MapMyWalk Community - Walker's Forum

Looking for walking partner(s) for North Phoenix area!

vdubla — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:19:46 -0600

I just joined this site! I'm looking for some female walking partners in the North Phoenix area.

I am also female BTW.

Nordic Walkers here?

nordicwalkerBG — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:58:24 -0500

HI all,

I'm a Nordic Walking instructor in Eugene OR and recommend this site to our students to find walks with the mileages and characteristics they want.

So, if other walkers head out our way, check the "walking" routes in and around Eugene, as the ones so marked will be great for Nordic Walkers using poles! That means reasonably wide sidewalks or paths, not too much traffic, lots of parks and other Nordic Walkers!

Need Suggestions For Maintaining A Regular Walking Routine

ShaneWinston — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:39:05 -0600

Hello All,

I'm new to this site and am enjoying all of the features it offers. However, I am having a bit of difficulty maintaining a regular walking routine. I would like to walk every other day (I walk about 5 miles), but am having a hard time in doing so. Also, I prefer to walk after 7 a.m and before 10 a.m. I would welcome any suggestions.

Spring 3 day walk for breast cancer-20 miles for 3 days

kgbensley — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:08:45 -0600

I am really excited to have found this site and am using the mapping feature to determine the walks for each day. How handy!

I am training for the 3 day breast cancer walk which is in May for me. I've been walking short distances (3-5) for several years, and have quickly upped my training so I'm doing 5-8 miles for 3 days per week, adding longer walks now on weekends, hopefully back to back. I'm most nervous about the 20 miles on the third day, and would appreciate any training help.

Also, I'm due to a new pair of sneakers-walking or running?

Any others?

Thank you! kgbensley

Any Walkers On The Lower South Coast of KwaZulu Natal?

dezzi — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:18:41 -0500

Hi, I'm new to this site and am hopeing to make contact with other walkers in this area. So if you live anywhere between Port Edward and Hibberdene, please let me know.

Walking for fitness with a dog

keconway — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:15:33 -0500

I recently got a dog with no leash training, and though he is quickly adapting, he isn't (I'm not) ready to try jogging yet. I've never done much walking in the past, and I was wondering if anyone had any pointers to turn it into more than just a brisk stroll for me. He's perfectly content to go for an hour, and on cooler days (80 or below) we can walk for longer without a problem. Though he is good on a leash, I need to focus my attention on him as well as traffic when we go out, so preferably something fairly simple. Lately, we've been walking about 3 miles twice a day, with each walk being an hour long. Any tips on what I can add to that?

Walkers GPS device

surfinkimo — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:41:24 -0500

What does everyone recommend? I have been looking at the Garmin 205 and 305, but I'm just not sure. Help please!!

2000 free walks & walking maps

fb.StefanA.565 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:24:59 -0500

Recently i discovered that naturevalley.co.uk redesigned the walks web site making it more interactive and adding 1000 more walking routes all around the UK. Finding a walks is very easy and can be done by simply typing in the desired location or post code. check it out, since you might find it very interesting.

Blisters

Jacqui — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:55:26 -0500

First time on Forum, so not sure how it works, I am after some advice, last year I completed the 26.2mile Edinburgh moon walk, which I was really pleased about, but I must admit after having a blister free training schedule, I was gutted to end up with a blister by the 7th mile, so you can imagine what it was like by the end.....

Anyway unfortunatelyI think I have scar tissue from said blister on the ball of my foot, which now always starts to hurt after a few miles, today I have walked 10 miles and the ball of my foot is in agony, I can't decide if it's another blister !!

As I have two goals this year, one to do the moon walk again in June 09 and the second is to climb Mont Blanc, so please if anyone has any advice on what I can do to stay blister and pain free I look forward to hearing about it.

Jacqui

New to this whole experience

silvercitymum — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:40:41 -0500

Hi all my name is Gillian i'm a mom of 2 and a new walker. I'm loving it all the way. Started because we decided to save money and go down to a one car family. so i had to walk kids to school then off to work... it's been great. I'm not only helping environment but my weight as well.. I live up in BC Canada so i don't expect many of you to be able to walk with me but any idea's to livin it up would be great. i do have the MP3 player so that helps ... but any tips to make it a "better" workout would be welcomed!

Looking for some people in the area to walk with...

llamachamma — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:47:22 -0600

Well... see here...

