paulradcliffe.me archive
Category: General Running and/or Fitness
May 7, 2013
Preliminary Diagnosis: I’m An Idiot
A lot of people have been asking me about my injury. I know a lot more now than I did when I had to stop running a month ago. I’ve gone through a battery of tests and seen a few specialists and I think I have a preliminary diagnosis: Posterior tibial impingement, compartment syndrome and tarsal tunnel syndrome. Let me go through the whole story… The Meandering Trail to Diagnosis The major symptom was that I felt numbness and burning in my calves and feet, particularly my left calf and foot, after running about 2km. I had a long[…continue reading]
April 16, 2013
The Unicorn Weeps
I felt like I should write something. A few people messaged me to see if I was in Boston. Although I dream of qualifying and running the Boston Marathon some day, I’m glad I wasn’t there this year. The Boston Marathon is the Superbowl of running. It is THE highlight of the year for the global running community. There have been stories for weeks talking about the medals, finish line, course, and inspiring training journeys. Most runners have to qualify for the privilege running this iconic and historic World Major. Qualifying is really hard!! Only the best of the best[…continue reading]
April 14, 2013
Supporting 33km
This post is going to be something of a photo-spam. Click on any photo for a bigger version. The quality isn’t so great because they are taken using my cell-phone camera. My group was invited by Nicole M. to do this 33km route with the Winston Churchill Running Room’s Marathon Clinic. So we got a big group together to do the last 33km of the Mississauga Marathon! I feel bad that I’m not able to run yet, but I still feel a commitment to help my clinic members do well at the Mississauga Marathon. It felt a little weird getting[…continue reading]
