Another Cold Rain

About 10 a.m. I head out the door for a walk. The original plan was to leave around 9, focus on form and walk for 45 min, but I kept finding a reason to delay. As I left, it started to sprinkle. […]

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Rookie Mistakes

Am I a rookie or what? You would think that the way I approached yesterday’s Flying Feather, I had never entered a race before! Mistake #1: My race clothes were not ready in advance. I only air dry my technical fabric clothes. […]

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My First Thanksgiving Day Race

Yesterday’s Flying Feather 4-mile race in Westerville, OH was a lot of fun! There were nearly 2,000 people entered in the event. With two other turkey day races in the Central Ohio area, I can’t believe this one attracted that many entrants! […]

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Cold or Rain – But Not Both

I know! I know! I am ocassionally a hypocrite. I am a big proponent of walking outside in all types of weather. If you walk outside regularly, you get acclimated and then it doesn’t feel so cold or hot. Then you can […]

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It’s COLD Out There!

At 8 this morning I was out in my neighborhood walking at a brisk pace. It was about 16 degrees, much colder than typical this time of year. I have not had a chance to get acclimated because the cold snap was […]

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Afternoon Walk Cut Short

I knew time would be short today, and it was sunny and beautiful about noon. So I decided to take a walk at lunch to get in some movement and improve my mood. Granted, I was not dressed for walking outside. The […]

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Great Dinner in Charleston

While in Charleston, I had dinner with Julien Smith, race director of the popular Cooper River Bridge Run. He does a million other things, but I met him through the Bridge Run, the biggest race he directs. It was really nice to […]

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Uninspired Walk

I had intended to get up early and walk. It didn’t work. I had a few minor things to get done, but the amount of time needed filled the amount of time I had. Funny how that works. All of my meetings […]

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Sunday’s Walk and Blisters

Yesterday, shortly after checking into the hotel, a friend and I went for a short walk. We were waiting for someone else to join us and were just killing time. There is a sidewalk in front of the hotel and I was […]

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Heading to Charleston

I have an opportunity to visit Charleston, SC this week! I’m pretty excited — I haven’t been there since the Cooper River Bridge Run over a year ago. Unfortunately, I’ll be in meetings most of the time. But I’m hoping I’ll get […]

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