Walking at Year’s End
When I got up this morning there was about an inch of snow on the ground and the thermometer on the front window said it was about 39 degrees. I knew my racewalking shoes just would not work. Not only would I […]
Month: December 2009
Stay Away From Extremes
While searching the internet for some information for my walking club newsletter earlier today, I found a good blog post about extreme dieting at http://www.danfalkenberg.com/. Dan does not post often, but the few posts he makes are informative. In September Dan commented […]
Using my Heart Rate Monitor
I got a heart rate monitor for my birthday this year, but have not used it enough yet to know what to do with it. I went through the book that came with it and set the maximum heart rate, etc. (Yes, […]
Walking in Snow
Today, I awoke to more snow. It wasn’t big, beautiful, heavy flakes like you see in Christmas movies that make you want to run outside and play — it was tiny flakes that are hard and frozen, and kind of bounce off […]
Glad I Did NOT Enter This Race!
Today there was a 4-mile race scheduled for Sharon Woods park here in central Ohio. I entered this winter race before and I had thought about entering this year. However, I heard that rain was predicted. I don’t do rain in the […]
Heat Wave — It was really 22 Degrees
Don’t know why I was so worried about the weather this morning. It was only 3 degrees colder than last week, and last week I was fine with two wicking shirts and a jacket. This week I added a fleece vest under […]
Predicted to be 16 in Morning
I’m a little bit odd that sometimes I look forward to walking in cold weather. When you are bundled up appropriately and there is no wind it can be fun! So, though the cold, rain and wind prevented me from walking most […]
New Shoes — New Balance
Finally! I finally bought a new pair of shoes for walking — New Balance 905s. Because it’s been awhile since I’ve had a pair of shoes I was really happy with, I took my last five pairs of shoes and told the […]
Walking When Only 25 Degrees
It was about 25 degrees Saturday morning when the Buckeye Striders met at Sharon Woods park for our weekly walk. When the temperatures are this low, the major discussion is usually: How many layers are you wearing? (We all had some type […]
Biggest Losers run a Marathon?
I know I rant a little too much about the Biggest Loser. It is a TV show for goodness sake! But I often feel as if the show is irresponsible — and having these obese (they still are) people train for a […]