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Author: Paul Radcliffe
May 21, 2014
My Jack Daniels Inspired Summer Training Program: Part 1
I took a ‘leadership’ course during my masters degree, which turned into a group ‘Life-coaching’ workshop. One of the outputs was a life statement that “I exist to bring order to chaos and live up to my responsibilities to others.” So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that one of my favourite things to do is plan and organize. And organizing my training plan for this summer has been no exception. As I mentioned in this post, I was able to pour through the Jack Daniels’ Running Formula and felt like I’d extracted enough information to develop a personal training[…continue reading]
May 19, 2014
Recharge
It’s been about two weeks since I ran the Mississauga Half-Marathon and 5k. That marked the chilly winter running season. I was eager to start training again, but circumstances forced me to take a much needed break. It was an unexpected by necessary interseason intermission. I’ve been exercising with high intensity and regularity since my relationship started falling apart. I only begrudgingly stopped for taper. I wanted to get going again as soon as possible, but I was sore and found myself unusually busy. I also noticed that I was unusually cranky and tired in the weeks following the races.[…continue reading]
May 11, 2014
3-Year Blogoversary!
I can hardly believe that it’s been 3 years since I started this blog. My very first post was published on May 11, 2011. I bought the domain and webspace in a fit of taper madness shortly before my first full marathon. Since then I’ve published over 250 posts! In fact, I might have forgotten this milestone again (like I did the last two years), but I got the bill for renewal which reminded me! I guess it’s just really nice to look back. I’ve run 8 full-marathons since starting this blog! I’ve made so many[…continue reading]
