Training in April Sleet
Yes, I ended up doing a couple of miles in today’s sleet. It felt a lot colder than it actually was because it has been warm lately. Because of that, I wore my winter coat and heavy shoes and walked to the […]
Category: walking
What do you do with old race numbers?
When straightening my room earlier today, I found a small stack of about six race numbers that had been sitting on my dresser. I then felt the need to dig out my entire collection of numbers. Most are just in a big […]
Stiff on Saturday
I know I’ve had a good workout that will improve my walking when I can feel my muscles. Late in the afternoon Saturday, my legs were feeling heavy as I climbed the stairs. And then at the movie theater last night, I […]
9 Miles at Franklin Park
I’m not a big fan of walking at Franklin Park. It’s in our walking club’s rotation for the members who live on that side of town. It’s a little over a 1-mile loop, there were puddles after the recent rain, and the […]
Walking Feels Good
I’ve been sore since the hill workout on Tuesday. It’s a really “good” sore when you know you’ve pushed your muscles just enough. It actually feels kinda good. Tonight I did an hour walk. It felt great and my muscles feel more […]
Hills, Hills, Hills
Instead of our typical midweek mileage, we did hills today. There are not a lot of hills in Central Ohio, so we have to work hard just to find one for hill training. But by Griggs Reservoir, if you head toward the […]
Keeping Training on Track
Today Deb and I met for our 3-mile training walk. The Scioto River seemed a little small after walking beside the Mississippi River for three days. Still the sun was shining, temps were in the mid-50s and it was a beautiful day. […]
Dinner with Jaye
When I travel, I often try to meet up with walkers I know: either members of the Walking Team or people I’ve met at various events. While in St. Louis earlier this week, I had dinner with Jaye, a member of the […]
Basilica of St. Louis
While in St. Louis, I saw a small church where I would cross the street to the Arch. Though I walked past it several times, on my last walk I noticed the doors were open and went inside. I was pleasantly surprised […]
Another 4 Miles+ in St. Louis
My meetings ended much earlier than I had anticipated today, so I was able to get out in the bright sunshine and walk 4 miles! Because of the blisters I had from the previous day’s walk (actually, not fully healed from last […]