Spirit of the Marathon

A group from my walking club went to see Spirit of the Marathon tonight. As we entered the theater, it was interesting to see that most of the people there were in groups. I assumed they were walking or running clubs. There […]

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Nice Stranger

Tonight I went out to the post office around 8 p.m. As I was posting packages, I noticed a gentleman weighing a pinewood derby car on the other postal scale. We chatted as he tried to pry lead weights off the bottom […]

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6 miles Today

Bright and early this morning I met some members of the Buckeye Striders for the weekly group walk. Usually we meet, walk for an hour, then stop. Today some of the members are training for an upcoming half marathon, so they were […]

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Great Thursday Walk – Minor Scare

My friend Deb and I met at one of my favorite parks today at 5 p.m. to walk. (OK, I was late, I showed up at 5:05.) We both love this park with the trail that goes around the lake, but neither […]

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Problems of Scale

Have you ever weighed yourself, stepped off the scale and stepped back on only to have it show a different weight? I doubt if I can lose 3 lbs by simply stepping off and on my scale. (Wouldn’t it be great if […]

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Spirit of the Marathon Movie Selling Out

Spirit of the Marathon is a movie/documentary that follows 6 marathoners to the Chicago Marathon. A couple of the marathoners are first timers and a couple are pretty well known, like Deena Kastor. It is showing across the country on January 24. […]

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Lame Excuse

Yesterday morning I planned to walk with my walking club. I remembered we were meeting at a new park and wasn’t sure where it was. I didn’t want to have to leave extra early just to find a new park, so I […]

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Sidelined by Rain

A group of the Buckeye Striders was getting together at 5 p.m. today to go for a training walk. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate – a heavy rain started about 4 p.m. and lasted for several hours. I offered to meet […]

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Functional Walk

My car was in the carage for minor tweaking, so I walked the mile to pick it up. It’s nice having a garage close enough that I can walk. My legs have felt less ansty since I’ve been trying to fit in […]

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Deadline Extension for Award Nominations

I just found out that many people have still not received the Winter issue of WALK! Magazine. It is amazing that this issue has taken so long to be received! For that reason, we are extending the deadline for nomination for Best […]

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