I’ve had a few issues with recent purchases from running stores. The problems were not necessarily the fault of the running stores, but I hate handling these types of errands — I hate taking things back or having to figure out why […]
Today was beautiful! As soon as I arrived home, I put on walking clothes and went out the door. I didn’t want to waste a minute of sunshine, so I decided to walk to the library park, do one lap and return […]
Though I have been an active long-distance walker for about 10 years, I have never been to the Arnold Sports Festival before this year. It’s held in Columbus, OH annually and draws a huge and varied crowd. The expo was quite a […]
The first Buckeye Strider Nearly 10-mile Race was held today at Sharon Woods park. We had about 10 walkers toe the line at 8 a.m. with temps in the low 20s. (I’m not sure of the exact number since some didn’t walk […]
I have done remarkably well this winter. I’ve been outside as much as weather allows, I got in several longer-distance walks, I’ve been out in the sun as much as possible. I didn’t even mind the heavy snow last week. I thought […]
I was home early today and decided to walk to Lane Rd Park, do one lap and come back home. It’s exactly 1 mile to the park from our house and about 1.2 miles around the park. It makes for a nice […]
I prefer to have Sundays be my rest days. Unfortunately, I’ve had to get my mileage in on Sundays the last few weeks. Today was no exception, though I didn’t walk as far as scheduled. I finally had some free time this […]
Friday night my husband and I went out for a little while. It had started to snow and the roads were horrible! Based on the slickness of the local streets, I decided to not even attempt to meet the Buckeye Striders for […]
I recently purchased the book Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot by John L. Parker, Jr. By following the instructions in the book, I have determined that my maximum heart rate is 188 bpm. While walking, I have been able to […]
Deb, Elaine and I had a great walk along Griggs Reservoir today. The sun was shining, the streets were clear, the river was frozen over and it was beautiful! The sunshine and brisk air helped to push away some of the blues […]
