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Author: Paul Radcliffe
December 1, 2013
Dopey Training: Week 3
Well $&%±. This week did not go well at all… I left an ambiguous note on last week’s Dopey Training update that the something went wrong last Tuesday morning which prevented me from measuring my “Dopey Health Stats.” Some sort of stomach bug just demolished me on Tuesday morning before work. I lost so much fluid and nutrients that I could barely walk and didn’t go to work. I slept most of the day, then skipped my run and weight training planned for that evening. I was feeling a little better Wednesday, but it didn’t last. On Friday evening the[…continue reading]
November 30, 2013
Dopey Training: Week 2
NOTE: Week 2 went well until Tuesday morning when I planned to post this. I’ll explain it all in the Week 3 posting soon, but suffice to say, I wasn’t in a good condition to be taking my Dopey Health Stats Time is ticking down quickly to the Walt Disney World Dopey Challenge. I’m starting to think about packing. How do you pack for 4 races?? I’m going to need to bring a LOT of gear. Yay for Black Friday shopping :p Dopey Health Stats Weight: Not measured Body Fat %: Not measured Resting Heart Rate: Not measured Hours of[…continue reading]
November 21, 2013
Which Spring Marathon Should I Do?
I’ve committed myself to the Walt Disney World Dopey Challenge, the Chilly Half-Marathon and the Around The Bay 30k. In fact, I have high hopes of breaking my old Half-Marathon PB of 2:03:22. I’m also strongly entertaining the idea of tackling a full-marathon in May and hopefully beating my full-marathon PB of 4:34:44. The question I ask myself is which spring marathon do I want to race? I’d love to do another World Major and tick another one off my list. However: I’ve already done London I haven’t qualified for Boston Toyko is too soon (February 23, 2014… maybe in 2015??) Berlin,[…continue reading]
