paulradcliffe.me archive
Category: General Running and/or Fitness
April 11, 2013
The 20 Strictly Running Commandments
I saw this on Tumblr the other day, and was very impressed. It is on the Tumblr page of Geeky Girl Fitness. The link to the original post is here. She probably reblogged it from somewhere else originally. Don’t be a whiner. Nobody likes a whiner, not even other whiners. Don’t make running your life, make it part of your life. When doing group runs, start on time no matter who is missing. Don’t compare yourself to other runners. When stainding in the starting lines, remind yourself how fortunate you are to be there. The faster you are the[…continue reading]
April 10, 2013
Mercedes-Benz Oakville 10k Medal Anecdote
I’m quite happy to write another anecdote about a medal. Like I said in the post, I’m happy to tell a story about each medal. I guess it’s because I like story telling and reminiscing. This request is from Sam J, who’s blog is Breaking My Runners In. Since I am running it this year tell me about your Mercedes 10k medal. I realized that I’ve done the Mercedes-Benz Oakville 10k twice but I haven’t done any race reports about the it. The first time I did it in 2011, it was only my second 10k race ever. And even[…continue reading]
April 9, 2013
With A Whimper…
I’m experiencing several different ailments and several things are very wrong with me. Until I get this cleared up, I am suspending all of my running indefinitely. I have already withdrawn from pacing the Mississauga Marathon. My race last Saturday at Harry’s Spring Run Off was exceptionally painful. My left foot has been falling asleep during runs for a while, but usually circulation comes back after a while. But my foot was asleep this entire race, and the right one too at some points. It was almost unbearable! It’s kinda depressing to think I may have just collected my last[…continue reading]
