paid $15 to have my packet shipped to me, my bib wasn't in the mailer and then the race organizer gaslit me by suggesting I accidentally threw my bib away.

Really classy, All Community Events.

End of taper week #2. As you can see, this wasn't a perfect marathon build, but I still feel stronger and more confident than I did last fall before Chicago. Onto race week!

My bib was left out of the race packet mailed to me today. Is this an omen for next Sunday?

Taper week #1. Missed a few miles today because of rain and Easter plans, but overall still feeling great. 2 weeks out.

I hope some church in like Framingham hosted a Run to the Tomb 5k shakeout today

Happy Easter! Don't be like Peter and get out kicked at the end.

Not an ideal peak week, but I knew it'd be tough with unfortunately timed travel. Still, the barn is full of hay and it's time to taper.