Walk or Run..

I was reading today that San Fran is the most "walkable city" in the US. What a fun place to walk around!! For the complete list check out http://www.walkscore.com/rankings/most-walkable-cities.php
Columbus was 27 on the list. (citing Weinland Park & Victorian village as the best neighborhoods) Surprisingly, I didn't see Dublin listed in the walkable neighborhood section. I guess it's hard to walk to the grocery store & shops, but you definitely can ride your bike. There are even good restaurants within walking/pedaling distance to our neighborhood. I'm thankful I can walk or pedal Jack & Maddie to school each day thru elementary school & we can hop on our bikes & explore parks too.

One thing I do notice when walking is the number of cars that sit idling in the "drop off" line at school or just in the parking lots. I notice cars running with someone sitting on their cell phone inside. or even the gigantic school buses. This really bugs me. Turn your freaking car off if you are idling for more than 10 secs. It will save you gas money by not wasting fuel & it helps air quality. I read that cutting out 5 minutes of idle time can save you $241 annually & prevent 400lbs of carbon dioxide from floating out of your tailpipe.

Since I'm thinking about walking today...thought I'd share a very cool site www.mapmyrun.com John has been using this to log his running & track his distance. I'm still barely able to run my mile on the treadmill in under 14 minutes. I'm hoping that will change now that the weather is improving. Walking may be a more pleasurable experience for me. Though I am very envious of runners. I see people running all the time & think about how hard it is for me. I wonder if it will ever get easier? My goal is to run a 5K before I turn 40 & finish w/o stopping. We'll see:)