Inspiration to Work Out

It is colder than all get out around here and I am in some need for inspiration.

I saw some folks running the 5K run on a local bikepath; I saw the tail end of the pack. Let's just say that they looked more like those in the late miles of a marathon run than those doing a 5K; then again 1 F temperatures will do that.

But there was plenty of spandex to see. :-)

So perhaps these images will inspire me to get out there (I've been mostly sticking to the treadmill):

Video one

Video two.

What I love about walking

I am one of those folks who likes to walk long distances; on occasion I've completed marathon walks and, on three occasions, walks of 100 miles.

There are many things I like about such events, and this is one of them: the sights!





No, I didn't take these, and I wonder how the person who did avoid getting slapped. These appear to be taken near the Chicago Lakefront; I've finished three 50K walks there.

This person isn't an athletic walker, but she is still a lot of fun to watch.

Now I need to leave for my final session to help new walkers finish a 4 mile race (we have a program called "Building Steam"); the walkers I am working with are, for the most part, overweight and undermotivated. :-)