paulradcliffe.me archive
Category: General Running and/or Fitness
December 4, 2013
The Nature of Challenge
Some peers and classmates tell me that they don’t feel challenged by their jobs anymore. Because of that, they want to change jobs. I think about Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: Satisfy the base things of security, food, etc. before going onto others. There are higher needs like self-actualization and esteem and such. I find it a little counter-intuitive to jeopardize those base things to satisfy the things above them. Seems like putting the cart before the horse. There’s a great webcomic illustrating Dean Karnazes motivation to transition from a marketing executive to an ultramarathoner. He says there’s no struggle in[…continue reading]
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]
