* When the thermostat in the house says it is 80 degrees, yet it is still cooler inside than out! (Our air conditioner broke, and it is rigged to produce slightly cool air for about the next 48 hours, until the replacement […]

1) Ticks.2) Bikes. (I haven’t been hit yet, but they have come close!)3) Humidity.4) Days when the air does NOT move.5) Did I say ticks? I really, really hate ticks.6) Swarms of gnats that gather around your face.7) Mosquitoes.8) I still really […]

1) Wildflowers.2) The ocassional rain that cools you off at just the right moment.3) Ice cold watermelon when I get home.4) Wildlife. We saw about 4 deer crash through the woods last week. They are prettier and more interesting in the woods […]

Can a person get jet lag if he/she was driving? I am so lethargic today it is ridiculous! It feels exactly like jet lag. We were in a different time zone for a week, and we stayed up much later than usual, […]

On our way home from Land Between the Lakes we stopped at Mammoth Cave. We did one of the longer hikes – over 2 miles and about 2 hours. The more than 160-stair climb at the end was a nice workout. It […]

I love hiking. Earlier this week I went with my daughter and brother-in-law on a trail here at Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky. It was hot and humid, and VERY hilly! The trail was well marked and we had planned to turn […]

In my letter from the editor in the Summer issue of WALK! Magazine, I implied that walkers who enter the “competitive” division of the Appleton 13.1 Miles PowerWalk must racewalk. (Actually, that is what I thought.) This is wrong! I just found […]

I got my 8 miles in today! Though it was supposed to be a “not so easy 8”, I started out slow. The first mile was 17 minutes! I have not used the lap feature on my watch yet, so I’m not […]

It’s not often that I hear about a race from more than one reader. Two told me they entered the Napa to Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon, registered as racewalkers, then found out the day of the race there was no racewalking […]

Saturday, September 22 at 1:15 p.m. I’ll be speaking at the Appleton Expo. It looks like the preliminary title will be something like “Why Walk?” I’ll discuss the benefits of walking and goal setting, weightloss, overall fitness and maintaining motivation. Come see […]