I was the first female walker to finish the Cat Caper 5K this morning! Not only was I the first female, I was also the second overall walker. With a time of 39 min flat, I barely beat my friend Pat. The […]
Yesterday my alarm clock did not go off and I was late meeting Deb and Elaine for my 10-mile training walk. We were meeting at Sharon Woods and because it is a loop, I was able to catch up to them after […]
I should qualify this review by saying the News and Sentinel Half Marathon in Parkersburg, WV is one of my favorite races. (Because of that, this review is long.) The course is challenging, and it is typically very hot in August, but […]
Because of hard rain Saturday, a small group of Buckeye Striders decided to get our long distance in today instead. I’m so glad we did! We met at Sharon Woods at 7:00. The sun was shining and the temperatures were very mild […]
Tim Seaman and Jeff Salvage Race Walking Clinic Columbus, OH- July 20th and 21th 2013 Two-time Olympian Tim Seaman and founder of www.racewalk.com Jeff Salvage are coming together for a series of exciting educational race walking clinics. Tim’s experience as one of America’s […]
Yesterday’s 10th Anniversary Capital City Half Marathon was fantastic! Everything about the race went smoothly from the packet pickup to the finish line and after race party. This review is not going to go into minute detail, but here are some highlights. […]
Central Ohio has many great parks for walking. Unfortunately, theft from cars at these parks is increasing at an alarming rate. It has become such a big problem, it was one of the main stories on the local news this week. I […]
The Bunny Hop 5K was held Saturday morning in downtown Columbus. This is a new race started by the new race company, Riff Raff Productions. The packet pick up was in the bar of a Buffalo Wild Wings. It’s a novel idea […]
The Scioto Miles two-race training series offered the option to do 5K, 10K or 15K for each race. I did 5K on March 24 and 10K today. The course is a 5K loop downtown along the river — last year it actually […]
Wednesday April 3 is National Walking Day and I found out about it by accident. Yep, even someone who is as active of a walker as I am didn’t know about it. The American Heart Association encourages everyone to walk at least […]