The Hardest Chapter of My Running Journey

Injury timeline I am putting it out there for myself, but also for anyone who might be struggling right now. In fall 2024, I was preparing for the marathon and was in great running shape. A marathon under 3 hours was looking pretty easy back then. Unfortunately, because some mistakes were made, I did notContinue reading “The Hardest Chapter of My Running Journey”

How to start your running journey

I put together some basic advice for the beginners, as I remember when I just started running it was really hard to find simple information without a lot of things you are actually do not need to worry about from the begging. Running is not as complicated at first. The idea is from the beggingContinue reading “How to start your running journey”

Road to Chicago 2025

Road to Chicago 2025 was not easy.As I mentioned in my previous post, last year I got injured by prolonging my training cycle for a couple of weeks and running really fast. Since then, it has been mostly downhill. Pain in my buttocks while sitting, shooting pain down the leg, stiffness in my hamstrings, andContinue reading “Road to Chicago 2025”

SUB 3 Marathon Project

The Chicago Marathon will be my 25th marathon. Running a marathon under 3 hours has been a goal of mine for many years. A little bit of context: I ran my first marathon in 2012, finishing in 4 hours and 18 minutes. Picture from my first marathon in 2012 A classic first one: no clueContinue reading “SUB 3 Marathon Project”

Las Vegas Marathon Recap

Marathon number 25 All pictures by https://www.instagram.com/vspicturescom/?hl=en n February, I ran a marathon and set my current PR of 3:00:41. After that, I did lots of races and felt ready to give it another try to break 3 hours in the fall. I planned to run the Chicago Marathon. My training was good, and IContinue reading “Las Vegas Marathon Recap”