Walk Magazine

Speed Workouts Pay Off

Today we did three 1-mile laps at race pace. We have a 5-mile race Monday morning. I thought we should shoot for a 14:30 pace, but was out-voted. Here’s the cool thing: We walked at what felt like our normal pace, which […]

Great Training Walk

Saturday morning I met with the walking club I’m a member of, the Buckeye Striders, and we had a great walk. We went to a beautiful park I’ve never been to before. The temps were mild, the sun was shining and it […]

First Speed Workout

I tried to get out of our first speed workout since Big Sur (2 weeks ago) because of the rain, but Deb insisted it had stopped in plenty of time. (Nice switch for us.) We lightened the workout a little. After about […]

Kingsport News Conference on YouTube

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 […]

Best City for Walkers Presentation

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, […]

Heading to Kingsport

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. […]

Recovery Walk

I’m mostly pain-free and feeling pretty good. I don’t feel like doing any serious walking, so I just went to the library, PO and grocery store. It’s about 2 miles round trip and I didn’t walk overly hard. It’s quite a bit […]