paulradcliffe.me archive
Category: General Running and/or Fitness
September 12, 2014
Unscheduled Flu Downtime
I’ve been down with flu-like symptoms for about a week and it sucks! This unscheduled downtime makes me jittery like a taper, and also worried I won’t be at my best to compete at the Ottawa Army Run next week. I get a feeling that this illness is related to my Disneyland trip and the jetlag and temperature differences that subjected me to. The odd flight times, early race, change of temperature, and fatigue, I should have been more careful following the race. At the worst point of this flu, I had a badly sore throat, sneezing, coughing, and soreness[…continue reading]
August 30, 2014
I’m Going to Disneyland!
As I’ve mentioned over and over, (and over and over, again), I’m running the DisneyLand Half-Marathon at the end of August. I ran the Walt Disney World Dopey Challenge last January, and I decided this was my year to complete the Coast-to-Coast Challenge. I’m looking forward to it with some trepidation. As is usual for my races, I’m pouring over all available information and soaking up any information I can about the race and course, in particular ChatterRunGirl’s race report of last year’s Disneyland half marathon! This will be my first race since the Mississauga Half-Marathon. That’s a very long time between races for[…continue reading]
August 26, 2014
Cheat Week(s)
I’d like to think I’ve been training pretty hard. This Jack Daniels’ inspired training program is a big step up from my usual training scheme, and I like it! I’m glad that I had a break from weight training and Tai Chi during the Phase III: Transition Quality period. I may have also accidentally stumbled upon another possible secret to success: The Cheat Week. I bemoan and regret when my training lags. It’s an amazing feeling to look at my dailymile stats and see the mileage and effort constantly increasing. But after pushing hard for a while, I tend to[…continue reading]
