OK, I know better. You can’t take two days off in a row during long-distance training and expect to have no ill affects. I decided to walk this morning since scheduling my training in the evenings has been so unsuccessful this week. […]
Dear Oprah, I would make a great guest for your show! I have all of the qualities you look for in a guest. First: I am a formerly unfit person who has changed my life and my lifestyle. I walked a marathon […]
The people at the trail around the lake were especially friendly today! There were also a lot of them — a sure sign that it is marathon training season. In the middle of one loop one walker (who passed me) said she […]
How could I possibly have been gone for 2 hours when I walked for only 45 min! I left the house about 6 p.m. and drove to the little lake I like. (I needed to feel I was going somewhere special, and […]
My moods are affected by the change of season and the amount of sunlight in a day. Yes, I’m one of those people who suffer from SAD – seasonal affective disorder. Fall is always the hardest season for me. The days are […]
Ever since I wrote about Speedo man earlier this year, I have not seen him. I’m beginning to get worried. Every day that I lunch by the river, I watch for him. It used to be that looking for him was casual. […]
The Buckeye Striders met to walk on the multi-use trail along the Olentangy River this morning. I knew this trail was popular, but I have NEVER seen so many people on this trail before. There were hundreds of people! It made me […]
This morning I went to PO, bank and Staples. Halfway through Staples I could barely walk! My legs weigh about 500 lbs each! I knew I would be sore today, Loretta even warned us. I just found it funny that I felt […]
For my 45 min tonight, my daughter and I went to Antrim Park and walked twice around the lake. I parked in the upper parking lot to give us a little more opportunity to warm up, but because we walked somewhat casually, […]
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 […]