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Author: Paul Radcliffe
June 3, 2015
What I Ate Wednesday
I started this post as something as a “Day In My life” post, but evolved into this. Originally I was just planning on talking about my whole day. That included pictures of all my meals. Then I got curious about the exact calories and macro-nutrients my meals represented. So, I thought to open a myfitnesspal account. But, it said I already had an account I hadn’t used since September 2013. So, here’s what I ate on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Pre-Run Breakfast Running before work for #5amRunClub is tricky because I don’t have time to have a full breakfast before[…continue reading]
June 2, 2015
May Review
As I said in my season reflection, I though a lot about how my penultimate race didn’t go so well. This article from Runner’s World about Three Ways to Cope with a a Bad Race was very helpful to read. I think I’ve effectively dissected the disaster, I’ve made a new plan and I’m already working towards doing better in a few months. It was odd taking time off from running and training in general for the first part of this month. I found it hard to not run on such beautiful days. But I know it was for the best. I wanted to[…continue reading]
May 30, 2015
Why? Profound Armour Piercing Question About Fitness Motivation
Why? Why may be the one of the most probing and interesting questions. It delves deeper into the motivations and causes of all events. It’s a simple, but armour-piercing question that cuts right to the heart of the matter. That’s probably why it’s one of the most challenging questions to answer fully and honestly. “When I was sixteen, I went to work for a newspaper in Hong Kong. It was a rag, but the editor taught me one important lesson. The key to a great story is not who, or what, or when, but why.” –Elliot Carter from “Tomorrow[…continue reading]
