I completed level 2 in my training on Saturday by participating in a 10k race for a local church here. Even without the 1˚C (33.8˚F) temperature and brisk winter wind, it was an interesting experience. I warmed up well, started out by climbing up a reasonably steep but short hill, and proceeded through what was a beautiful, not-terribly-strenuous walk to complete...

HAPPY CANADA DAY! Canada Day is here, and I’m celebrating by going “Walkabout”.  Here are the details: Jenolan Caves to Hill End Your Blue Mountains journey begins in Jenolan Caves. Jenolan Caves is home to the oldest discovered open caves in the world, approximately discovered in 1835-49, featuring numerous Silurian marine fossils and...

I’m still looking for sponsors for my walk on the 5th of June – can you help? Just click the badge and you’ll go right to my page. Countdown To Race Day (5 km) Thanks so much!  Both I and the kids benefitting from your donations greatly appreciate your generosity! So I’ve completed my first week of “The Lord’s Table” and...

So, coming up to race day (next Saturday) I’m challenging myself to reach a personal best speed.  So far, my personal best is 35 minutes and 21 seconds for a 5k.  It would be cool to get it down to 30 minutes, but that would be a 6 minute kilometer and today’s pace was 7.22.  I have a ways to go! I’ve been using Podrunner’s free walking...

My Marathon Countdown – 9 days! Hello all! Today we’re going to start moving into some weight loss moves! I was stunned to see that I could go from a total couch potato, allergic to all exercise, to walking 300k a month, and not lose weight. Talk about depressing. So I did some research, and discovered the joys of interval training, and the weight...