Join Me at the Portland Marathon
October 3, 1999
Portland, Oregon USA
The Ultimate Guide to Marathons calls it, "America's Best Organized
Marathon." It is also one of the most walker-friendly large marathons in the
world. In 1998, about 1150 walker as well as 3800 runners completed this marathon,
plus 3000 walkers and runners in the associated 10K Mayor's Walk, 5-Mile run, and 2 mile
kid's run. There is a judged racewalk division for those who want to maintain strict
style. For the other walkers, you are welcome to walk with any style and even break
into a jog now and then.
Portland Marathon -
Official Site, with online registration and printable forms.
Wendy - First Timer
This will be my first marathon (42K) attempt. I participate in 10K walks each week
and walk 5K around the neighborhood in the evening, but my longest distance so far was a
36K day at the Nijmegen Four Days March
in the Netherlands. I was sidelined with blisters afterwards, but my muscles and
joints felt fine, so with a bit more training I think I'll be ready.
Marathon Training Net Links
Fueling for a Marathon or Ultra
What to Wear on a Marathon or Ultra
Training to Walk a Marathon or Ultra
Track Your Training at the
Walking.About.com JustWalk Club
Update: We did it!
Join the Walking.About.com Team
I'd like to meet my Walking.about.com readers at the Portland Marathon.
Register for the Portland Marathon and then send me your name and email address.
You'll receive a free About.com hat to wear during the race. We can keep track of
the Walking.about.com "team" and update you with our progress, results, photos.
Walking.About.com Team Page We did it!
I'll keep you posted here with who will be coming to the marathon, their
comments, favorite links for marathon and walking information, etc.
Track Your Training:
You can track your training online at the Walking.About.com JustWalk Club. Join for
free and this great program charts your walks, speed, distance, duration, calories burned,
weight, comments, templates for your usual routes, etc. Join
Update: No plans at present to have a team for future years, but we'll keep you posted!
Net Links:
Walking Training and Technique Net Links
Walking Events Net Links
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