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If you're a large woman in America, your whole life is an opportunity to feel self-conscious, embarrassed, resentful and way too big. You can hide in the corner or on the couch, you can go to therapy, or you can put on your lycra bike shorts and get out there and move.
—Jayne Williams, Slow Fat Triathlete

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January 27, 2005

tightrope walking permalink

I walked in this morning, and I even took a longer route because I wanted a good workout. It was a very pleasant morning for walking, overcast and cool, and I left late enough that the last half of the walk was in daylight, which is so nice.

I decided since I got such a good workout from the rapid turnover exercise yesterday, that I'd do another racewalking exercise: tightrope walking. Basically, you are using your hipswing to place one foot right in line in front of the other. I really have to think about it to do it, and even then, it's hard. It involves balance, and while I'm better than I was, I still need plenty of work.

Meanwhile, I tried to keep good racewalking form, pumping the arms behind, standing up straight, holding the beer gut in, the round feet. I must have been a comic sight cuz a guy smiled at me in the way that says—that woman is nuts.

I was tired when I started, and very tired when I got into work. A good workout!

Posted at January 27, 2005

Comments

I just had a thought - you do read ultrawalker.blogspot.com, right? If not, I recommend giving his blog a look over. I love reading about your form, by the way - its different from what I'm used to with running, and very interesting.

Just don't forget to breathe...

Posted by: Richard at January 27, 2005 11:05 AM