paulradcliffe.me archive
Category: General Running and/or Fitness
July 16, 2014
June Review
This monthly review is pretty late. I blame the vacation. But since it’s half-way through the year, it’s an especially important Monthly Review and an important time to review those New Year’s Resolutions. Goal: SET A NEW HALF-MARATHON PB (< 2:03:22) Status: I have a shot! Time is ticking down to the Army Run Half-Marathon in Ottawa. Only 66 days away. Training is grueling, but I hope it will be worth it! And if it doesn’t go so well, I’ll have a backup in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Half-Marathon 6 weeks later. Goal: LOSE 20 POUNDS OF FAT Status: Inconclusive… Date Weight (pounds) Body Fat[…continue reading]
July 14, 2014
Mondays are for starting over
I didn’t have a very good week last week: I missed Monday morning’s run because of a storm. I did a really intense weight training workout on Wednesday night which crippled me and left me so sore I couldn’t do my Friday or Saturday morning runs. I also didn’t feel too great all week. Coming off of vacation and getting back into a work routine is always hard. This week was particularly hard because of a heavy amount of work and long hours. Getting home after 9pm doesn’t leave me much time or energy to train. All in all, my[…continue reading]
July 12, 2014
Daniels’ Training Phase III: Transition Quality
I’m getting to the end of Phase II of my Jack Daniels Inspired Summer Training Program and was getting concerned that I didn’t have the plan for Phase III complete yet. I love executing plans, and was getting antsy that a plan wouldn’t be ready in time. But, I’ve had a little time to pour over his book and whipped up this plan for the next 6 weeks. This part is the real meat of the program: The most mileage weeks and challenging quality workouts. However, I’m quite pleased with the program so far and excited to see where this goes.[…continue reading]
