In the short time that Darris Blackford has been the race director for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon, there have been many changes/improvements in the race making the entire atmosphere more fun and inclusive — especially for walkers.
This is the first full episode of the WALK Podcast! I know, finally, right? In this episode, my friend Deb Chenault and I talk about walking the half of the Columbus Marathon in October 2012. (This is a repost of that episode.) […]
Like a lot of big races, last Sunday’s Columbus Marathon introduced new security measures in response to the Boston Marathon. Knowing this inspired us to arrive downtown a little earlier than we would normally. So even though the first wave would not […]
I was the first female walker to finish the Cat Caper 5K this morning! Not only was I the first female, I was also the second overall walker. With a time of 39 min flat, I barely beat my friend Pat. The […]
I should qualify this review by saying the News and Sentinel Half Marathon in Parkersburg, WV is one of my favorite races. (Because of that, this review is long.) The course is challenging, and it is typically very hot in August, but […]
Yesterday’s 10th Anniversary Capital City Half Marathon was fantastic! Everything about the race went smoothly from the packet pickup to the finish line and after race party. This review is not going to go into minute detail, but here are some highlights. […]
The Bunny Hop 5K was held Saturday morning in downtown Columbus. This is a new race started by the new race company, Riff Raff Productions. The packet pick up was in the bar of a Buffalo Wild Wings. It’s a novel idea […]
The Scioto Miles two-race training series offered the option to do 5K, 10K or 15K for each race. I did 5K on March 24 and 10K today. The course is a 5K loop downtown along the river — last year it actually […]
Because I was going to be in Memphis around St. Patrick’s Day, I decided to arrive a day early and enter the half marathon in Germantown on the southeast side of the city. And because she will travel nearly anywhere for a […]
I admit it — I read Runner’s World. (I’m still a walker, but since there is no WALK! Magazine anymore…) Today I read an article by one of the columnists about his running his first half marathon. It was a nice story. But at […]
