This morning when the Buckeye Striders met for our weekly group walk, a bunch of us started at a much quicker pace than usual. The funny thing is, I set the pace. Yes, my regular walking pace is getting quicker — my […]
Thanks to Elaine and Deb for doing hills with me tonight! We did a half-mile warm up and half-mile cool down with four reps on the hills for a 56-min workout. It felt great! And after I remembered Elaine was tapering for […]
Had a nice 3-mile walk this evening — 1 mile to the library, 1 lap around the park and one mile back home. The temps were mild and it was a beautiful evening. I had originally planned to walk at Antrim Park, […]
My walking buddies were not up for hills today. I tried to talk them into it, but cleaning out gutters and raking leaves made one person a little too tired. Darn! Instead we did our Plan B walk – 3 miles at […]
Because I’m not training for a specific event right now, I decided to try to keep walking five days a week to maintain my level of fitness. Like many of you, if I’m not training for an event, I often let my […]
It is exactly 0.64 miles from my house to the grocery store — well, one of the grocery stores that are within walking distance from my house. I walked that distance tonight because I was dying for a tasty Greek salad for […]
Today was a scheduled day of rest. However, I was feeling a little bit antsy and it was a beautiful day, so I did an easy 2-mile walk to the library. The sun was shining and the temps were mild. (Having an […]
Today’s 8-mile walk was partially a recovery walk after last weekend’s half marathon and partially a regular long slow distance day in preparation for the Columbus Marathon (Half) October 18. Regardless, we had not intended to push hard today. I thought it […]
When my walking mileage suddenly decreases, like taper week, I tend to get antsy legs. It’s hard to sit still, I feel like I need to get up and walk around, sometimes they even ache. To help alleviate the aggravation, I took […]
We walked “only” 8 miles today. I love it when I can say that — “only” 8 miles. We’ll reduce our mileage this week then the Parkersburg Half Marathon is next Saturday! Woo hoo! Whether you are increasing your mileage working up […]
