Sunday Walk

I didn’t get up as early today as I do when I walk with the Buckeye Striders on Saturdays. I did just 30 min. in the neighborhood. It was brisk this morning and I felt chilly in shorts and a light long-sleeved […]

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Mother’s Day Hiking

For Mother’s Day this year, I went hiking in Hocking Hills with my family. The weather was beautiful, the trails were not very crowded and it was a lot of fun. I’m not sure how far we hiked, but there is a […]

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First After-Race Walk — Feeling Good

Today members of the Buckeye Striders met at 8 a.m. for our weekly group walk. It felt good to sleep in today! Deb has had us doing our long training walks as early at 6:45 the last couple of weeks. We met […]

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A Good Day at the Pig!

Today was the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon and it was great! A group of 9 members of the Buckeye Striders walking club entered the half. Though on Saturday night we were worried about rain and cold, the temps were in the low […]

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Another Reason not to Take Diet Pills

We’ve all seen the ads for Hydroxycut in the back of health and fitness magazines. (Well, all of them except WALK! Magazine. Not a moral comment, just an observation.) All you have to do is take the pills and you will end […]

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The Importance of Race medals

As I removed the “stack” of race medals hanging over the corner of my dresser mirror, they clanged together like wind chimes. I guess I’ve never picked them all off at one time before, because I was surprised at the pretty sound. […]

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Update Coming

I’ll have an update about WALK! Magazine (folded), the new WALK! Newsletter and everything else soon. I’ve just been unable to think clearly enough today to write a good posting. At the same time, I’m still getting many questions about the magazine […]

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Are Your Favorite ‘Natural’ Foods What you Think?

Just found out my favorite granola bars, the crunchy Kashi brand bars, are made by Kellogg’s! It definitely changes my perception of the brand. Now I’m wondering about the quality. Did Kellogg’s change them at all? Are the ingredients still natural? (What […]

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10 Miles

The 10 miles we walked today would have been much easier if I had slept well last night. For some reason, I kept having disturbing dreams that revolved around the movie we watched last night which caused me to wake and toss […]

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