paulradcliffe.ca archive
Date: May 2012
May 31, 2012
Pacing A Lot In The Fall!
After my fun experience being a pace bunny at the Oakville Half-Marathon last fall, I decided to apply to pace a bunch of other races this year. I enjoy running a little slower, it’s a new challenge, and I save a bunch of cash too. I have confirmation now that I will be pacing for 3 races this fall: Midsummer Night’s Run 30k August 18, 2012 3:30 with 10 and 1’s “Pace Fairy” Oakville Half-Marathon September 23, 2012 2:30 with 10 and 1’s Pace Bunny Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon October 14, 2012 4:55 with 10 and 1’s Pace Bunny Apparently[…continue reading]
May 30, 2012
Yay for fad diets?
I’m very apprehensive posting this, but I imagine sharing this will be a bit of motivation. I’ve always been overweight or obese, and this running and fitness thing is a very recent development in my life. Although I’ve made great improvements in my health, my body composition and weight have become stuck at a certain point. Now that I see some of my former students passing me, I realize I need to step up my nutrition to keep up. I actually had a really good handle on my weight about a year ago. Then I started training with a new[…continue reading]
May 29, 2012
Radcliffe Heraldry
This post isn’t actually about running, but I wanted to share it anyways. On my trip to Londom for the Virgin London Marathon, I happened upon a gentleman named David Linstead in a market who made coat of arms plaques. It took him only a few minutes to research what the Radcliffe Hearaldry would l have looked liked. I have wanted one for a while, so I commissioned him to make one for me. It arrived in the mail recently. He also sent me a certificate explaining everything. The banner at the bottom says “virtus propter se” which roughly translated[…continue reading]
