Finnenbahn at 2,550 meters above sea level...had a training here on July 18th.
INDEX: Josi's Journal - Part One: August 20 - December 31, 2005
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.
Check the index below or article link to the right for the latest word(s) from Josi. CLICK THE MOST RECENT DATE...
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Josi was sick much of December, 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?
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....
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...
Livia, Astrid, Josi...aka Princess, Asi-Touchel, Schosla
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 – Time for a lactate threshold test, and I am nervous...
December 29, 30, 31, January 1 '06 – Scaring away the ghosts...
Josianne Lauber -- Running Biography
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.
Don Rich, publisher
June 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 – My idea of what a hill is, has changed...
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 16, 17, 18 – The longest Easter meal in (my) history...
March 25, 26 – Over 80 MPW and eating all the time...
INDEX: Josi's Journal - Part One: August 20 - December 31, 2005