During the Covid quarantine, I made a goal to run a 5K in under 20 minutes after I turned 50 years old. I even started (and abandoned) a YouTube channel trying to capture my training for that goal. I finally achieved the goal, as a 51 year old, back in July of this year, and […]

I used to be excited to write about my running, now I force out a few paragraphs a couple of weeks after the fact. Maybe it means this blog has run its course? Hmm, something to consider. But for now, the little-awaited Houston Half-Marathon 2023 race report! TLDR; I exceeded my expectations, finishing in 1:32:54. […]

I ran the Pumpkin Pie 10K race in Denver on November 19, 2022. My official finishing time was 45:03, for an average pace of 7:15 per mile, good for 34th place overall and 2nd in my age group. Also, a dog bit me in the ass. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I […]

After my last post about my Barr Lake 15K race six months ago, I was feeling optimistic about my running for the first time in a long time. So optimistic, in fact, that I thought I was very close to achieving my post-50 year-old sub-20 5k goal. I signed up for a fast 5K down […]

With less than 12 hours of notice or forethought, I decided to run the Barr Lake 15K. I came across the race listing looking for 5K races later this summer, and initially the half-marathon portion of the event caught my eye. I’m familiar with Barr Lake State Park from birding excursions with Jessica, and I […]

As I’ve mentioned many times on this blog and on my Josheli Running video channel, I’ve had a goal for about two years now to run a 5K in under 20 minutes as a 50 year old. This Sunday, at the Super Bowl 5K in Denver, I came a little bit closer to achieving the […]

The latest installment of my running vlog, Josheli Running, is up on YouTube. In Episode 7: Winter Running and My Fastest 5K in 13 Years, we take a look at my week of running in a bit of snowy and icy conditions, I have a little motivation dip in the middle, and finally end the […]