It’s pretty easy to keep up your motivation to train when you have a race scheduled — especially if it is a longer event that requires months of training, such as a marathon or half marathon. What is tough is maintaining your […]
Today I did three laps around Antrim Lake averaging 14:30 per mile for 3.6 miles. The pace was not too easy — not too fast. Afterward, while stretching on the deck, I noticed a couple running groups getting ready to start. When […]
The start of the 2011 Columbus Marathon from a walker’s perspective. The headline in today’s paper — Marathon Deaths Rare — caught my eye. Even though I knew it was true, people died in two different races I was in. And the […]
For a variety of reasons, many women in the United States have warped body images. Though it ranges from thinking you are healthy when you are heavy or obese to seeing yourself as obese when you are healthy or too thin, I […]
Me with Elvis during the 2006 Cincinnati Flying Pig. There are a ton of great races being held this weekend! The Indy Mini Marathon is tomorrow. The Cap City Half Marathon is tomorrow. The Flying Pig is Sunday. And this is the […]
Over the weekend, I ended up eating something that did NOT agree with me. I was sick all day Sunday and totally drained with headaches all day Monday. (I think it was food poisoning. Entirely my fault.) I spent two whole days […]
I haven’t done a speed workout in a couple of weeks. And I can tell. I feel slow and lethargic. I did a 1-mile warm up, then 6 X 1/4 mile repeats with 2:00 breaks in between. My times were 3:03, 3:02, […]
Despite the nice weather, I have not been eating lunch at the park where Speedoman walks. (401)
The winter was mild and spring seems to have arrived early. This is great news for all of us who have been training for spring races! As the season kicks off, I’d like to remind you long-distance walkers of a few training […]
Race shirt and medal from the ORRRC Half Marathon. The temps were in the low 50s and it was foggy when we started the ORRRC Half Marathon in Xenia, OH. There were about 1100 people registered in the race, though it did […]
