The people at the Crim have been phenomenal! They were able to squeeze me into a booth today. I wasn’t able to get set up until almost 7:30 p.m., but that’s OK. I have just MY table, so I can’t spread out, […]

OK, I found out I’m definitely heading to Flint, MI on Thursday. I will definitely have a booth Friday. Other than that, and the race starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, the rest is up in the air! I hate having things be […]

OK, I went for my 3 miles. I wore my most water-resistant jacket, a baseball hat and shorts. At first it wasn’t bad because the rain was light, but it rained harder the farther I went. About mile 2 I went to […]

OK, I’m supposed to walk 3 miles today and it is raining like crazy! Yuck! I just do NOT feel like walking in rain tonight. I feel like I’m catching a cold. But, the 10-mile race is this weekend, and I really […]

When I find shoes I like, I try to stay with the same brand and style for as long as possible. It makes new shoe buying so much easier. The last few times I’ve purchased new shoes, I’ve had to change brands […]

One week from today and I will have finished my first Crim Festival of Races 10-mile Race. I’m VERY excited! (I’m also tapering, which is great. Only 5 easy miles today!) First, this race was voted WALK! Magazine’s 2007 Walker Friendly Race. […]

I’m supposed to do 6 miles tomorrow, but I won’t have the time. So I did it tonight. What a beautiful night it was! I know I’ll be ready for the Crim next week! (326)

We are very interested in making WALK! Magazine more responsive to reader needs. To do that, we will periodically post short surveys on our web site at www.walk-magazine.com. Some publishing experts predict that paper magazines will soon be a thing of the […]

Did anyone watch Fat March on TV last night? If not, here is the premise: A bunch of morbidly obese people must walk over 500 miles to Washington, D.C. in a set amount of time in order to receive $100,000 a piece. […]

Part of what got me started walking back in the late 90s was not being able to keep up when hiking on a family vacation. I was depressed and felt old and out of shape. Walking for health and fitness changed everything. […]