Springfield Power Walkers

August 18, 2010 by lcull  

As a follow-up to the article about Power Walking in August’s issue of FootTrails, Springfield Power Walkers is now on Facebook. Springfield Power Walker is a new group that is making it’s debut this year with Abe’s Army.  Springfield Power Walkers are NOT Race Walkers. They are a group, for whatever reasons, whose bodies/joints will no [...]

Back on Track with KT Mack

June 15, 2010 by admin  

Work on Your Speed with Tuesday  night track.

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During April and about half of May, we will meet at the Washington Park pavilion at 5:30 pm. Then in May, we will switch to having track work-outs at the Sacred Heart-Griffin Track.
The purpose of the Wednesday night work-outs is to get faster. This doesn’t mean [...]

Summer Wits- Chicago/Fall Marathon Training Group

June 9, 2010 by lcull  

From cold to bold… join Summer Wits now!
What is Summer Wits you ask? Basically, it’s a spin-off from the HalfWits group, organized by Kimee Armour, Jessica Larson, and Linda Castor. It is for anyone who needs to train for a fall 2010 Marathon. We decided to follow Hal Higdon’s 18-week comprehensive Novice 2 Guide, tweaked [...]

Half Wits (X2)

June 1, 2010 by lcull  

Half Wits (x2)
Train with a group for the Lincoln Memorial Half Marathon (Half Wits) or the Illinois/spring Marathon (Half Wits (x2)). Program starts in January and runs through April, sometimes longer. This group’s penchant for training in some of the worst winter weather imaginable has earned them slots in the local newspaper and news. The program [...]