Yesterday I walked the Cleveland Marathon 10K. I had 3 goals. the first was not to come in last - and I didn't. It wasn't because I improved my 10K pace it was because it was a large field. (When I did the 10K at the Martian Marathon there were only 3 or 4 walkers. It was very disheartening to walk past where the water station was being ( Read more... )

Last January at work my employer started a fitness program. Basically we all set weekly goals for workout sessions. For instance I set time goals - I will work out x number of minutes per week. We had an online log where we could track our progress. The program ended at the beginning of April (I guess they thought that once we got to Spring we ( Read more... )

Is there any way to avoid getting blisters or does everyone have them all of the time? Today I did only 3.5 miles and wore moisture wicking socks and still have three big blisters on the bottom of my feet and toes. Any advice? Maybe I should just stock up on blister band aids.

I did 2 miles today and felt great. Since I am a middle-aged, overweight former couch potato I have been working on building a good basic fitness base for future running. I'm not to the running stage yet but each week I come closer and closer. I began riding a stationary cycle and walking during the second week of January and I am amazed at how ( Read more... )

I went out to the local track today to do my short day half hour workout and I decided to get used to the "no music" walk/run. Instead of listening to music I listened to my thoughts and was appalled at the self-criticism I heaped on myself. It seems as if nothing is too bad to say to myself - if I talked to my friends the way I talk to myself I ( Read more... )

So I competed in my first 10K this last weekend at the Martian Marathon. I use the term competed loosely I finished in just under 2 hours. I came in dead last for my age category but I finished and I feel great. Since I just started walking in January, my friend and I planned to start slow and go faster each mile. So, since the course was out ( Read more... )