tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51847003932303599982012-01-29T00:11:46.419-05:00The Flame Within: A Dream of Olympic Proportions.Tom Chorny is a runner in the dusk of his career. Will age, injury or time defeat him as he chases his lifelong dream, or will this old dark horse muster up one more performance, worthy of the Olympic Rings? A population of 312,620,000 and only 3 will earn the right to represent the U.S.A. in the 3K Steeplechase. 28 Barriers, 7 water jumps, and no more than 8 minutes and 23.1 seconds to do it. Follow him on this journey as the second hand turns and the Olympics draw near.Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-80274484756606846702012-01-17T21:03:00.000-05:002012-01-17T21:03:49.356-05:00...to make the 2012 Olympic Team!
I've been thinking a lot lately about what it will take to make the Olympic team this year. By the way, it is already 2012. In case you missed it, Happy New Year. Personally, I can't believe it's already 2004! If you read my last couple blogs, you know that I just turned 35 this past November and for years I've struggled with multiple injuries and setbacks, as many runners do. I'm happy toThomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-54991925152706293672011-12-23T13:14:00.012-05:002011-12-23T13:56:03.127-05:00Bears and Wolves and Yetis, oh my!It's funny, sometimes, how people can really not know what's going on.I'm in Michigan for the holidays. I grew up in West Michigan--Muskegon and Grand Haven area, and went to Fruitport High School. Today I traveled north, a few hours, to a cabin with a couple uncles and extended family, but I hadn't run yet by the time we got there. I should have run in the morning, but I knew there would be Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-12922295356918316012011-11-23T08:46:00.004-05:002011-11-24T00:32:33.808-05:00The Flame Within!!!Click HERE to read new BlogIt's amazing how time flies. Just yesterday it was 1999, I was still in college and I had an excuse to be dumb and ignorant. Now, the choice is mine.The Olympic trials are fast approaching, June, 2012, and I have some work to do. Please check out my latest blog, as a guest blogger for RunPerspective.Subscribe to my blog, on the right hand side of this page and followThomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-31187525068485701482010-10-11T12:30:00.008-04:002010-10-12T00:14:49.356-04:00French Lick 10KChornyRuns! - One word summaries!Life: ScatteredCoaching: ExcitingTraining: ConservativeRacing: OverdueNutrition: Vitamin-DLifeA Blog entry... there's an idea. So, what have I been doing since the 8tuff miles in February? That's a good question. I've loved. I've lost. I'm loving some more. I've worked hard. I've been lazy. I've traveled a lot with the track team and enjoyed some great Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-22489313316440248282010-03-12T19:50:00.005-05:002010-03-12T23:33:30.557-05:00ChornyRuns! the 8 Tuff Miles on St. JohnMost photos courtesy of Don Hebert Photography and my half naked body.What an amazing time it is down in the Virgin Islands. The sun shines, the Islands float and the water's not frozen. Last year I was in the Islands for 3 weeks and learned about a race on St. John called the 8Tuff miles. I heard that it was a very tough course that climbed 1400ft and ended with a couple downhill miles. I Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-66447762458116683942010-02-25T20:48:00.010-05:002010-02-25T21:31:55.700-05:00ChornyRuns! into a Cactus and goes on a helicopterSo, while I was in Phoenix, I ran into a cactus and pieces of it broke off and stuck into my hip and my arm. I immediately felt a quick numbness in the pricked areas and I was a little scared because I didn't know if they were poisonous or if it was something to worry about. It hurt so much, but I was standing there laughing at myself because I had pieces of cactus stuck to me. I can only Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-38026216214786931812010-02-25T08:51:00.006-05:002010-02-25T23:23:43.910-05:00ChornyRuns! in St. Thomas V.I.ST. THOMAS V.I.As I write, I'm sitting on a balcony in 85 degree weather, looking out over the Caribbean. Just arrived in St. Thomas V.I. Tuesday. Here for the 8Tuff miles which is on St. John on Saturday. It's an 8.38 mile race that climbs 1400ft. 5 miles up, 3 miles down. There are iguanas in the trees, lizards all over the house, humming birds, and a black lab. Spent some time in the Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-41583566051642948292010-02-04T13:43:00.005-05:002010-02-04T13:50:50.344-05:00Indiana University Track and Field School Records... and my new haircut.The current IU athletes are starting to populate the lists. Check them out here. Also, this just in, I cut my hair... I wanted to be like Andrew Poore and Jeff Coover. Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-14279615497522787472010-02-01T11:17:00.005-05:002010-02-01T12:21:47.756-05:00ChornyRuns! like a rabbit!This past weekend turned into a great and historical meet for IU. Complete Results here.IU Men:Andy Bayer, a redshirt Freshman ran sub 4 in the mile, clocking in at 3:58.89. DeSean Turner, although he was last (9th) in the race, clocked in at 4:02.68... as a season opener in the mile, not too bad. Look for some great results in the future from Turner. (Yoshi Shimizu 4:21, Dan Kinn 4:21)On Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-2671251678401919472010-01-29T23:57:00.005-05:002010-01-30T00:25:18.544-05:00Indiana Relays MileVIDEO HEREThomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-87659707365342522962010-01-26T20:15:00.006-05:002010-01-26T20:25:09.480-05:00Are Limits Real or Self Imposed?An anonymous person posted a comment on my last link and it brings up a question on which I would love some discussion. Are Limits real, or self-imposed?Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-67763770256974504722010-01-26T11:09:00.008-05:002010-01-26T16:10:43.093-05:00ChornyRuns! Races! Training! Coaching! Nutrition! Jan. 26th, 2010
ChornyRuns! - One word summaries!
