#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 17)
It is getting hot out there! Jodi and I decided to embark on our “Epic Eight Route” today. Knowing it was going to get rather warm, we opted to go a little early, before the sun really started cooking…
#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 16)
That moment when you are in the middle of a run, and you crest a huge hill, and realize that the hard work is over and it’s all downhill from here…
#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 15)
You’ve got to love the Friday morning long run. My brother and I met in Wooster this morning for three six mile loops. #GoodTimes! After Wednesday evening’s over Flickinger Hill and back run, my legs were tired…
#5kMay2020 Check In #2
It is time for the 2nd official CHECK IN!!
#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 14)
For the third morning in a row Jodi and I took one of our daughters out for their first full-run 5k of #5kMay2020. First it was Piper, then Abigail, and this morning it was Taylor. All of them did great…
#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 13)
This morning I was blessed to head out on my daily 5k with my bride and another one of our daughters, Abigail…
#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 12)
This morning I was blessed to head out on my daily 5k with my bride and one of our daughters, Piper. Four of our children are rocking the #5kMay2020 challenge, but none of them have been able to run the entire 5k… yet.
#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 11)
It is another Strava Reset Day! Monday’s are fun for Strava users, because they are like a blank canvas…
#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 10)
I would love to say that I woke up first thing in the morning and crushed a 5k. Nope. Instead, I woke up a little late and had a nice breakfast with my bride of 17 years on our anniversary…
#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 9)
I did not wake up ready to run this morning. It was cold. I was tired. I’m sure I could come up with countless other excuses, too, but the bottom line was I just wasn’t feeling it today…
#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 8)
My brother and I decided to get out the door fairly early this morning because the weather was looking like it would probably rain around 8:30am, and we wanted to get a smooth 16 miles in before that…
#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 7)
I woke up feeling pretty sore today. Yowsa! My legs have made it through 6 days of #5kMay2020, and I am feeling the effects of that…
#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 6)
#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 5) Today was “Group Run Wednesday”! Rather than getting out and getting it done first thing in the morning (like I prefer to do), I waited until 6pm and joined the Wooster Running Group at Oak Hill Park…
#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 5)
This morning I thought about reporting a lost item… my motivation. It gone. MISSING: Much needed motivation. Last seen on May 4. If you find it, please return immediately to Jeff Polen. Thank you….
#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 4)
Jodi and I got our 5k in first thing in the morning. It always feels good to get out there and get it done right away…
#5kMay2020 Blog (Day 3)
Every once in a while I wake up with one eye swollen shut. I have no idea why. It just happens…