Walk: Sat. July 31 @ Tim's

Would you believe, the person who finishes the 35K first this Saturday wins this sparkling blue Thunderbird convertible!? (In our dreams.) Simply a little motivation for our Reykjavik marathoners, who do the big one this Saturday, starting at 6 am. The mind leads the body, after all. Think of us.

For everyone else, starting at 7 am:

KW & Scotia Halfs: 11K
Chicago Full: 14K
Reykjavik Half: 16K

Please sign in to say you'll be there, or to propose alternative times. Or vehicular prizes.

A great trick to stay cool on the roads: half-fill your water bottle with water or your preferred sports drink, and freeze it overnight before your walk. Then top up your bottle just before you leave home. We tried it this morning, and the ice lasts for about 1.5 hours. Thanks to the Toronto Power Walkers blog for the tip.

Belated congratulations go out to David Spall, who ran-walked the Nissan 10-Miler a couple of weeks ago. A report from Norma:

What is amazing is that he didn’t train for it and hadn’t done anything longer than 10k in close to a month and the night before we had a birthday party to attend in Grimsby and it was a late night. Plus it was quite hot that morning.  He did the race anyway and completed it in 1 hour and 54 seconds. Not bad!

That's true grit, David. It gives new meaning to the idea of cross-training. Well done.

We want to welcome home Trish, who arrives back in Canada on Friday. Remember to schedule Lou-Ann's pot luck pool party on August 7th to celebrate her return.

And a reminder to please send me your latest contact information for our Shore Things phone/email directory. Everyone will receive a copy of the latest version, so you'll know how to get in touch with each other. If you reply by email to *this* email, then the reply comes only to me. I'll forward it on to Sharon who is handling the update.