paulradcliffe.me archive
Tag: Jack Daniels
August 20, 2014
Daniels’ Training Phase IV: Final Quality
It’s amazing how quickly time flies. If feels like only yesterday that I picked up Jack Daniels’ book and started drafting my Jack Daniels Inspired Summer Training Program. Now I’m almost done Phase III: Transition Quality and moving into the final stretch, Phase IV: Final Quality. This last phase is normally when I would be tapering, but Dr. Daniels’ takes a different approach. The last week feels almost like an anti-taper with a significant amount of easy miles. I’ve trusted the plan so far, so I’ll trust this too. The last week of this is the strangest. I’m used to taking it very easy[…continue reading]
August 18, 2014
In Praise of the #5amRunClub
I posted some motivational images about running early in the morning on this post, but this post will talk about it in detail. One of the biggest challenges of my current Jack Daniels inspired training program was finding time to do five runs each week. I constantly saw dailymile posts by Nicole, Sam, Emma, Patty and others featuring the hastag #5amRunClub, so I decided to join in. I wasn’t disappointed. (To be fair, the idea of running early in the morning wasn’t entirely foreign to me; I ran early in the morning during my Dopey Training last fall) It is[…continue reading]
July 28, 2014
Adjusting Training Plan to Reality
I had a great plan for training hard during this phase of my Jack Daniels’ Inspired Training Program. Reality ensues as usual and I didn’t get all the miles I expected in the last few weeks. I feel like I was slacking, but I think my body also appreciated the rest. So, I’ve revised the plan. It shows what was actually done for the last two weeks. More importantly, I adjusted the weekly mileages so that I have a proper ramp to the maximum mileage week.
