Above and Beyond

When I got home this evening, it had been snowing for quite a while and the white stuff in the driveway was deep. I knew I would not want to walk through that snow to get into my car in the morning, […]

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Wow — Out Walking Again in Frigid Temps!

Today marks my third day out walking in frigid temps. I’m not quite sure how cold it was — but I believe it was in the 20s. It has been snowing lightly for a few days and some sidewalks were shoveled and […]

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Exercise Bikes Suck

Technically, today should have been a rest day since yesterday was my long mileage day. But long mileage was only 4 miles and I really need the exercise and to burn some calories. Silly me, I thought an easy 30 min. on […]

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A Frigid Walk Today

Because I’m starting to train for the Arizona Distance Classic in March, I needed to get a 4-mile walk in this weekend. Because I walked for only 30 min. yesterday, I decided to go to Antrim Park today. The moment I got […]

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Monty Python

Even Monty Python knows the importance of walking.  “Now, here’s the meaning of life. Well, it’s nothing very special. Uh, try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and […]

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Walking When it’s Cold

When I got up this morning, the news reported it was 11 degrees with a wind chill of 0. Because it was a beautiful sunny morning, I was hoping to go to Antrim Park. The wind blows a little harder at the […]

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Last Year’s Resolutions — Success?

Last year I made some public and not-so-public New Year’s resolutions. I decided to look them up and see how successful I was. Here are the results: 1) Walk five days a week most weeks of the year. — Didn’t make five […]

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