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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I recently received an e-mail from a reader who is pretty upset with the Columbus Marathon. Though “supposedly walker friendly,” the race dropped the walkers’ results from their web site shortly after posting them. One of her friends sent an e-mail to […]
One of the things I find frustrating is that by the time I get home, it is too dark to go anywhere to walk. I like my neighborhood OK, but I get bored walking in it everyday. (How many times can I […]
I got in 45 minutes this morning. The temps were in the 50s and I was overdressed in winter-weight pants, long-sleeved (ugly brown) shirt and wind resistant jacket. I definitely did not need gloves. It’s gray today, but then again it always […]
Argh! The Big Sur International Marathon is actually April 27 – NOT April 21 as it appears in WALK! Magazine on page 28. Sorry for the confusion! (190)