Power Walk!
My Step by Step Journey to Competitions Across America
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About the Book
Power walking, also known as fitness or speed walking, is gaining popularity as an aging population looks for workout options that are good for their bodies and good for their wallets. This book includes expert tips and techniques for starting or expanding a power walking practice. Covering the author’s journey from non-athlete to dedicated power walker, it is entertaining, motivational and jam-packed with information. Here, power walking practice is contextualized through the author’s goal to complete a half marathon in each of the United States as she approaches 60 years old. The journey includes encounters with sketchy porta-potties and terrifying mini-planes, confessions of dubious road-trip food choices and tales of finish lines reached through sheer determination—all told with wit and wisdom. Part travelogue, part power walking guidebook, this engaging text will entertain, motivate and enlighten readers who are looking to start a fitness program or change up their workout routine.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Patricia Vicary
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 220
Bibliographic Info: 50 photos, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2022
pISBN: 978-1-4766-8675-2
eISBN: 978-1-4766-4489-9
Imprint: Toplight
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Preface 1
1. Power Walking: A What, Why and How-To Guide 3
2. 50 States and Washington, D.C.: Half Marathon Races and Places 37
3. References: Film Reviews, Book Reviews and Power Walking Resources 190
Index 209