Hey everyone! Life happened today, so I didn't have the opportunity to take my usual outdoor training walk. Instead, I schlepped down to the fitness room at 10:30 tonight to put in my time on the treadmill. I have to tell you, treadmill walking is much easier on my joints than pounding asphalt. It's boring as heck, but less painful. I have to remember to load more electronica and dance music on my iPod. I've found using that type of music not only is good listening, it helps me keep my pace steady.
Speaking of pace, in order to walk a half marathon in four hours or under, it's necessary to maintain a minimum of a 17 minute mile. For those of you not familiar with distance walking, that's just a hair over 3.5 miles/hr. That doesn't sound very fast, does it? But try to maintain that speed for 13.1 miles when you have short legs! Short legs mean a short stride, therefore I take far more steps to cover the same distance as a long legged walker. Thanks, Dad, for the short genes. For me, 3.5 miles an hour is about as fast as my legs walk. At 4 mph, I'm jogging. Did I mention I don't run? Sure I did. I don't run...
I'll check back in tomorrow. The weather should be nice enough in the afternoon to walk outside.
Oh, before I forget...if you haven't visited my donation page, please do it now. Every little bit helps get me closer to my fundraising goal of $500.00. To get there, click on the "My Donation Page" at the top of the blog.
Until tomorrow, remember: keep movin' - rest is rust!
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