Life: Promising
Racing: Next
Training: Appropriate
Coaching: Impressed
Nutrition: Essential
LIFE
I like what I have going on right now. I see the great potential that the future may hold. It is up to me to be a co-creator, to shape it how I would like. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe it can achieve" (Napolean Hill) The future is Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-17287509256449713052010-01-20T23:28:00.004-05:002010-01-20T23:32:07.716-05:00Video of the Indiana Open Mile, 1/9/2010I didn't realize that Flotrack was there to record, but I'm in this race. It was my first one in a while, so I'm not out to win it, just getting one under my belt. I'm in the all black uniform. VIDEOThomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-84417469666701269652010-01-10T17:30:00.002-05:002010-01-10T17:32:30.271-05:00COMMENTS are EnabledCOMMENTS ARE ENABLEDPlease comment on my posts. Say hello and let me know that you've stopped by.Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-65544978312111772682010-01-10T16:53:00.012-05:002010-01-10T17:27:28.181-05:00ChornyRuns! the mile in 4:14.60Well, that's out of the way. This was my first race on the track since May 31st, 2008, before the Olympic Trials. After many nagging pains and a couple injuries, I've gotten myself back to a point where I feel like I'm ready to start training again.Here's what I was thinking going into the race. If I run faster than 4:12 I'll be pleasantly surprised, but if I run slower than 4:16, I'll be Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-35271924666985937422010-01-08T10:48:00.007-05:002010-01-08T13:59:07.089-05:00ChornyRuns! this SaturdayRACING
IT'S OFFICIAL! I'm racing the Mile this weekend at Indiana's first Indoor Track Meet of the season. I am so nervous. I have no idea what to expect. It's one thing to go into a race knowing that you're ready, and quite another to go in blind. I plan to race 4-5 times during the indoor season, so look for more updates.
TRAINING
Since I wrote last, I've been dealing with some Achilles Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-89685629223039679642009-11-23T07:01:00.002-05:002009-11-23T07:22:33.524-05:00ChornyRuns! on his BirthdayToday I am 33 years old (my twins sister is, too). It's taken me a while to accept the fact that I'm getting older. I used to make people guess my age, but I'm owning up to it much more often now. In fact I'm proud of being this old and looking so much younger. One thing that has helped me stay young is my running. I just finished off another 70 mile week on Saturday. That makes 6 of the Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-23980416970058084592009-11-13T21:26:00.003-05:002009-11-13T21:30:00.894-05:00Favorite Track and Field event to watch...My favorite event to run is the 3K steeplechase, but I have always been a fan of the Triple Jump. I had a chance to watch John Edwards compete back in 2001 and it was amazing. So graceful and powerful... I would love to do all of the events, but Triple might be my favorite to watch. What's your favorite? The Survey is at the bottom of the page. Thanks for reading.-Chorny-Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-34614969381847143782009-11-12T10:20:00.002-05:002009-11-13T01:15:22.821-05:00Why Do I RunI wrote this many years ago...----------------------------------------Why Do I Run?I feel like I should write some words of motivation, so I'll do my best, but I don't claim to be effective all the time: (I'm going to steal this idea from the Bill Bowerman in ""Without Limits"" because I feel that it is 100% true...). Running is an absurd past time...some might say…… We Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5184700393230359998.post-5529741320715437952009-11-10T10:49:00.002-05:002009-11-11T09:48:12.255-05:00Reborn Chorny Runs!
Thanks to Joe Jasinski for putting this together.Thomas W Chornyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09911331154240730049noreply@blogger.com0