December 4, 2006
‘Tis the season to reflect on the accomplishments of 2006 and to look forward to new challenges for 2007. There’s good reason we call ourselves WoW Power Walking. Certainly we’ve heard the exclamation, “WOW!” often enough when people learn how much our power walkers have accomplished and how fast they’ve accomplished it. A quick look at the results page on our website reveals that we’ve participated in 32 events this past year. And, we’re still counting. We started the year with a big contingent attending the ever popular Chilly Half Marathon in Burlington last March and we haven’t stopped yet. On December 10th, a group of Team Diabetes walkers trained by WoW will walk the Honolulu Marathon. Locally, we’ll have a good crowd of walkers and their families entered in the 5k Jingle Bell in Burlington. We were represented from east to west – at the Blue Nose International Marathon in Halifax, Nova Scotia and at the Royal Victoria Marathon in British Columbia. 2007 is looking even better. The first week of January won’t be over and we’ll have some WoW Power Walkers crossing the finish line at the Disney World Marathon! What can’t be fully appreciated from results alone are the many amazing stories of challenge, growth, and friendship. One of the reasons we have so many people participating in these events, and why so many finish in the top half, and even top quarter, is because WoW Power Walking coaches really believe in the transformative power of power walking. When you make the effort to come to class, we reward you by pushing you to do your very best. You return the favour by consistently meeting and exceeding our expectations. Even better than this, you have convinced many friends and partners to join you on the adventure. We’ve been growing over the past three years because you’ve encouraged a friend or partner to get out walking. Because of this, in April we have 40 people flying to California to walk the marathon, 21 mile and 10.6 mile events at the Big Sur International Marathon. It’s going to be a great Canadian party in Carmel! If Big Sur isn’t on your agenda for next year, there are many more opportunities for walking fun. Don’t wait for New Year’s to make some resolutions. Check out our Upcoming Events page on the website and start planning for 2007! And, if you decide to try an event not listed on our website, be sure to send us a review. |
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Winter Solstice Coffee and Muffin Walk: Walk away from the hustle and bustle of the malls. Come out to our coffee and muffin walk. It’s free!!! Yes, it’s true, no cost to you except a few calories. Just like last year we’ll hold this event at the Sovereign House in Oakville where they have it decorated for the season and it’s warm when you return from your walk. We’ll be there on Sunday December 17 at 8am to give you a route – 5k or 10k – or make up your own route. We’ll be serving coffee, cider, Marathon Cookies (always a crowd pleaser), cranberry muffins and gingerbread muffins. The address is 7 West River Street, which is south of Lakeshore Road and east of Bronte Road. There is a parking lot on your left after you up drive up the small hill on West River Street. Please park there. RSVPs are appreciated so that we have enough to satisfy our power walker appetites. As always, all WoW Power Walkers welcome: past, present, and future. FYI: This is an easy drive from Toronto on a Sunday morning and more than worth it! Words to walk and live by: More ideas for the deep freeze: Face. Apply Vaseline to any exposed skin. It will help prevent frostbite and skin dehydration in the dry winter air. In extreme cold it’s a good idea to walk with a buddy and check each other for white patches of skin that indicate frostbite. Get somewhere warm immediately and do not rub the affected area. |
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WoW Tip :: Winter
Wear and Ware
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More ideas
for the deep freeze (cont.): Eyes: Extreme cold and dry
air will make your eyes feel like there is sandpaper under your
lids. Sunglasses with changeable lenses are a good idea. At night
or on very cloudy, dark days you can insert clear lenses.
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Our
favourite time of year is quickly approaching. Yes, winter training
is just a few degrees away! The reason we love winter is because
we know how to layer for it. (There’s no layering in summer)
Here are some ideas from the inside out for layering as the temperature
dips. Keep in mind that your idea of warm and my idea of warm may
be different. Feel free to play with these recommendations as you
see fit, though there is one certainty. No matter what you are wearing,
when you have been walking fast and working up a sweat, you will
cool down quickly when your walk is over. Get somewhere warm. Drink
a warm beverage and replace wet garments with dry ones. 