One of my favorite parks isn’t very safe right now. A couple women have been grabbed and a guy was caught walking around with his pants down. Today was relatively cool – in the 70s – and sunny, so I assumed the […]

Last night I presented the New Albany Walking Classic with the Best Event for Walkers Award! Congratulations to Race Director Phil Heit and everyone involved in helping make this event great!By virtue of being selected the Best Event for Walkers, the New […]

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve not wanted to walk. I’m not sure why, other than I’ve been busy. The thing is, I’ve been busier than this and still fit it in. Luckily, I’ve made arrangements to walk with friends, so […]

Vince Peters, USATF Racewalk Committee National Chair, included several links to race walking in the news in his last e-mailed newsletter. Thanks, Vince! Chasing Glory: On July 6, 2008, America’s fastest women race walkers will compete in the 2008 United States Olympic […]

I heard a shocking statistic earlier this week on the Oprah show. (I know, I said I’m boycotting Oprah, but Dr. Oz was on, and I like him.) Dr. Oz stated that if everyone stopped drinking soft drinks (that’s “pop” for those […]

That is the number of cookies I ate last night for no reason. Truth be told, I ate 5 cookies – the first one was on purpose because I really wanted it. It was the last chocolate mocha carmel cookie in the […]

Memorial Day is one of those holidays I didn’t understand as a kid. It was always May 30, my Grandma’s and my sister’s birthday. (For a number of years I think my sister thought the parade was for her.) And somehow it […]

If you are interested in watching the Kingsport news conference, it is now on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shd0i4mH6N0 Watch it often – make positive comments! It’s a little weird watching yourself on video for the first time. My voice sounds different from what I […]

I visited Kingsport, TN today to present the Best City for Walkers Award. The presentation was at 12:30 p.m. at one of the many entrances to the famous Greenbelt multi-purpose trail. (What a beautiful trail!) There were several dignitaries from the area, […]

I’m heading to Kingsport, Tenn. Sunday to present the city with the Best City for Walkers Award on Monday. I’m really looking forward to the presentation. The news conference will be at 12:30 p.m. on the Greenbelt, the newly completed walking trail. […]