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Author: Paul Radcliffe
June 22, 2012
Barrel Chested?
We had a meeting last Sunday for the pacers for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (more on the meeting another time). The gentleman in charge was giving out some old shirts as random prizes, but he said the mediums he had wouldn’t fit me because I am too “Barrel Chested.” I’m sensitive about my body shape so that comment has stuck with me for a while. I took some measurements and figured out that I really am barrel chested, but not in any way I could control. Being barrel chested means that a person has a deep chest, leading[…continue reading]
June 19, 2012
New Diet: Week 3 – Low Energy
This week was an awkward learning experience. I was unable to exercise for a lot of this week because of my recent Laser Eye Surgery “Enhancement.” It was particularly frustrating on Tuesday and Wednesday because I’m a marathon clinic co-instructor at my local Running Room. It was hard to see the group go out without me. In addition to the no exercise, we had an all-you-can-eat wings event last Wednesday. I don’t imagine 27 honey mustard chicken wings is good for a diet. I did finally get back to running on Saturday and got a good 10km in. During this[…continue reading]
June 12, 2012
New Diet: Week 2 – Derailed
I guess things can’t go as expected. They never do… I knew I was going to need a Laser Eye Surgery “enhancement” but I was expecting it later in June. through some scheduling voodoo I would up having it last Friday. Now I’m medically forbidden from exercising for at least a week. It also didn’t help my diet that I missed last Wednesday’s run due to the thunderstorm. So unfortunately, no weight loss this week, and probably none in the week to come. I’ll make up for it when I recover, I hope.
