paulradcliffe.me archive
Tag: General Running and/or Fitness
May 24, 2011
De-training and Goal Setting
De-training Period? I’m in an unusual little phase right now: I’m not really resting, nor am I training. I guess I’ll call it a de-training period. I suppose a lot of people would rest after their goal race. My goal race for this season was just over a week ago at the Mississauga Marathon. It seems my body got a memo that the season was over because my sleep has been very deep, my muscles are undergoing lots of repair and it’s hard to get going in the mornings. However, it’s was a rude awakening to my body when I[…continue reading]
May 18, 2011
Post-Race Recovery
It’s been a couple of days since I ran my first marathon. I’m feeling almost human again. I felt like running yesterday, but I think I’ll have some sense and take it easy some more. I’ve had some time to gage the toll on my body. My abs hurt a lot, but I talked with Sandra, a fellow runner from my local Running Room who also did the Marathon and she thinks it’s because we were breathing hard for 4.5 hours. That makes sense. I have another injury I didn’t expect. I’m looking through the race photos, and noticed red[…continue reading]
May 16, 2011
Mississauga Marathon Race Report
Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2011/05/15 Mississauga Marathon Complete 4:34:44.9 4:38:58.0 This is my first Race Report, so I hope you’ll excuse me for being a bit philosophical. I ran my first full marathon yesterday, Sunday, May 15, 2011, the Mississauga Marathon. I’ll talk about the general feelings first, step through the race, detail my after-race experience and then have some more general remarks. I only started running last June, so I have a very limited experience with running. During this this training period over the last 4 months I’ve been pushing new distance almost every week.[…continue reading]
