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Author: Paul Radcliffe
July 24, 2015
Toronto Sprint Spartan Race Report
On Saturday, July 18 I ran SURVIVED my first OCR (obstacle course race), the Toronto Sprint Spartan Race. Like the Colour Run last summer, this was a very new experience which I’m glad to write about it in a “Race Report.” I tried getting as much of this down as possible right after the race to preserve the detail for this report, but I apologize if some details are out of order. So, put your feet up, maybe have a mud bath and enjoy this rather lengthy post. I used to swear I was never going to do a “mud” run. Then I won[…continue reading]
July 13, 2015
Early Morning Workouts: An Ode to #5amRunClub
I’ve been running at least once a week in the VERY early morning this season for at least 6 weeks now. I’ve done it before, but I think is the first time I’ve consistently kept renewing my membership in the #5amRunClub. I love these early morning runs and there are a lot of benefits, but there are also a ton of challenges and tricks I need to do to get going. EARLY MORNING BENEFITS Why in the world would you want to get out of bed that early? Isn’t it crazy? Well, it feels like it sometimes, but it’d definitely worth[…continue reading]
July 1, 2015
June Review
This was a month of transformation. The first full month of this training season and high hopes for it all. I suppose the first big thing was that I’ve really, REALLY, taken a hard look at my nutrition. Tracking my food on June 2 was really sobering. It was pretty hard to see that I’d really need to cut back on food, especially foods I loved, to meet my weight loss goal. But, I’m reading a lot of labels and starting to try to find balance. I even still enjoy a few treats. I had chicken wings earlier this month.[…continue reading]
