Subtitle: Parents – Get off the bleachers and move.I had the opportunity to walk at an indoor track Saturday. While there, a couple soccer teams had practice in the area in the middle of the track. It was fun watching young girls […]
My walking club met at the Capital University indoor track today. (It’s cold outside!) I decided to take advantage of being on an indoor track and work strictly on racewalking form and not worry about speed. My focus was on planting my […]
After getting a bunch of mail out (which took forever, by the way), I was finally able to head out for a walk after 9 this evening. Luckily it had warmed to 33 degrees. (Sarcasm intended.) I really just needed to get […]
About 10 a.m. I head out the door for a walk. The original plan was to leave around 9, focus on form and walk for 45 min, but I kept finding a reason to delay. As I left, it started to sprinkle. […]
Am I a rookie or what? You would think that the way I approached yesterday’s Flying Feather, I had never entered a race before! Mistake #1: My race clothes were not ready in advance. I only air dry my technical fabric clothes. […]
Yesterday’s Flying Feather 4-mile race in Westerville, OH was a lot of fun! There were nearly 2,000 people entered in the event. With two other turkey day races in the Central Ohio area, I can’t believe this one attracted that many entrants! […]
I know! I know! I am ocassionally a hypocrite. I am a big proponent of walking outside in all types of weather. If you walk outside regularly, you get acclimated and then it doesn’t feel so cold or hot. Then you can […]
At 8 this morning I was out in my neighborhood walking at a brisk pace. It was about 16 degrees, much colder than typical this time of year. I have not had a chance to get acclimated because the cold snap was […]
I knew time would be short today, and it was sunny and beautiful about noon. So I decided to take a walk at lunch to get in some movement and improve my mood. Granted, I was not dressed for walking outside. The […]
While in Charleston, I had dinner with Julien Smith, race director of the popular Cooper River Bridge Run. He does a million other things, but I met him through the Bridge Run, the biggest race he directs. It was really nice to […]
