New and Have a Question re: Time of Day to Walk

feeds@yuku.com (pk) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:40:22 GMT

Hi all:

I'm starting a walking program after being rather lax for the last couple of years and was wondering what time of day do you walk? I know the mornings are good for getting it out of the way and the afternoons are good for releaving stress, but I work 10 hour days and am having trouble picking a time. I have a treadmill at home and usually walk on it, so weather and temperature are not an issue. So I'm looking for motivation!

October Total Miles Walked

feeds@yuku.com (Smiling Walker) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:17:02 GMT

Usually Maryann starts this topic but I'm eager to post mine before I forget

I walked 100.6 miles for October and have a YTD total of 1,063.6. So I'm still online with my goal for 2009 of 1,200 miles.

How's everyone else doing that is keeping up with theirs?

Goals for November 2009

feeds@yuku.com (thewalkingsite) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:52:21 GMT

Post your goals for the upcoming month here. Be sure to go back to the October goal post and tell us how you did for October. Have fun!

English members?

feeds@yuku.com (TWills) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:33:55 GMT

Anyone here English? I have signed up to walk the Manchester Shine and am looking for support!

Newbie introducing herself

feeds@yuku.com (suzielea) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:00:59 GMT

Hi all, I'm new here although I've checked it out a few times.
I'm not actually actively following a walking program yet as I'm waiting until I pick up my new shoes before I start.

I'm 25 years old and had a heart transplant about 14 years ago. I'm looking at walking as a way to lose weight.

I'm going to follow the beginners program that's on the site.

Happy Birthday Smiling Walker!!!

feeds@yuku.com (maryram) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:02:11 GMT

Mellody, I hope you have a great day!

Happy Birthday!!!

Post your goals for October 2009

feeds@yuku.com (thewalkingsite) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:19:05 GMT

Post your goals for the upcoming month here. (It seems like I just ask for your September goals last week... How can it be time to post for October!) PC

September Total Miles Walked

feeds@yuku.com (maryram) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:20:12 GMT

If you want to share your monthly and year to date mileage totals, please do! I'll post mine after I walk tomorrow.

I'm new and got questions!!

feeds@yuku.com (elizabethellen) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:09:40 GMT

I have been putting in about 30 miles a week and walked 14 miles on Sunday at a 15-16 min. mile pa. I am going to walk the White Rock in Dallas in December --- about 11 weeks away. Here are some questions that I can use advise on:

1. From what I have told you, do you think that I am on target?

2. I walk with an I-Pod and it keeps my mind occupied. I usually listen to audiobooks (kindof weird, I know). Does anyone have any advise for walking a marathon while...

Re-Introduction

feeds@yuku.com (pugkayaker) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:19:19 GMT

Hi All - I haven't participated in the walking site forum for a couple of years. Suffice it to say that I got way too busy and distracted and pretty much stopped walking. I did finish my Master's Degree, but now the challenge is to get off my half dead behind and get back to it. I signed up for the Melbourne & Beaches Music Half Marathon February 7th here in sunny FL. Now I have to go dig out my training stuff and start working my training plan. So nice to see so many of you...

New Here

feeds@yuku.com (pasteeater) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:52:51 GMT

Hi, I'm new to the board. I found it while looking up info on blisters. I've been walking all my life but seriously walking for exercise for the last year and a half. I lost about 50 pounds but then some stuff happened, as it often does in life, and I gained about ten back. But now I'm back to walking a lot. I use my tread mill in the morning and the evening and I walk about two miles to pick up my son from school then we take the bus home.

I live in Southern...

Marathon Maniacs

feeds@yuku.com (maryram) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:28:57 GMT

Meet Maniac #1780

G'day

feeds@yuku.com (ozwalk) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:07:56 GMT

Hi there. I'm an Australian walker preparing for an unassisted circumvavigation of Australia via Highqway 1, commencing the end of January 2010. Training is going well and I'm feeling confident about spending a year on the road. My only problem is locating a purpose built hand trolley, cart, buggie or some other sort of robust piece of equipment for the purposes of carrying tent, food etc for the duration of my walk. I have looked at all manner of bike trailers, strollers and what...

August Total Miles Walked

feeds@yuku.com (maryram) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:48:25 GMT

83 for me.

I thought I would make 100, but missing my walks Sunday and Monday, plus a whole week off after ET did not help me make my goal.

Year to date miles (through 8/31/09) 824.5 so I am still on track for my goal of 1200 or more miles for the year.

Aid Station Volunteer

feeds@yuku.com (dmolnar) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:58:54 GMT

I volunteered to work an aid station along the Louisville, Kentucky Ironman Triathalon marathon course on August 30. My primary job before the race was set-up and, once the race started, to hand out cups of water and ice. It was an interesting experience. The marathon course was a seven mile out-and-back stretch of road that the participants did twice. That means that the runners and walkers passed by the aid station four times.

The aid station offered a variety of food and...

Post your goals for September 2009

feeds@yuku.com (thewalkingsite) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:33:58 GMT

It's that time again... be sure to post your goals for September and let us know how you did with your August goals. Have a great month!

Racewalking

feeds@yuku.com (maryram) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:58:17 GMT

an interview with Jeff Salvage.

http://trueslant.com/katiedrummond/2009/08/25/an-extreme-self-jeff-salvage-and-the-world-of-racewalking/

Favoite Movies

feeds@yuku.com (Got2walk) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:27:07 GMT

I am interested in finding some quality movies that deal with walking or running for my family. I bought "Chariots of Fire" years ago and the kids have watched it many times and even quote it. My youngest three have each used what they saw in the movie about stretching over the finish line to win a close race. The last time was my 7 year old daughter beating another girl in a 400 meter run this year. We knew she had learned it from the movie and watching her brothers. Does...

How do you display/store your medals?

feeds@yuku.com (olympicmom) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:11:13 GMT

I was just wondering... with all these cool medals many of you are racking up, what do you do with them when you get home? Frame them? Hang them on a nail? Loop them over the end of a curtain rod? (the last is what happened to the only medals we earned so far, walking a 1/4 marathon this spring)

I think if I had cool Disney or alien medals I'd want to display them somehow.

Runs Like a Girl

feeds@yuku.com (maryram) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:06:30 GMT

Did you all see this???

sorry it is a little off the subject of walking, but WOW!!!

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