Race Review — Cat Caper 5K
Sunday, September 30 I entered the Cat Caper 5K Race. Because I am not a cat person, I have never entered this race before. However, a friend of mine is the race director so a bunch of us entered this year. This […]
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Xenia Half Marathon
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 […]
Do Races Need to be so Expensive?
For a variety of reasons, I object to races raising their entry fees just because everyone else is doing it. I see it as the “Rock ‘n’ Roll”ing of marathons and half marathons. Lots of marathons and half marathons had very competitive […]
Columbus Marathon Review
Sunday’s Columbus Marathon Half was fantastic! The temps were in the low 50s when we arrived at the starting line. Because I am always way too cold, I was wearing a throw-away sweat shirt and a trash bag over my long-sleeved technical […]
Testing a HR Monitor
Today I was testing a heart rate monitor by Sportline. The watch part is very cute and I was excited to give it a good workout with either long distance or speed intervals. (This is the one I planned to test Sunday.) […]
Walking Division Prizes at Columbus Marathon
The Columbus Marathon just announced that there will be prizes for walkers who sign up to be in the competitive walker division! From the Columbus Marathon website http://www.columbusmarathon.com/race-information/walkers: Competitive Walker Division Rules All participants in the Competitive Walker Division must wear a […]
Speed Workouts with Motion Traxx
For years I have listened to audiobooks to keep me going on my long walks. Over the years I’ve been told music is better for maintaining a fast pace. I’m not really into current music, so it has been difficult for me […]
Fiber One 80 Calories Cereal
As a participant in the General Mills Pssst… program, I periodically receive samples of General Mills’ products to try and to review. Recently I received a box of Fiber One 80 Calories cereal. It was the Honey Squares flavor. The cereal had […]
How the Altras Handled a Half
Too close to my most recent half marathon, I bought my first pair of zero-drop shoes made by Altra — the Intuition. In theory, I knew they would be light and flexible enough for racewalking. (The brochure says they are designed for […]
New Shoes — Altras
I have a love/hate relationship with shoes. I love having a great pair, but I hate the buying process — never knowing for sure if the shoes are right until after you have worn them a few miles. What adds to the […]