We did 8 X 400 at our 5K pace today. [8 laps of 400 meters (1/4 mile)with a 2-min rest between]Lap 1 3:33Lap 2 3:34Lap 3 3:33Lap 4 3:23Lap 5 3:35Lap 6 3:33Lap 7 3:29 Lap 8 3:21 At our fastest, we […]

The Buckeye Striders had a great turnout at 7:30 a.m. today for our weekly walk! We usually meet to walk at 8, but because several of us are training for the New Albany Half, we needed to get in 6 miles today […]

3 X 1 miles. I waited until nearly 9:20 to go out to walk. It wasn’t an intentional delay, I ended up buying shoes, then eating dinner, checking e-mail… before I knew it, it was late! This is exactly why we are […]

Deb and I did our 45-min “tempo” walk tonight. Though hot and humid, it was actually cooler at 5 p.m. than it was earlier. There was a great breeze and the clouds helped keep it cooler. Before I got to our walking […]

What a day! I knew it would be hot, so I decided to walk with the Buckeye Striders this morning at 7:30. I just had a feeling that if I didn’t, I wouldn’t get my 6 miles in today. We went to […]

… Just as the training schedule said. I walked from my house to around the “big block” in our neighborhood, back home and then one more lap. It was actually about 16:25 per lap, but that was OK. The CD of the […]

Deb and I continued our speed workouts today. We walked 4 X 1/2 @ 10K pace, but when I got home, I noticed we were really supposed to do 8 X 400 at 5K pace. Oh, well. Neither of us slept well […]

I finished my speed work out about 10 tonight. Sometimes I prefer to walk at night — it starts to cool down, it’s usually a little less humid, the air smells different, there’s less distraction, my neighbors don’t look at me like […]

I was pretty excited to get out walking today because it was just so beautiful. I got home, changed my clothes, was ready to walk out the door and it started pouring down rain! I might have walked anyway, but there was […]