Walking Division — But No Prizes?

What is it with races that have walking divisions, yet no prizes? I don’t need a prize, in fact I’m not fast enough to ever win a prize. However, if a race advertises that there is a walking division, and it states […]

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This is Dedication

I entered a 5K race this morning and afterward went to Sharon Woods park to walk an additional 4 miles. Yes, I’m training for a half marathon. The race was a Westerville Rotary event that was nice. It was well organized and […]

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Pedestrian Pulled Over by Cop

On my way to Antrim Park today, I was following a police car on the narrow hilly road. Suddenly the car turned on its flashing lights, stopped in the road, and rolled down the window to talk to a pedestrian. I’ve never […]

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Walking Farther than Planned

Though not scheduled to walk today, I just felt like it. So after catching up on much-needed sleep, I went to Antrim Park with the intention of doing two laps around the lake. I’m entered in a 5K race tomorrow and didn’t […]

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Walking Calorie Calculator

This is cool. If you want to determine the number of calories you burn walking, here is a calculator just for walking! It doesn’t include speeds faster than a 12-min mile. (Sorry, Laura.) Still, I really like it! By the way, it […]

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Hills Today

We couldn’t decide whether to start hill or speed workouts today. Though we haven’t done speed in a while, we are training for the News and Sentinel Half Marathon, which will be hills in August in West Virginia. We opted for hills. […]

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