April 2007 - Training Camp at Tenero - Josi is front & center
December 16, 2007 - ______ 2008 (newest to oldest)
August 20, 2005 – Unfinished Business…Ich möchte beweisen, dass ich mehr leisten kann...
Josianne Lauber -- Running Biography
Editor's Note: Those who know Josianne Joy Lauber, know she is an enthusiastic, loyal, effervescent, (did we say enthusiastic?), talkative, very good distance runner. But very good just won't sit with Josi years from now when she looks back on her running career. Josi simply wants to see how good she can be.
2008
May 22 - June 22 – More abs, less sugar, heal the knee, get it all together...
May 20, 2008 – Finally, a coach... and an eye-opening experience with the Swiss...
April 14 - May 19 – Bronchitis, recovery, realization... I gotta get a coach!
March 17 - April 13 – I am really running out of patience...
March 3 - 16 – Wanted: Training partner in Switzerland... and a new metatarsal.
February 25 - March 2 – Tons of reading... but running again pain-free!
February 18 - 24 – Coming along slowley (yes, both ways).
February 11 - 17, 2008 – Never leave home without the orthotics...
December 16, 2007 - January 13, 2008 – Time off sucks (and so does the bike)
2007
December 17, 2007 - January 1, 2008 – Antsy, antsy, antsy...
December 3 - 16, 2007 – My first injury in a decade...
November 12 - December 2 – Happy to be 60 mpw with a FULL master's load...
October 29-November 11 – You either ran today or you didn't
October 15 - 28 – If you can run 25 laps alone, you should be ready to face a race...
October 1 - 14 – Two years in Switzerland... and I am rededicating myself to training...
September 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 – Back on track soon...(in many ways)
September 17, 18, 19. 20, 21, 22, 23 – Less brain, more heart.
September 10,11,12,13,14,15,16 – After all this iron, my legs felt like lead.
September 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 – Everything is good, except I need a coach.
August 20 - September 2 – Busier than ever... and low iron. But plugging along...
July 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 – Road racing is my new favorite...
July 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 – Back to the nitty gritty... and weird weather...
July 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7 8 – Finals are final... it all starts next week!
June 25, 26, 27, 28. 29, 30, July 1 – Digging deep to get through finals...
June 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 – This sport requires sacrifice...
June 14, 15, 16, 17 – Time for me to JUST SAY NO TO YES!
June 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 – I need more running...
May 31, June 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 – Building on some success...
May 21 - 30 – My annual trip home, this one for a special occasion...
May 7-20 - Allergies, races, motivation and other thoughts...
April 30, May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 – Whatever I am doing... it's working...
April 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 – Do I really have what it takes?
April 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 – My cooldown was an ambulance ride...
April 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 – Feels good to be out of my slump...
April 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 – People here are so competitive...
March 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, April 1 – Won a hilly 15K. Hilly Hilly Hilly!
March 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 – Finally, a workout (and a good one)
March 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 – The race was a good tempo run (I was a little sick)
March 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 – I am in better shape than I thought...
March 1, 2, 3, 4 – XC over... bring on the roads...
February 26, 27, 28 – Running just for the fun of it...
February 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 – Change is good. This is a big one.
February 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 – Getting primed for my "spring season"
February 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 – Vaca! Kind of...
January 28, 29, 30, 31, February 1, 2, 3, 4 – Stressed, and not from running...
January 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 – Half marathon in April, gotta get mooovin'
January 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 – I need a workout (but not too much)
January 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 – Patience is all I have right now...
December 4, 2006 - January 8, 2007 _ Josi's back in business...
Finnenbahn at 2,550 meters above sea level...had a training here on July 18th.
2006
Josi was sick much of December, 2006, and returned to training (and her journal) in early 2007. Click Part 3 to the right, or below.
December 2, 3 – Coming home for ChrIstmas...
November 20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30 Dec 1 – I was so tired, I stopped talking
November 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. 19 – Tempo race in Langenthal
November 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. 11 & 12 – I finally have a sponsor. I am so puuumped!
October 28, 29, 30, 31, Nov 1, 2, 3 – Here, it's STUDENT, not Student-Athlete
October 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 – Back in school... good to have a routine.
October 20, 21, 22 – Build-up phase is going well...
October 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 – Building up at turtle speed...
October 9, 10. 11, 12, 13 – Great weather for running... and Oakleys!
October 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 – Training secrets revealed...
September 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 & October 1 – Ouch, Ouch & Ouch...
September 25 – Back in biz after a three-week break...
