Paul’s personal trainer, Adriana is back!; Adriana’s injury;Question for the trainer – How do you train through an injury;Thighmaster (Suzanne Somers not included), and other exercises you can do to stay in shape after an injury;Back to happier times – Adriana’s Portugal Active Fit Trip;Paul’s Georgia race – the 80s Rad Retro Run;Adriana’s Spartan...
Category: Races
Episode 6: Just for J 5K Pre-Race Warmup
Finally time for a new podcast! I will be travelling to state #9 of my journey – Colorado! I found an incredible race and charity to run for in Denver – The Just for J 5k. This race is to fight Charcot Marie Tooth Disease (CMT). Jacqueline was diagnosed with the disease at 4...
Episode 5: 80s Rad Retro Race – Pre Race w/ Toni McAlister
A new podcast episode is finally back up! My two worlds collide in this crossover episode – Return to the ’80s, and Journey of the Rhode Runner. I will be traveling to the Atlanta, Georgia area for the 80s Rad Retro Run, which is being held on May 5, 2018. I had the privilege...
Star Wars 5K Wrap-Up
It’s official! Race #4 is in the books! April 15, 2016 was the day I ran my first race that I had to fly to. Even though it was a bit overpriced, this was a fun race, and I would do another Disney race. Pre-Race I flew into Orlando on Monday, April 11. My...
Next Up: Star Wars 5K
Announcer: Rhode Runner, you haven’t tackled another state in a while. What are you doing next? Rhode Runner: I’m going to Disney World! That’s right, folks. My next out-of-state race is going to be in Florida. I love Disney, so I knew I wanted to do a Disney race along this journey. Not only...
Fundraising Event
I am happy to announce that my gym, Bristol Total Fitness, is hosting a fund raising event for me on February 20, 2016 at 11:00am. It is going to be a Boor Camp, being run by my trainer, Adriana. All are welcome to come, as you don’t need to be a gym member to...
Red Shoe Run
Hi Everybody! I have found the next race that I would love to run in – the Red Shoe Run 5k in Birmingham, Alabama on January 23, 2016. However, I am going to need some help to be able to do this. This race is for a very good cause – The Ronald McDonald...
My Running Music
It is 1980-something, and we are finally approaching the end of the school year and headed into summer. We have a cross country meeting, and Coach Sheehan gave us a spreadsheet to keep track of how many miles we run each day. This way, we should be all ready for cross country season in...
The 2nd Annual Charity Challenge Flashback 5K (Race Recap)
The 2nd Annual Charity Challenge Flashback 5K was held on November 1, 2015 at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. This was race #3 on my journey. This a race like no other that I have done before. It started at 1:50am. The reason for this is that the clocks were set back an hour at...
The 2nd Annual Charity Challenge Flashback 5K (Pre-Race)
And now for something completely different. Race #3 is coming up quickly now. This time I am heading to Connecticut to run the 2nd Annual Charity Challenge Flashback 5K at Mohegan Sun. This is not your standard run-of-the-mill 5k. The party begins at 11:59pm this Saturday night, which happens to be Halloween. Race check-in...