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 […]
I got 8 miles in today and it was great! I was a little nervous because once I get beyond 5 or 7 miles during training, I worry about how I will feel. I went to one of my favorite parks that […]
My Crim race training program called for 4 miles “acceleration” today. That means, I had to start out at a reasonable pace and each successive mile to go faster and finally finsh very fast. During my first mile I kept going too […]
I’ve had racewalking lessons, but I never really felt like I “got” it. I seriously need more lessons, but haven’t had time. I wish I could have been to the Bonnie Stein clinic when she was in Columbus last month. I always […]
I just did NOT feel like walking today. It was hot, humid and I was still tired from our neighbors setting off fireworks until the wee hours this morning. I guess they didn’t have to work today. I decided to just go […]
Earlier this year I was interviewed by Columbus Monthly magazine for an article about walking. Well, the article finally came out in the July issue! I’m pretty happy with how I came across. I’m quoted significantly, which was nice –especially since I […]
What a great day to go walking! My husband and I went to a small wedding reception Friday night and stayed out later than I should have. So I slept in and went out to walk after 11 a.m. I thought it […]
I was a little bit sore today and had iced my knees earlier, so decided to really take the “easy 4 miles” on the schedule seriously. I was able to head out about 6 p.m. The temps were toasty, but I wasn’t […]