August 29, 30, 31, September 1 – It was my birthday, the big 25!
August 25, 26, 27, 28 – The GUSHING BLOOD INCIDENT...
August 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 – I explain my 'hip situtation'
August 14, 15, 16, 17 – Keeping the dream alive...
August 1 - 13 – Switzerland skipped both spring and summer…what's the deal…
July 15 - 31 – Feeling the heat in Switzerland...
July 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 – Moved up to 3 runs a day and 90+ miles...
July 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 – My first DNF ever...
July 3, 4 – Going on one year and headed for altitude...
June 28, 29. 30, July 1, 2 – Cutting back on mileage for Swiss Champs...
June 24, 25, 26, 27 – Gotta get a race on the track...
June 22, 23 – Lucky to be a runner... and living every minute.
June 19, 20, 21 – If you can't remember your last day off...
June 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 – It was a normal day, sort of...
June 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 – I won a 10k roadrace with 13,000+ women...
When in Bern, wear what the Bernians do?
June 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 – My idea of what a hill is, has changed...
May 29, 30, 31 – Always thankful I can run...
May 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 – We're in this running thing together...
May 20, 21, 22 – I can't just settle when I race...
May 18, 19 – Some races don't go as planned...
May 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 – it's tough getting blood from an ear...
May 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 – How I view myself is a bit different...
May 5, 6, 7 – A very cheesy prize for my 10K win... May 1, 2, 3, 4 – Rest week (just as important as training)
April 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 – I won some flowers, prize $ and a gold coin...
April 21, 22 – Long drive home from camp...
April 19, 20 – The Trio becomes a Quartete...
April: Training Camp in Italy. "I just had to do the touristy pose....
my excuse is that I am half Asian so I am
automatically allowed to take those touristy pictures...
cheesy pictures are probably somewhere in my blood...
April 14, 15 – Afraid of a workout? Change the way you think...
April 11, 12, 13 – Never eat pasta before a workout...
April 7, 8, 9, 10 – Off to Italy for training camp and the Thuner Trio...
April 3, 4, 5, 6 – Easy week gettin' ready for training camp...
March 28, 29, 30, 31, April 1, 2 – Make suffering a habit...
March 27 – There are no shortcuts in distance running...
March 25, 26 – Over 80 MPW and eating all the time...
March 22, 23, 24 – Thuner Trio reunited...
March 19, 20, 21 – Aaahhh, back back back...
March 15, 16, 17, 18 – Back in the swing of things... and motivated.
March 11, 12, 13, 14 – I am back (mostly)
March 6, 7, 8, 9. 10 – Finally, I can run again...
March 2, 3, 4, 5 – Sick, sick, sick. What can you do?
February 26, 27, 28, March 1 – Oh man, not again...i am sick!
February 23, 24, 25 – The war between positive and negative...
February 21, 22 – I am getting ober my collb...
February 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 – It's warm in Portugal, but I have a cold...
February 14, 15 – The scenery was so amazing...
February 12, 13 – Coach, I hear you...
February 10, 11 – You can do more than you think you can...
February 9 – Giving Josi a microphone is like... well, find out for yourself...
February 7, 8 – On to Portugal and the start of "Asi's" Corner...
February 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 – Patience. Patience. Training will pay off in the long run...
January 31, February 1 – I can't wait until I am more patient...
January 30 – Acupuncture Day. Ouch!
January 26, 27, 28, 29 – I cried like a baby...
January 25 – It is all about hurt and heart...
January 22, 23, 24 – Counting the days until Portugal...
January 19, 20, 21 – 6K race in Lausanne...
January 16, 17, 18 – Getting some attitude back with my confidence...
January 14, 15 – Apparently I should be a marathoner...
January 11, 12, 13 – Note to self: Trust training, coach, self...
January 9, 10 – Please don't needle me about this...
January 7, 8 – Playing it safe in training...
January 6 – Racing in training leads to no good...
January 5 – YOU EITHER RAN TODAY OR YOU DIDN'T...NO EXCUSES.
January 2, 3, 4, 2007 – Time for a lactate threshold test, and I am nervous...
December 29, 30, 31, January 1 '06 – Scaring away the ghosts...
2005 (Started Aug 20)
December 29, 30, 31, 2005, January 1 '06 – Scaring away the ghosts...
December 26, 27, 28 – Small steps to a final goal...
December 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 – Everybody needs a break...
December 10, 11, 12 – I was sooo excited when I found these sweet new trails...
