Walking a Half Marathon: Tips for Beginners
It’s that time again: time to prepare for the busiest racing season of the year! Each weekend for the next couple of months, thousands of racers will be lining up at the starting line...
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Race Day Tips for Walkers
Oh, how I love race days. Sure, I tend to hate the early wake-up times—and the chaos of driving to the starting line and finding a parking spot tends to stress me out. But...
Race Weekend Essentials: A Walker’s Packing List
For my most recent half marathon, I did something that I’d never done before: I traveled to a race. Normally, when I’m preparing for a race, I have the time to plan everything. I...
Question of the Day: 2024 Races
It’s no secret that I love participating in races as a walker – not necessarily because I want to push myself and walk super-fast on race day but because I love the excitement, the...
Race Review: 2024 Run Santa Run 5k
The holiday season can be busy, to say the least. If you have kids, it can be downright chaotic. All too often, we lose sight of the joy that this time of year is...
Tales from the Trail: The Race That Went Wrong
I love participating in races. I love the planning and the preparation and the anticipation. I love packet pickups and gathering at the starting line. I love walking the miles with friends and crossing...
Race Review: 2024 Queen Bee Half Marathon
When it comes to races, I love signing up for different experiences. I have a few races that I love enough to do year after year—but, for the most part, I prefer to change...
Question of the Day: First Race
This afternoon, Kristin and I are heading to Cincinnati for tomorrow’s Queen Bee Half Marathon. I’m super excited (and also panicking about my last-minute packing, since it’s the first time I’m doing a race...
How NOT to Train for Race Day
I woke on a dreary Saturday morning with the sudden realization that my half marathon was just two weeks away. And that’s when the panic set in. Sure, I’d been preparing for it for...
An Event Just for Us: The New Albany Walking Classic
Each and every weekend, walkers just like us line up at the back of the pack—behind the runners—for races. While the runners speed on ahead, competing for prizes and PRs, we follow along behind,...