Vince Peters, USATF Racewalk Committee National Chair, included several links to race walking in the news in his last e-mailed newsletter. Thanks, Vince! Chasing Glory: On July 6, 2008, America’s fastest women race walkers will compete in the 2008 United States Olympic […]
I heard a shocking statistic earlier this week on the Oprah show. (I know, I said I’m boycotting Oprah, but Dr. Oz was on, and I like him.) Dr. Oz stated that if everyone stopped drinking soft drinks (that’s “pop” for those […]
That is the number of cookies I ate last night for no reason. Truth be told, I ate 5 cookies – the first one was on purpose because I really wanted it. It was the last chocolate mocha carmel cookie in the […]
Memorial Day is one of those holidays I didn’t understand as a kid. It was always May 30, my Grandma’s and my sister’s birthday. (For a number of years I think my sister thought the parade was for her.) And somehow it […]
If you are interested in watching the Kingsport news conference, it is now on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shd0i4mH6N0 Watch it often – make positive comments! It’s a little weird watching yourself on video for the first time. My voice sounds different from what I […]
I visited Kingsport, TN today to present the Best City for Walkers Award. The presentation was at 12:30 p.m. at one of the many entrances to the famous Greenbelt multi-purpose trail. (What a beautiful trail!) There were several dignitaries from the area, […]
I’m heading to Kingsport, Tenn. Sunday to present the city with the Best City for Walkers Award on Monday. I’m really looking forward to the presentation. The news conference will be at 12:30 p.m. on the Greenbelt, the newly completed walking trail. […]
Some Walking Team members are planning to do the St. Jude Half Marathon in Memphis this December. I looked at the details of the Marathon on their web site, and it seems somewhat walker friendly. The information is straight forward: The course […]
I’ll try to post it legibly on the WALK! Magazine web site. (367)
The Columbus Dispatch did a special Healthsource section on walking, and I was included in one of the articles! I’m one of the three people interviewed for the article. The good news/bad news is they did not use the photo I submitted. […]
