paulradcliffe.me archive
Category: General Running and/or Fitness
May 27, 2013
Lots of Running in Star Trek Into Darkness
Of course I went to see Star Trek Into Darkness. I’m a huge Star Trek fan. After about a week of letting it digest, I just realized that the characters did a lot of running in this movie. Like, an AWFUL LOT of running. They could marketed the movie as “Starfleet Academy’s Cross Country Team.” I think I can talk about this with giving away any spoilers. You’d think that in a Sci-fi movie they’d spend all their time sitting in their spaceships as they float around space. But they spend a ridiculous amount of time sprinting and running. The[…continue reading]
May 25, 2013
Wear Sunscreen
We’ve had bizarre weather lately, going from frost warnings to 30 degree humidex. But there are glimpses of sunlight, and high UV warnings are no joke! I was browsing the Marathon Maniacs bulletin board the other day and noticed a good thread. Someone asked if they should be wearing sunscreen during runs. There was a very thorough reply: Being 100% Irish, I can identify with your problem. We, the fair-complexioned, don’t tan, we stroke. / / / Anyway, I use Banana Boat SPF 50. I carry a tube in my fuel belt, and re-apply on the run after about 2[…continue reading]
May 22, 2013
Jumping In!
I got a couple good doses of motivation last week. One of them was encouraging comments from you, my dear readers to a post I made. Thank you! When I went for a 6km run last week, my biggest limiting factor wasn’t my injury; it was that I was rusty. My body had gotten so used to rest that it resisted the increased heart rate and activity. I’ve made a conscious decision to get off my butt and get active again. I don’t know if I’ll be well enough to run a full-marathon in the fall, but I will soon[…continue reading]
