paulradcliffe.me archive
Tag: General Running and/or Fitness
April 24, 2012
The London Incident: Virgin London Marathon 2012 Race Report
Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2012/04/22 Virgin London Marathon >4:34:44 6:15:52 This is a story of hope, fear, foolishness, failure, massive willpower, even more foolishness and consolation. Here’s how six months of training went down the toilet, literally. In spring 2011, when I entered the lottery to run the Virgin London Marathon, I hadn’t run my first marathon yet. A lousy time at my second marathon in October 2011 made me consider quitting marathons. My spirits were buoyed when I surprisingly won an entry to run the London Marathon, one of the World Marathon Majors! London was[…continue reading]
March 29, 2012
Around The Bay 30k 2012 Race Report
Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2012/03/25 Around the Bay Road Race 3:12 – 3:19 3:16:20.9 3:22:03.2 I did not want to be unprepared for this year’s Around The Bay 30k Road Race. I did a lot more mental preparation for this race than I usually do. I had a detailed race plan and even did a reconnaissance mission! It was all for good reasons: I wanted to beat my old time, but I didn’t want to jeopardize the rest of my training season with downtime. It was nice going with a big group again. I like[…continue reading]
March 23, 2012
Vanessa Runs and the Pearl Izumi Pussy Apology
The discussion on this little issue has turned into a massive storm in a tea cup in the running blogosphere, but there are some interesting points that have been brought up in the whole mess. Let me start by saying that I have the utmost respect for Vanessa Rodriguez. We have conversed a bit, I’m reviewing some books on her behalf, and I even ran with her a little bit at DisneyWorld this year. Her blog is one of my favourite reads and I am always perplexed, impressed and astounded by the joy and effort she puts into her running.[…continue reading]
