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Author: Paul Radcliffe
September 17, 2013
Unusual Dream…
So, I had a really strange dream on the weekend. I thought that my lovely readers would get a kick out of it. I was dreaming that I was running a race. That kind of dream is not unusual, well, not unusual for me anyways! And I knew it was a race because I was a water/aid station. I was expecting the usual cups of Gatorade and water. But instead they were serving Chicago-style deep dish pizza slices! And in my dream, they were delicious!! I had authentic Chicago-style deep dish pizza when I was in Chicago last year for[…continue reading]
September 11, 2013
Going Low-Fodmap
A member of my household has been told by a doctor to go on a low-fodmat diet. It’s a less extreme version of going Gluten-Free for Celiac disease, which is becoming increasingly common. So I’m going to support her by going along for the diet change as much as I can! From what I understand, people on need to be on low-fodmap diets to prevent severe irritation to the intestines. In some cases it’s so bad that certain sugars need to be avoided as if they were poison. The biggest difficulty is that these sugars are the main components of staple foods[…continue reading]
September 11, 2013
No Fall Full
I just thought I’d post it officially that I’m not going to do the Hamilton Marathon, or any full marathon this fall. I’m sad, but I think it’s for the best. It was really rough having to withdraw from the Berlin Marathon. Putting the Hamilton Marathon on my radar gave me a bit of hope. However, as this oddball season progresses it’s becoming increasingly clear that I wouldn’t be ready for a full marathon this fall. Because of my injury and missing so much of the beginning of this season, my base work isn’t in place. I can comfortably run[…continue reading]
