1997 Features
12/28/97 -
Walking Resolutions
Make it a great '98 by setting your walking and fitness goals.
12/21/97 - Holiday Walking
Enjoy the sights and sounds of the season from the trail.
12/14/97 - Walking Definitions
What is a racewalker vs. a volkswalker vs. a powerwalker.
12/07/97 - Cold Weather Walking
What to wear and how to enjoy a winter walk.
11/30/97 - The Senior Walker
Old AND Bold Walkers
11/23/97 - The Walking Shopper
Gifts for your walking friends you can order online, plus great walking/shopping routes.
11/16/97 - Fear of Spandex
Your guide faces her greatest fear - being photographed for a national magazine in
brightly-colored spandex!
11/10/97 - Walking More Walks
Silly but true strategies to get in more walking events.
11/02/97 - Fat for the Holidays?
Increase the walking and improve your nutrition to keep away holiday pounds.
10/26/97 - Walking in Song
Songs about walking or with walking titles.
10/20/97 - Walking to Music
To headphone or not to headphone, that is the question.
10/13/97 - Winston-Salem Two-Day
International Walk
Photos and story
10/06/97 - Doctor My Foot
Foot care and podiatry websites.
09/29/97 - Socks Go High-Tech
They aren't your father's sweatsocks.
09/21/97 - Operation Bank Special
Forces Coast to Coast Walk
The Special Forces Association will walk from LA to North Carolina this fall to honor
their founder and raise money for their museum.
09/14/97 - Melanie's First Marathon
Walk
Melanie Jonker shares her training schedule and triumph in completing her first walking
marathon.
09/05/97 - Walking through Pregnancy
Walking is the best-recommended exercise during pregnancy.
08/31/97 - Racewalking Poetry
A couple of fun poems from John H. Cary, O.M.D.
08/24/97 - Portland-to-Coast Walk with
the Hip Hippity Hoppers
Walking the Portland-to-Coast Relay 1997
08/17/97 - Wendy's Ramblings
Your Guide has been winning medals, hosting hikes and finding ticks.
08/10/97 - IVV Olympiad Report
Regina Overholt walks the IVV Olympiad in Finland and enjoys walks in Russia and Estonia.
08/03/97 - Walking the Nijmegen
Vierdaagse
Our correspondant Christina Elsenga walks the granddaddy of all walking events - the
50K/day/4 days walk in the Netherlands.
07/27/97 - Walking in Viborg, Denmark
Our correspondant Christina Elsenga sends personal highlights from the seven-day walk in
Denmark.
07/20/97 - Walking Prevents Glaucoma
and Cancer
Medical research is showing that walking and exercise can prevent serious maladies.
07/13/97 - Vitamins and Supplements
What do you really need to take?
07/06/97 - Walking Magazine's Mark
Fenton Gives Walking Tips
From the AVA Convention, Mark Fenton advises on technique, shoes, weights.
06/29/97 - AVA Walking Convention
When 800 walkers get together, there's plenty of fun.
06/22/97 - America WALKs
Pedestrian advocacy organizations unite.
06/15/97 - A Brief History of Walking
A light list of notable walkers and achievements.
06/08/97 - Race Walking Humor
Walking funny.
06/01/97 - Walking With Your Dog
How to have a great walk with your best friend.
05/25/97 - Net Walker Poll Results
I took your responses and added new sections to reflect your interests.
05/18/97 - Walking With Llamas
Taking a vacation with the llamas doing all the packing is a great way to get into the
high country on foot.
05/11/97 - Net Walkers Poll
Tell me what kind of walker you are and what you would like to see here.
05/04/97 - What's 127 Miles Among
Friends?
The Portland-to-Coast Relay Walk.
04/27/97 - Chafing
How to prevent and treat painful chafing.
04/20/97 - International Marching
League
Earn the title of International Master Walker by walking events such as the Nijmegen
Vierdaagse
04/13/97 - The 10 Essentials for
Walkers
What should you carry with you to be prepared while walking?
04/06/97 - Wendy's Walking Weekend
Cults, Tulips, and Trilliums
03/30/97 - The Effects of Speed
What effects will you see walking fast vs. walking slow?
03/23/97 - Eating While Walking
Walkers tell what they eat to keep up their energy along the trail.
03/16/97 - Spring Walking Events
Tiptoeing through the tulips, WalkAmerica, MSWalk, and March for Parks.
03/09/97 - Race Walking Shoe Guide
Part II
Shoe Construction and Styles
03/02/97 - Race Walking Shoe Guide
Part I
How to select a shoe and responses from racewalkers on what they wear and why.
02/02/97 - Walking Las Vegas
Some folks just gamble, I walk AND play blackjack!
