In this episode of the WALK! Magazine Podcast, I talk with friends about the RunTheBluegrass Half Marathon, March 28 in Lexington, KY.
It was about 22 degrees when we met for our 8-mile training walk. It’s been a long time since we have been able to walk outside or for any distance.
Though it was starting to get dark, it wasn’t hard to decide to stay in the neighborhood to walk outside instead of heading to a dreary gym.
Race Director Darris Blackford talks about how the 2014 finisher medals almost missed arriving at the race, and why the Marathon is shortening the amount of time the course is open.
This year I joined a gym and finally have access to a treadmill every day. This post features tips for training effectively on a treadmill.
This week, Runners’ World reported about a young athlete who was running in the early morning, and was killed when he stepped in front of a snow plow. The runner was wearing headphones, was not wearing any reflective clothing and was running […]
RunSafer’s purpose is to educate all runners and walkers on the importance of self-defense and safety awareness.
If you like to do races just for the fun of it, you will enjoy this one. However, if you do not want to be treated like a second-class citizen, this is not the race for you.
There were tons of people lining the street cheering at the start and for the first mile or so! It was great!
If you need a small local race in October, and want to race with just women, this race would be OK.
