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Author: Paul Radcliffe
April 3, 2013
Catching Fire
I’m not talking about the second book of the Hunger Games series. I fear I’ve become so zen that I’ve lost the fire or prana that had me so motivated for so long. Throughout high school and university I was always so stressed, and sometimes downright angry. Every little thing was the end of the world! But I was epically motivated. I squeezed more into a day than most people could do in a week. Even for a few years after I finished my undergrad, I was still continuously get up and go. Motivation at the time was really easy:[…continue reading]
April 2, 2013
Medals Tell A Story
A lot of people talk to me about the banner photo of this website, which shows many of my medals nicely displayed. I really like the photo, and it can constantly evolve to as I finish more races. It started with just a handful of medals hanging haphazardly on a couple of hooks: You can already see above that I was already out of combinations for hanging them medals like this. So I went with a friend’s recommendation and got a curtain rod: Then, as the collection grew… I realized I could extend the curtain rod: This image is the basis for[…continue reading]
April 1, 2013
To Berlin?
There are a lot of reasons I wanted to do the BWM Berlin Marathon: It’s one of the World Marathon Majors. I had a notion of doing all of them at one point. I’ve already done Chicago and London. I have a longshot dream of someday qualifying for, and running the Boston Marathon. And I guess New York and Toyko would be nice. So, Berlin seemed like just another logical step. I also rather enjoyed my trips to London and Chicago. Okay, London didn’t go so well… but the idea of mixing races with travel in general seems very nice.[…continue reading]
