Today I decided to walk outside. I haven’t done that much since Christmas and I really missed it. Because I have not been outside much, I wasn’t as experienced planning what to wear as I used to be. I went down the […]

Though I am enjoying the one-month gym membership my sister gave me as a gift, I’m not sure it is really me. First, being outside year-round helps my mental attitude. Sun in the winter, or a walk in fluffy or crunchy snow […]

Though my resolutions did not make it to this blog, I’m going to use this venue to let you know how successful I was: • Lose that pesky 10 lbs I’ve been fighting for a while.  Yes I did! I actually lost 12 […]

Now that I have both a new 1 mile and 5K PR, I’m not quite sure what to do. Do I rest a few days? Do I immediately work on speed? How slow is slow for a long slow workout? There are a […]

I was finally able to access Athlinks today and it is official — my 5K PR was yesterday at 41:16! In addition, my 1 mile PR was yesterday, too! My previous 5K personal record was 42:50, so yesterday I cut 1 min and […]

NOTE: Photo was added 1-2-11. Me after the New Year’s River Run 5K.  It was raining with temps in the mid-50s when I arrived at the New Year’s Day River Run 5K today. There were several members of the Buckeye Striders at […]

Though it was sunny and beautiful outside today, I ended up going to the gym rather than walk outside. Since the membership is good for only 30 days, I feel I have to use use it whenever I have the time. And, […]

After warming up for 10 min on a treadmill today, I did 1-min long sprints at a 12-min per mile pace followed by 3 mins at a 15-min per mile pace! And I did this about six times. As far as I […]

My sister gave me a one-month membership to her gym for Christmas. Though I belonged to a gym many years ago, I cancelled that membership because I didn’t use it — well, that and the fact it was a crappy gym. I […]

No bad photography with this half of the list as it continues: 6) Books about Walking, Health and Fitness or Healthy Eating — There are lots of books about walking, but if the person you are buying for is trying marathon walking or racewalking, you […]