Training✻May 28, 2026
The Year and the Run
Five miles in the Florida soup, on Roman's first birthday
may · 2026✻vol. 01a marathon journal
I run when I can.Some days I don't.I write about it either way.
A journal of marathon training, gear that earned its place, and the in-between with a one-year-old. Florida humidity, 5am dark, mostly honest.
3:40 Spacecoast 2025✻50–60 mi/wk✻3:15 Indianapolis next✻Melbourne, FL✻Garmin Fenix 7 Pro✻5am when I make it✻3:40 Spacecoast 2025✻50–60 mi/wk✻3:15 Indianapolis next✻Melbourne, FL✻Garmin Fenix 7 Pro✻5am when I make it✻
Featured ✻ from the journal
A few that survived editing. The rest live in the journal.
Departments
Three buckets. They overlap more than they don’t.
No. 01
gear
Real notes from someone who actually runs in this stuff. Florida humidity, 50+ mile weeks, 5am dark.
- · 01 Shoes
- · 02 Gels & nutrition
- · 03 Recovery
- · 04 5am safety
- · 05 Parent-runner gear
No. 02
training
Race reports, training notes, what worked, what didn’t. Mostly what didn’t — I learn slow.
- · 01 Race reports
- · 02 Training blocks
- · 03 Pacing
- · 04 Mental stuff
- · 05 Recovery
No. 03
life
Marathon training, a 9-5, and a one-year-old. The math doesn’t always work. I write about it when it doesn’t.
- · 01 Working parent stuff
- · 02 5am when I make it
- · 03 Time math
- · 04 Family + running
The Writer
I’m Jae.
I run when I can, write when I have something to say, and try to be a decent dad and husband the rest of the time. I run a small company during the 9-5. None of this is glamorous.