paulradcliffe.me archive
Category: General Running and/or Fitness
June 23, 2014
Motivation Monday: Get Up!
In honour of the #5amRunClub, I present these motivational pictures about getting up early!
June 16, 2014
Monday Motivation: Hardcore
Another Motivation Motivation! Do you readers like these? This next quote is one of my favourites. I actually had it printed on my shirt for the Ottawa Half-Marathon in 2011. “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” Obviously, pain is not a good thing and exercising with pain isn’t a very good idea. But the idea is that mild discomfort is going to happen. At least with exercise, you can choose what and how you endure it. The second part of the quote is also really important. The general idea of training is that suffering causes adaptation. Athletic improvement is[…continue reading]
June 14, 2014
Daniels’ Training Phase II: Early Quality
Back when I posted my plan for Phase I of my Jack Daniels Inspired Summer Training Program, I thought that 4 weeks of easy runs would be EASY! Long story short, it wasn’t. I hope that I have the necessary base for the upcoming fun. This Early Quality phase of the program is marked by the introduction of interval work during both quality workouts. This period also has an increase in mileage. The first week of the third phase has 55km which is the peak, so I had to make sure I was ready for that. I was careful to make sure that[…continue reading]
