Singing in the Rain
It was very humid and overcast today as several of the Buckeye Striders met at 7:00 Saturday morning to do our long mileage on the Olentangy Trail. For three of us, this is our last long day before the Air Force Half […]
Author: Cindi
Getting Back on Track
Sharon Woods is always beautiful. The shade really helped. Today I went to Sharon Woods for an 8-mile long-distance training walk. As I’ve mentioned before, my training is a little bit off right now, so 8 miles is a pretty good stepping […]
What Does Goal Weight Mean?
Several years ago I weighed myself dozens of times a day. About a year ago I decided to lose a couple of pounds to improve my racewalking speed. Losing about 5 12 lbs. and training better did help my speed quite a […]
Making the Best of a Bad Training Situation
Over the last couple of weeks, Ohio has had unbearable heat, I took a vacation to a place with even worse heat, I’ve been over-worked and then I started to feel sick. Yesterday, the temps were mild, I felt great, I was […]
I Thought it was Hot in Ohio!
We are in Oklahoma for a family reunion. Most of my husband’s family lives west of the Mississippi with many of them in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Arkansas. (My in-laws were from Cherokee, OK.) I knew it tends to be hotter out […]
Long Slow Distance was Slow
The Buckeye Striders met at Sharon Woods park today to do our long slow distance. Several of us training for the Air Force Marathon (Half) were scheduled to do 8 miles today, so we started at 7 a.m. When I say we […]
Faster than the Speed of Light
For today’s speed workout, I wanted to see how fast I could walk a measured 1/4 mile. There are 1/4 mile marks along the roads at Griggs Reservoir, so I did the workout there. After a 1-mile warm up, I walked as […]
Roundtown Classic 5-Mile Race Review
Buckeye Striders Pat, Nancy, Steve, Deb and me. The Roundtown Classic in Circleville, OH was a fun event! A group of Buckeye Striders did the 5-mile race yesterday. There is also a 5K and kids fun run. The course was a 1.25 […]
Do it Anyway!
Don’t you hate it when people throw your own advice back in your face? Me, too! Here’s the back story.A few months ago I listened to a podcast interview with Adam Carolla. Near the end of the conversation he gave some advice […]
Long-Slow Training
My friend Deb and I met bright and early today for this week’s long-slow distance. We are training for the Air Force Half Marathon in Dayton this September, and we were scheduled for 7 miles. We went to Sharon Woods, which has […]