paulradcliffe.me archive
Category: General Running and/or Fitness
August 17, 2011
“Born To Run” By Christopher McDougall – Book Review
I read this book at the urging of a fellow runner, and I’m glad I did. Not only is it entertaining and informative, it also seems to be required reading for everyone involved in long-distance running. The book in question is the ubiquitous “Born To Run” by Christopher McDougall. It’s hard to find a serious discussion about form, barefoot running and nutrition that doesn’t reference Born To Run. I read this book on my Kobo eReader which uses electronic ink and stores the books digitally. It was really convenient for carrying the book around. However, I don’t have a book I can[…continue reading]
August 1, 2011
Highland Yard 10k Race Report
On Friday, July 29, I ran the Highland Yard 10k in Minden, Ontario. This race is a little sentimental to me because my first race was the Highland Yard 5k one year earlier, which runs concurrently with the 10k. I was pretty worried about this race because it was my first race since the Bread & Honey 15k which was almost months ago. In those two months I had a surgery, tool a couple of weeks off and started a new training cycle from scratch. I’m also not doing cross training so I feel like I’m not in prime form[…continue reading]
July 21, 2011
Inspiration/Perspiration
I had an interesting experience running a little 7k last night. It was 34 degrees Celsius at 7pm! And it felt like 41ºC with the humidex. It almost felt like running through something thick. Someone once told me that the sweat on your shirt is a measure of the effort when running. For example, if the sweat stain under your neck is 4 inches down means you worked harder than a person who had a sweat stain that only went 2 inches down. When I finished the run, I didn’t see a sweat ring under my neck. Instead, my whole[…continue reading]
