Post-marathon blues

What to do once you’ve reached a major goal? Make a new one.

What Comes Next?

The Lake-to-Lake Half-Marathon is coming up soon – almost a month to the day now. It’s got me thinking about what I’ll do once the walk is over.

Walk This Way

Training for a marathon walk takes a lot more time and energy than this spoonie realized.

Review: “A Walking Life,” by Antonia Malchik

You’re probably used to books about walking that address creative and spiritual transformations in those who have the privilege to walk unaccosted and unfettered in nature or the city. My friend Antonia Malchik’s book, “A Walking Life,“ which just came out from DaCapo Press, covers walking from a completely different perspective. Malchik’s book starts with…

On the Road Again

I’ve finally recovered from last year’s knee injury and am cycling outdoors again. Today was a great day. I rode my bike outdoors for the first time in over a year. Last March I had a hiking accident that resulted in a fractured patella and femur. It took 8-12 weeks just for the fracture to…