I am new to all of this and like most of the people here I am overweight... ={

So how do I find a walking group in my neighborhood?

Hmmm...

I want to make walking seem more exciting to mee and I would euse music, but I don't have any MP3s or anything...

SO... any ideas... all would be loved and appreciated.

I live in NPR, FL but I commute back and forth to Hudson on a bicycle... =}

Creating Group Goals

AquariusLips — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:04:20 -0500

I would like to create a group goal but when I click on the icon to join my group in a challenge it prompts me to creat a new group with no option to add to my group...how can I create a goal in my group without having to create a new group?

Newport Bay - Costa Mesa CA

elenamarie — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:30:51 -0500

I've driven past the bay, but have never walked there. Has anyone else? If I needed to drive there, where would I park? Any fees? Any information about this area would be appreciated - thanks!

Walking w/ stroller and calorie counters

meresity39 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:59:27 -0500

I'm new to this walking thing and am hoping to transition to running over the summer. I have a 9.5month old and a 22month old totalling about 50lbs between the two of them. I'm walking with both of them in a regular 2 baby stroller (not for running) and average a little over 3mph but feel like I should be getting extra credit on calorie counters. Does anyone know how to enter my activity to get an accurate reading on how many calories I'm burning?

Printing Maps

edt — Fri, 08 May 2009 09:19:54 -0500

I have a premimum membership but I can't print a map with the distance on it. What am I missing or where do I go?

MTIA

walk a marathon goals

ponyup68 — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:40:03 -0500

I've just signed up for the asics walk a marathon in 30 days, I was wondering if anyone else had attempted this and what they felt they accomplished at the end of it... other than the obvious 26 miles lol.

Walking to Save Fuel/Gas

Pipsqueak2 — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:18:21 -0500

Yesterday I donned a backpack and walked to the shopping centre - a 6.2 km walk there & back, and probably saved a few cents worth of fuel. It costs over $1.50 a litre here at the moment and doesn't look like it'll get any cheaper.

The problem for me is the weight of the goods I can carry home, but it may also help curb my spending at the shopping centre. Does anyone else walk to save fuel?

Blood pressure question

iansnana — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:50:36 -0500

Hi!! I'm a new walker who has joined the 50 miles in 30 days MBT walking challenge. I'm currently on day 10, and doing well. My walks are averaging 2.0 miles per day around my neighborhood.

I'm walking to lower my blood pressure. My question is, how long do I have to keep walking until I start to see some good, steady results with my BP? When my diastolic jumped to 133, I knew I had to get my keester outside and walk on a daily basis or my doctor is going to put me on antihypertensives and I don't want that. Right now, the BP diastolic (bottom number) is fluctuating between 103 and 115 after a walk. Just in case anyone needs to know more particulars, I'm 5'2", weight is hovering around 200, my BMI is currently around 36.6, and I'm 57 years old.

Today, I went to my community fitness center and did 5 miles on a recumbent bike with relative ease. No resistance and I did it in 20:21 minutes. I know that I didn't gain all this weight overnight, and it's not going to come off overnight. I don't overeat and the salt shaker stays on the shelf. Salt is not a problem. I believe this may be hereditary, as my dad had high blood pressure.

I'm just a bit discouraged because my BP doesn't seem to be responding fast enough (or as fast as I would like it.) I am measuring it several times per day, both before and twice after a walk, about an hour apart. The second pressure, taken about one hour post walk, is seeing the BP begin to rise again.

Any suggestions from anyone out there? I'm trying my best and I'm going to make my goal of 50 miles in 30 days. Thanks for any input. It is appreciated.

Walking in Minneapolis, MN

slylark — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:46:42 -0600

The weather in Minneapolis is starting to look up. Took a nice walk with the dog on Monday and was able to map it, 2.27 miles. I am now trying to walk 5 days a week with our dog, mostly in the evening once the kids are in bed. Just found this site and trying it out. I also use a device for measuring my calories and activity intensity called the Gruve. Personalized and very accurate when compared to pedometers or other devices like the Body Bugg.

I am looking forward to losing some weight and I am hoping this web site can help me to track my walks and distance.

Glad to be here

What no walkers!!

bigpine29 — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:07:21 -0500

well, walking in the middle of sumer, in Florida, isn't the most pleasant activity, but there must be some one out there who is walking and using this cool site. I am trying (again) to lose some weight, lower cholesteral, blah, blah, blah, the usual. Getting up at 6 with DH gives me a chance to have a cuppa before I head out and beat the sun coming over the pines.

