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Author: Paul Radcliffe
July 18, 2012
Swimming, swimming!
It has been a long time since my last swim. In the fall, the pool closest to my home closed for renovation, and only reopened last week. I meant to go to other pools, but never got around to it. I still consider myself a novice runner, but I would be lying if I called myself a novice swimmer. It’s a romantic notion to think that I went from couch to marathon coach in less than 3 years. Sometimes I like to think I never did anything healthy before December 2008 when I first walked into my local gym. However, the[…continue reading]
July 17, 2012
New Diet: Week 7 – Sleep works!
This was a surprisingly successful week! I think I can attribute it to my new secret weapon: SLEEP! In previous update about my diet, I complained about being hungry, grumpy and tired. I complained that I was finding it hard to do my workouts because of lack of energy. Being rigourous about sleep has left me less hungry, with more energy and better able to complete my workouts! Win, win, WIN! Because I was better rested, I was able to do my runs at the proper intensity, and even threw in hot yoga, weight training and swimming. This workout &[…continue reading]
July 10, 2012
New Diet: Week 6 – Hopeful
This week went better than I expected. I hope that’s a good thing. I’m down about 2 pounds from last week. That means I’ve lost about 6 pounds since starting this diet. Not great, but much better than gaining 6 pounds. I worry the weight I lost this week wasn’t permanent. If it was just water weight or muscle mass that I lost, it may all come back really quickly. I hope it’s because I’m finally developing good habits that lead to weight loss. Perhaps I’ve discovered the magic secret: SLEEP! I mean, I knew that it was the magic[…continue reading]
