paulradcliffe.me archive
Tag: General Running and/or Fitness
July 20, 2011
Pre-Race Jitters
Apparently I have readers now. Thank you to all 5 of you! Please leave comments to let me know that you are out there… I have a race coming up in about 9 days and I’m surprisingly nervous about it. I’m running the Highland Yard 10k in Minden. The very first race I ran was the Highland Yard 5k last summer, so it feels like a kind of milestone or anniversary. When I ran the 5k last year, I was really nervous and didn’t know what to expect. When I was in the starting corral for the 5k my heart[…continue reading]
June 8, 2011
Bread and Honey 15k Race Report
This was my last race of the spring 2011 season on June 5, 2011. I’m quite happy with my 1:29:05 because it’s just below my 90 minute goal. However, it was also a great race of lessons to learn. I was a little sketchy about the race at first because the website was ve ry sparse and the posted maps were a little sketchy. Upon doing the race I realized all the information was there and nothing extra. I was very surprised by the turnout when I arrived at the race. I imagined this would be a little community race[…continue reading]
May 27, 2011
New Shoes
With all the information about minimalistic running and racing flats that I’ve been bombarded with in recent months, it was only a matter of time before I bought in. I just bought this pair of Saucony Kinvaras. I’ve been wearing them around the house for a little while. My first reaction is that they feel bizarre. My current running shoes and even my walking shoes I use for day-to-day travel have the typical 2.4cm raised heel. The lowered heel on these make me feel a little off balance, like I need to lean back a little to stay upright. I’ve[…continue reading]