Any walkers in Modesto, CA?

dvk57 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:12:19 -0600

I'm new to this site and am interested in finding some weekend walking buddies in my area.

I am renewing my passion for walking after a long absence. I am a young 50 yr old female looking for other women with same interests and socialization

I am also interested in training for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in San Francisco, July 11-12, 2009

How do you set your map to a state or city?

carolinebray82 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:18:38 -0600

How do you set your map to a state or city?

Not sure how my map ended up in europe every time I log on, how do I change this? does anybody know? and if I find it before anybody else does I will post the answer for anybody wanting to know

Thanks

Caroline :)

Are there any other walkers up here in the Great White North?

rickkeffer — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:04:06 -0500

Hi I am a power walker from Mississauga I do about 30 kms a week, I was just wondering if there are any other walkers around my area. Just to network with compare notes, that kind of stuff. I just finished my first half marathon ( Scotia Waterfront Toronto. Please feel free to contact me, I am also a walk leader for the Port Credit Running Room Store. Rick

Renaming a walk

rmcellig — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:34:42 -0500

How can I rename a walk I have already saved?

rmcellig@gmail.com

Shin Splints

ssmariani — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:34:53 -0600

Due to spinal injuries I havent been able to exercise for a couple of years, but am now back out on the pavement trying to get back into shape.

I am having a hard time with shin splints and am taking neproxin and using Biofreeze... they are helping for now but does anyone have any advice on certain stretches to do to avoid having these long term? Ive tried all the stretches I know of...but theres got to be something better out there, right?

I have been walking the past few weeks and have built up to 5 mile routes, and am adding a mile every 2 weeks. I have to get up to about 20 miles since I am training for this years Breast Cancer 3-Day and I would really prefer to walk the weekend without pain. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Beginner Walker

daphie18 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:29:58 -0500

Hi All

I'm just starting on this walking lark and could do with any tips that anyone can offer. I'm doing a piddling 2.5miles each day at the moment and have done for the last five days, I suppose I'm hoping that someone will tell me it gets easier, anyone? anyone?

Timezone ???

Pipsqueak2 — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:56:28 -0500

Hi, I was wondering how I can set the timezone on my training calendar. I'm from Sydney and if I get the date right for where I live it comes up as a "future" workout.

Park not on map

joanne74 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:29:45 -0500

Hi all, i'm very new to this site, and have just started trying to plot a route that i walk through my local park...but its not on the map, only roads?

How do i sort this out please?

Many thanks

Joanne

TAKING A BREAK...

cohru01z — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:16:35 -0500

Please forgive me if I'm in the wrong WEB site. I walk on average 50 miles per week. I walked 7 or 8 miles every day from last Tuesday through Friday. On Saturday, I walked 12 and Sunday I walked 9. On Saturday's walk, I never got tired and kept a great pace. The same was for Sunday. I have no more pain anywhere and my endurance IS at 100%. In other words, I now feel like I can do 25 miles in one shot. This morning, I did not feel like walking. I have the energy and a little bit of time for a quickie 4 miler. I just don't want to do it. That is not good. Rain is expected all week here and I might not get in another walk until next Tuesday, May 6TH.

Notes to ponder:

1) Yes, I'm in a facility that has an exercise room.

2) No, I do NOT use them.

3) No, I do not want to do strength training. I could never bulk up in the past and at this point in my life, I never will.

So it looks like I might be taking 1 week off from my walking. Is that bad? Please remember that in the past week, I walked 50 miles and have hit a new plateau where I don't get tired or feel any discomfort after 12 miles.

Note: I'm also getting bored of my area and a little scared. It's always very dark and I saw a porcupine over the weekend.

Please draw from your great experiences and let me know what will happen to me if I break for a week. How should I start back up? I just feel like I need a break.

My past week of walking:

04/22 - 6

04/23 - 8

04/24 - 7

04/25 - 8

04/26 - 12

04/27 - 9

Walks Near San Antonio Riverwalk

ThisIsBob — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:08:13 -0500

I'm heading to San Antonio for a conference next week down by the Riverwalk; specifically, I'm at the Marriott Rivercenter, if that makes a difference.

I'm completely unfamiliar with the area, but am looking for a nice walk of around 2-miles RT as I'm new at this "walking for fitness thing". Can anyone suggest a nice route?