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Author: Paul Radcliffe
March 5, 2014
Splits
I identify that I’m painfully inflexible, particularly in my hamstrings. I came across this post on Tumblr several weeks ago and it intrigued me. With discipline and care, could do enough stretching to eventually do the splits? I’ve re-assembled the original post here to make it a little more readable: Stretch 1 – Try not to let the front knee come beyond the toes. Having your toes on your back leg curled under will make it slightly easier for beginners. Stretch 2 – Stand up with your legs apart and just get as low as you can go! Stretch[…continue reading]
March 3, 2014
Chilly Half-Marathon Photo Spam
I will post a proper race report for my great adventure at the Chilly Half-Marathon yesterday soon. For now, here’s a whole bunch of photos from the time up to, around, right before, and just after the race! As always, click on any photo for a larger version. Last week of training: Carb-Loading Dinner Friday night at Peter’s On Eglinton: (to be fair, I was even still hungry after that dinner and I went home and had popcorn…) Before the Race After the Race
February 18, 2014
Pokémon Picture!
So, this is completely unrelated to running… completely. But I have marked it in the non-running category and tagged it as Geeking Out, Non-Running, and Random. As I’ve mentioned once or twice, I’m a big fan of the main Pokémon game series. Someone on my tumblr feed reblogged that he was raising money for a friend by doing Pokémon trainer commissions. I thought it was a sign and commissioned Sir Digby Chicken-Ceasar to draw “me” with my favourite Pokémon. And here’s the result: My Pokémon character’s avatar is in the centre. Here’s are pictures of what my character looks[…continue reading]
