paulradcliffe.me archive
Tag: General Running and/or Fitness
August 30, 2014
I’m Going to Disneyland!
As I’ve mentioned over and over, (and over and over, again), I’m running the DisneyLand Half-Marathon at the end of August. I ran the Walt Disney World Dopey Challenge last January, and I decided this was my year to complete the Coast-to-Coast Challenge. I’m looking forward to it with some trepidation. As is usual for my races, I’m pouring over all available information and soaking up any information I can about the race and course, in particular ChatterRunGirl’s race report of last year’s Disneyland half marathon! This will be my first race since the Mississauga Half-Marathon. That’s a very long time between races for[…continue reading]
August 26, 2014
Cheat Week(s)
I’d like to think I’ve been training pretty hard. This Jack Daniels’ inspired training program is a big step up from my usual training scheme, and I like it! I’m glad that I had a break from weight training and Tai Chi during the Phase III: Transition Quality period. I may have also accidentally stumbled upon another possible secret to success: The Cheat Week. I bemoan and regret when my training lags. It’s an amazing feeling to look at my dailymile stats and see the mileage and effort constantly increasing. But after pushing hard for a while, I tend to[…continue reading]
July 18, 2014
Return to Pacing!
I recently found out that I will be the 2:30 continuous pacer at the Niagara Falls Half-Marathon this fall! Nicole will be pacing the half too! I’m approaching it with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. My actual goal race for this season is the Ottawa Army Run Half-Marathon in September. I’m also doing the Disneyland Half-Marathon at the end of August for fun and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Half-Marathon in November back-up goal race or fun run. Niagara seemed to fit in nicely in between the Army Run and Las Vegas and pacing Niagara seemed like a natural way to[…continue reading]
