Episode 8 Podcast – Race Day Strategies with Dave McGovern

In Episode 8 of the WALK Podcast, internationally known race walking coach Dave McGovern talks about race day strategies for walking marathons and half marathons.

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And Then We Were Lost

When you are doing a race, it is always a good idea to know a little about the course. It would have been especially nice to know the course today at the One Lucky Buckeye 8-mile race. Because there are only about […]

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Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is

Those of you who know me know that I can be opinionated. I don’t do a particular race that raises money for “awareness” of a disease for a variety of reasons. It’s a long story, but I started to become jaded when […]

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Emerald City Half – Review

The Emerald City Half Marathon — August 24 in Dublin, OH — was a good race!

The temperatures were a little bit warm at the start. The funny thing is, if this had been a normal August, it would have felt cooler than typical. However, since we had a very mild August, we didn’t have the chance to acclimate and it felt much warmer than it was.

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A Strange Guy at the Park

As I walked past a white van, I just had a weird feeling. When I got to the end of the road, I walked on the opposite side of the road.

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Episode 7 Podcast – Hydration and Biggest Loser Half Review

In this episode we talk about the Biggest Loser Half Marathon and then I talk to Wendy Bumgardner about hydration.

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A July 4th Race

There were several July 4th races in central Ohio this year. Three Buckeye Striders and I entered the Westerville Rotary July 4th 5K. The race is reasonably priced at $25. This year we received a technical shirt in men’s sizes and a […]

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The Rock that Says Ehh

A few weeks ago I did not feel like walking. I took walking clothes with me so I could stop at a park on the way home, but I still wasn’t feeling it. Regardless, I drove to the park. As I got […]

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Working on Motivation

Over the last few months I’ve been dealing with an overuse injury. My hip flexor is sore along with my sacroiliac and IT bands. The three are all related, aggravating each other and making my lower back ache. I’ve been working with […]

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8 Miles

8 miles. I remember the first time I ever walked 8 miles. It was a major milestone. I was training for my first half marathon in 1999 with Team in Training. Walking that 8 miles was SO hard! I was exhausted – […]

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