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Author: Paul Radcliffe
April 11, 2012
The Edge of Injury
I’ve got Lady Gaga’s Edge of Glory stuck in my head. The title seemed appropriate for this post. The last week has been a grind. I had that great 70km week after Around The Bay. Then a similarly hardcore week afterwards, including an 8km race. But I’m hurting everywhere, especially my ankles and calves. I have the trademark over-training symptoms. But it’s almost over and I started my taper officially 2 hours ago when my run ended. Okay, maybe just one little race before the big one. What was I thinking 4 months ago when I signed up for a[…continue reading]
April 4, 2012
Running with Spatulas
Another random-ish post. Last week I entered a photo contest on Ali Mc’s Blog, Running With Spatulas. I didn’t win, but I did win a neat door prize, a fancy new blue Bondi Band. I was pleasantly surprised that Ali has posted all of the contest photos in one place. We’re listed as her Fellow Spatula Runners. There are some awesome pictures on there. I was surprised when I saw my pictures on there. Not only did Ali post it, but she edited my two photos together and added my description. I thought it was really nice and worth sharing again.[…continue reading]
April 3, 2012
Power HoodieZ!
This post has nothing to do with running, but I wanted to share it because I have a new favourite hoodie! When I was in Florida for the Walt Disney World Goofy Challenge, I saw someone wearing a blue and white hoodie. This hoodie had a diamond pattern that looked a lot like the original Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers costumes from 1993. I was right in their target age group when I was a kid, and it is very nostalgic. I thought it must be a Disney thing because they owned the franchise for a time. I asked the gentleman[…continue reading]
