Too close to my most recent half marathon, I bought my first pair of zero-drop shoes made by Altra — the Intuition. In theory, I knew they would be light and flexible enough for racewalking. (The brochure says they are designed for […]
I love the color! The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon is one of my favorite races! Not only are the race fees very reasonable, but the entire town gets behind the race. The volunteers and the people in the town are […]
At the end of a long race, I want my bagel! It happens to us walkers all of the time. We get to the finish line of a runner-dominated race, and there is nothing left — no bagels, no water, not a […]
You gotta love a taper week! Yesterday we stepped down our training miles to only 8. (I just LOVE saying I walked ONLY 8 miles.) Yep, this is the official taper week before the Parkersburg Half Marathon! At 7 a.m. we started […]
Yesterday, I decided to do a more intense hill workout than typical. The hills at Sharon Woods are my closest option, plus the park is pretty. The hills are within the first 2 miles of my usual starting point, but the rest of […]
This weekend’s 10-mile training walk was moved from Saturday to Sunday. Though Deb did 8 miles Saturday, she agreed to do 10 more with me on Sunday at Sharon Woods! Now that is a good training partner! (And part of the reason […]
Until after the Parkersburg Half Marathon, I have replaced speed workouts with hill workouts. Usually when I do hills with my walking friends, we do four repeats — up one hill, down the other side, then turnaround to go back up the […]