Monthly Archives: August 2010
Big Difference
The last two summers and at the start of this training season, the first thing that would start to hurt on my long walks is my back. Never failed. Sometime around mile 10, I would become very aware of my … Continue reading
The goal(s)
I have had eight jobs in eight years. (My dad used to tease me that I couldn’t hold down a job but in the last four I’ve only had two so he doesn’t have as much ammunition anymore.) Anyway, one … Continue reading
Talking the miles away
According to the counter from the National MS Society on my Facebook page, Challenge Walk MS is 33 days away. But we’ve come to the point now where we don’t need the counter to tell us that. It’s crazy hot, … Continue reading
Stupid
I did a 17-mile training walk yesterday and I did something kind of dumb. I mapped out a route that took me through the arb (one of my favorite places in Madison to walk) twice, then on a couple of … Continue reading
Pep in the Step
This past Saturday I started walking at 6:30 am. 6:30 is not my most desirable start time because I like my sleep. Especially on Saturdays. But we’re less than two months away from the walk and it was either walking early or walking … Continue reading
Stepping Over MS 