paulradcliffe.me archive
Tag: General Running and/or Fitness
October 9, 2013
Doubt
I haven’t had a very good race season. I’ve had all sorts of setbacks like injury, overtraining bouts and illness. I’m disappointed that I’ve bailed on races, especially the Berlin Marathon. And my overall lack of mileage this summer casts some serious doubt over my last two races this season. I’m finishing “Marathoning for Mortals” by Jenny Hadfield and John ‘The Penguin’ Bingham (book review coming soon, I promise!) and they write that your performance is based on the miles you’ve actually run, not the miles that were scheduled! I’m going to have to take that anecdote to heart! In[…continue reading]
September 19, 2013
I Need A Bike?
The peer pressure to move into triathlons is tremendous. It’s like there’s supposed to be a natural progression from distance running is to move to distance swim/bike/run. And the thought of completing an Ironman Triathlon is an undeniable life-achievement for the bucket list. My friend Hong Vuong recenty completed his second Ironman Triathlon! His race report is epic and intense! It’s a very detailed, almost graphic description of what the 140.6 feels like. To my comment that the race seems like a nightmare, Hong replied that I should “go sit on a couch and feel good.” Despite the first-hand horror…[…continue reading]
September 18, 2013
Fall Training Schedule
Before anything else in today’s post, I want to highlight a comment that Prudence made to yesterday’s post about my Pizza Dream. I’ve never had my dreams analyzed, and her description gave me a lot to think about! I love everyone’s comments, but this one took the cake (or the pizza…) On to today’s topic… I whipped up a little something for myself for the next 6 weeks. The Niagara Falls Half-Marathon will be here really quickly. I can’t think of it as ‘just a half.’ It’s an endurance event and I need to be prepared. It’s my goal race for[…continue reading]