December 8, 9 – I am so blessed to be able to run...
December 6, 7 – Boawwlss to the Woawwllls!
December 3, 4, 5 – Time to cut the sugar and work on the core..
November 30, December 1, 2 – Next goal: World Student XC Championships
November 26, 27, 28, 29 – The news I have been waiting for was as I expected...
November 25 – Wish me luck in Paris...
November 23, 24 – In distance running, attitude is everything...
November 21, 22 – Why I don't own a scale...
November 17, 18, 19, 20 – Oh that's right, you Swissies don't have jello here...
November 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 – Europe is no joke when it comes to running...
November 10 – What would I do if I what?
November 7, 8, 9 -- Time for a little emo
November 5, 6 - Putting a bad race in the past...
November 3, 4 – Even I can be shy...
October 28, 29, 30, 31 – We’re the Thuner Trio and we are CRAZY!!!!!!
October 24, 25, 26, 27 – My arms are falling off...
October 22, 23 – The day not even Josi could talk on a run...
October 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 – I got homesick the other day so I am telling you all I love you...
October 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 -- Whew. Little sick, but some good workouts.
October 10 – Don't do anything stupid...
October 8, 9 – I kept trying to drop her, but she just wouldn't go!
October 6, 7 – I have a race on Sunday!!!
October 3, 4, 5 – Let's just try another 2k...
October 2 – Nuts, whacko, not 100%… What are you thinking...
October 1 – Moving Day. Gotta be patient.
September 30 – Don't wuss out...
September 27, 28, 29 - Cousin Vera wants to race...
September 26 - Water fountains in the forest...
September 24, 25 - I can trust my training because I trust my coaches.
September 22, 23 – Fall... time for Student-Athlete bashing at colleges.
September 18, 19, 20, 21 – Back at "home"
September 15, 16, 17 – The humidity of home.
September 12, 13, 14 – Home is where the steak is...
September 9, 10, 11 – A love-hate relationship with hills...
September 7, 8 – Not all mileage is equal...
September 6 – Weight, six-packs and the importance of looking ahead...
September 5 – In Switzerland, the docs make Trail Calls...
September 2, 3, 4 – Hey mittelstreckler boys...
August 29, 30, 31, Sept 1 – With age comes patience (NOT)... happy birthday Josi!
August 26, 27, 28 – Send steak... I'm starving!
August 25 – The language of running... so to speak.
August 22, 23, 24 – Half of Switzerland Under Water -- (Newspaper headline)
August 21, 2005 – It is nice to have someone that talks so much on our run--Livia Burri
August 20, 2005 – Unfinished Business…Ich möchte beweisen, dass ich mehr leisten kann...
Josianne Lauber -- Running Biography
The Beginning (scroll up to start Josi's Journal)
Welcome to Josi's journey... a Journal, (or Blog, if you prefer), of Josi's attempt to make the Swiss National Cross Country team and race in the European Championships in December, 2005.
Swiss? Huh? I thought she was from Pennsylvania, you say? Well, yes, she was, sort of. And no, she's isn't. But we'll let Josi tell you how she got from Canada, to Pennsylvania, to Raleigh, to Geneva. And for the next several months, follow her journey across Europe, training and racing in hopes of running her best and learning more about herself.
A couple of quick Josi stories: The first time I saw Josi win a race was at the PIAA state cross country championships in 1999 at Lehigh. She came in an underdog to her friend, Renee Gunning of Pennridge. Gunning had blistered the Lehigh course the week before, going 17:42 and change, with Josi 13 seconds back. Everybody expected a repeat. But Gunning had an off day, and by the mile, Lauber was with her friend and it was obvious Gunning was struggling. Josi tried to encourage Renee to stay with her, but soon had to make the choice to run her own race, winning in 18 minutes-point. Gunning was a DNF.
They would meet again several years later when Gunning transferred from Villanova to North Carolina State with the encouragement of her friend, Josi.
Just a few months later at an indoor meet at Lehigh, I stopped to talk to Josi after her race, and asked her how her training was going -- especially in light of recent snows. Without hesitation, she told me that it was tougher then you'd think. She had been given a track workout, and with the track at Oxford covered in snow, she figured the only way to get in the run was... you guessed it... shovel a lane of the track. Needless to say, the shoveling was quite a workout by itself.
Sounds like a distance runner, doesn't it?
Enjoy the journey. I know I will.
August 20, 2005 – Unfinished Business…Ich möchte beweisen, dass ich mehr leisten kann...
Josianne Lauber -- Running Biography