Best Parts of this Race– The pre-race pasta dinner and post-race pizza are included in the $35 registration fee. (There was even beer!) – Each food event also had tons of fruit available.– The volunteers are plentiful and enthusiastic.– Ice-cold, wet, towels […]
I toed the line at the Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon at 8 a.m. yesterday morning with Deb. (Elaine, Peggy and Laura were much further ahead of us.) The walkers started with the runners, which was new for me at this […]
I have often joked with my husband that you can tell what my current interest is by the types of T-shirts I own. When I threw competitive darts, I had shirts from various dart tournaments. I also have a collection of shirts […]
What is it with races that have walking divisions, yet no prizes? I don’t need a prize, in fact I’m not fast enough to ever win a prize. However, if a race advertises that there is a walking division, and it states […]
I entered a 5K race this morning and afterward went to Sharon Woods park to walk an additional 4 miles. Yes, I’m training for a half marathon. The race was a Westerville Rotary event that was nice. It was well organized and […]
Today I registered for the Air Force Half Marathon September 19. It’s been a few years since I’ve been to this event and I’m pretty excited. The cool thing is the half marathon is open for 6 hours! Even the slowest walkers […]
Most people who do a lot of races have seen their fair share of unflattering or funny race photos. You’re making a funny face, you have bad racing form, there are too many other people in the shot… There’s one race where […]
13. Cincinnati is not as hilly as you think.12. This race makes the color pink cool.11. The pasta party the night before the race was nicely done. All you can eat pasta, in a tent on Fountain Square and the band was […]
Today was the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon and it was great! A group of 9 members of the Buckeye Striders walking club entered the half. Though on Saturday night we were worried about rain and cold, the temps were in the low […]
MAY 1 UPDATESWINE FLU MAY BE LESS POTENT THAN EXPECTED: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_swine_flu___________ Do you remember the Swine Flu outbreak of 1976? I vaguely do. Still it was surprising to read online that more people died from the rushed vaccine than from the actual […]
