My friend Deb and I met bright and early today for this week’s long-slow distance. We are training for the Air Force Half Marathon in Dayton this September, and we were scheduled for 7 miles. We went to Sharon Woods, which has […]
It’s pretty easy to keep up your motivation to train when you have a race scheduled — especially if it is a longer event that requires months of training, such as a marathon or half marathon. What is tough is maintaining your […]
The start of the 2011 Columbus Marathon from a walker’s perspective. The headline in today’s paper — Marathon Deaths Rare — caught my eye. Even though I knew it was true, people died in two different races I was in. And the […]
Me with Elvis during the 2006 Cincinnati Flying Pig. There are a ton of great races being held this weekend! The Indy Mini Marathon is tomorrow. The Cap City Half Marathon is tomorrow. The Flying Pig is Sunday. And this is the […]
I haven’t done a speed workout in a couple of weeks. And I can tell. I feel slow and lethargic. I did a 1-mile warm up, then 6 X 1/4 mile repeats with 2:00 breaks in between. My times were 3:03, 3:02, […]
Despite the nice weather, I have not been eating lunch at the park where Speedoman walks. (385)
The winter was mild and spring seems to have arrived early. This is great news for all of us who have been training for spring races! As the season kicks off, I’d like to remind you long-distance walkers of a few training […]
The weather was beautiful today, so the trail at Antrim Park was very crowded. It gets this way in the early spring and late in the fall. Though it is great so many people are out getting some exercise, the parking is […]
This beautiful old cabin is on the trail. Saturday was a beautiful day for a 10-mile walk in a new park. There were several people who showed up at 7:30 to get in the extra mileage. Those of us arriving early had […]
Look at how dark the sky is! (I was almost hit by a car while taking this photo.) There are groups of butterflies like this all over one side of the park. The Buckeye Striders were scheduled for Franklin Park Conservatory today. […]