Resolution 5ks

Counting down to that resolution. Have you thought of one yet? For many people January 1 marks the date they make a commitment to the vague concept of “exercising more” or “eating better”. I’ve witnessed enough packed January aerobic...

Half Marathon Glory

Take a look at the results page of our website and you’ll discover that every weekend since the end of August there have been WoW Power Walkers claiming finish medals at the end of some half or full marathon. The half marathon is clearly the winner in terms of...

Victoria Half Marathon Success

The stress hormone, cortisol, was running high on Friday evening when I arrived in Victoria. The weather forecast was for rain and wind. Much of the Victoria Half Marathon course leads participants along Dallas Road which parallels the coastline of the Strait of Juan...

Walking holidays

The blog may be a little on the slow side for 10 days while I head west to spend time with family, force family to walk the Victoria Half Marathon (can you hear the expletives from there???***!!!), and then follow up with a little cross-training learning how to...

6am starts and a good attitude

Last night I set three alarms on my personal communication device for three different times: 5:00am, 5:06am, and 5:15am. Somewhere, several years ago, I read that alarm clock snooze times are set by the manufacturers for 9 minutes because that is most...

Two walking tales

Some of us walk for cappuccino, others have a more noble purpose in mind.Seven days ago I walked 10 kilometres for a tiny, delectable morsel of hand-made dark Belgian chocolate and an Illy Cappuccino. Then I walked 10 kilometers home. I know this kind of training...