paulradcliffe.me archive
Tag: General Running and/or Fitness
February 24, 2012
“Running Room’s Book On Running” By John Stanton – Book Review
I got a copy of the “Running Room’s Book On Running” by John Stanton through a Facebook contest. Vanessa Rodrigues from a barefoot ultrarunner and blogger said she’d send a copy of this book to one of the people that commented on a certain post. I was the only one to post, so naturally I won a copy of the book. Considering how big John Stanton and his Running Room movement are, I’m surprised I didn’t get myself a copy a long time ago. In case you don’t know, John Stanton is the founder of the Running Room, an international[…continue reading]
December 13, 2011
Santa Shuffle Race Report
I didn’t expect to write a race report for a little 5k run, but there are so many things I can talk about. But, here is my little story about little race and its spills and thrills in Mississauga on December 3. I wasn’t even sure I was going to do this race. With the Disney Marathon less than 6 weeks away, I was hoping to do long runs every Saturday in addition to my Sunday long runs. A Saturday race would effectively rob me of that second long run. It wasn’t until I learned someone else from my clinic[…continue reading]
October 25, 2011
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Race Report
Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2011/10/15 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon < 4:34 4:44:09.6 4:54:19.9 I recently finished the penultimate race of my summer racing season, the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Back in May I had some grandiose plan to cross-train like crazy, revolutionize my diet and somehow finish this marathon in less than 4 hours. With all the set-backs I experienced this summer I knew that wasn’t going to happen. I was a bundle of nerves before the race. I was nervous, but there wasn’t a doubt in my mind I would finish. A speaker at one[…continue reading]
