I’ve been participating regularly in the “10,000 Steps” community over the past couple of months. They have some fun and motivating ways to keep you walking, one if which is the “Million Steps Challenge”. Every Time you log 1,000,000 steps they send you a certificate. I got mine on the 16th. My next one is due in...

On Friday I came across this excellent article that talks about the importance of balance: “Overtraining: A Good Thing Gone Bad” When I was in training for my marathon last October I learned first hand about the joys of overtraining, and it was during that time that I learned about the “Maffetone Method”. This method of training pretty much...

I wasn’t always a big fan of technology.  Mostly it overwhelmed me, and I seemed to be doing fine without it.  Then I married a techie.  For our first Christmas I got a beautiful Canon SLR camera.  Pocket Instamatics overwhelmed me, so this was a pretty big jump. _ One day Tom came home with an early model of an MP3 Player. It was the size of a...

Yesterday I did a 5k walking race for “Pace Kids” at South Glenmore Park in Calgary. The day was perfect – we’d had a couple of good storms the day before, and so it was cool, fresh, and a little damp, but sunny. The course itself was through the woods so it was absolutely lovely. Now I can do a 5k without breaking a sweat, any time of the...

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...