I have been on a walking streak since Thanksgiving. The original plan was to end New Year’s Day, but I decided to continue for a total of 50 days ending January 17. Though technically part of the Runner’s World running streak, my […]
In the short time that Darris Blackford has been the race director for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon, there have been many changes/improvements in the race making the entire atmosphere more fun and inclusive — especially for walkers.
This time of year it is hard to be motivated to keep walking. It is cold, it gets dark early and typically, we don’t have races scheduled that require training miles. That is why many groups challenge their members to a streak […]
It’s easy to find excuses not to walk this time of year. And I am as guilty as everyone else. To prove something to myself, I took walking clothes with me yesterday with the plan to stop at a park on my […]
You may be wondering why I am reposting podcasts that originally appeared a few months ago. The software I was using to upload podcasts was not particularly user friendly, and I did not like the way the audio files appeared. Not only […]
Olympic race walker Tim Seaman and Jeff Salvage (author, walker, photographer) were in Columbus, OH this past summer to present their Race Walking Clinic of Excellence. While here, I was able to interview them for this podcast. In this episode, they talk […]
In 2007 Larry Smith walked his first full marathon. Though well trained (and fast), he ended up with severe cramping he later determined was caused by incorrect hydration. He spent the next year researching and experimenting with hydration and various sports drinks […]
This is the first full episode of the WALK Podcast! I know, finally, right? In this episode, my friend Deb Chenault and I talk about walking the half of the Columbus Marathon in October 2012. (This is a repost of that episode.) […]
This is the Introductory Episode of the WALK Podcast. Basically, that means it isn’t a full episode, it is a short explanation of what to expect in future episodes. This episode contains the theme song — Walk With Me — in its […]
Like a lot of big races, last Sunday’s Columbus Marathon introduced new security measures in response to the Boston Marathon. Knowing this inspired us to arrive downtown a little earlier than we would normally. So even though the first wave would not […]
