Walks - Sat. Dec. 26 - Wed. Dec. 30

 

Join us on Saturday at Tim's at 8:00 am (yes, Boxing Day). Trust me, a walk will feel so good. Come and walk off some calories, get some fresh air and enjoy time & coffee with friends.

 

Mid-week walks are Monday (Loblaws) & Wednesday (Occasions) at 7:00 pm usually. This week, some people may want to schedule day time walks, so please check the blog for time, day, and location.

 

Announcements: from Libby - Race reminders! Sign up soon if you want to do the KW Minds in Motion in May - price increases Dec. 31. We have a few committed to Robbie Burns in January. There may be a few walking spaces still open for any others who are interested.

 

Happy trails to those doing the Resolution Run or the Hair of the Dog.

 

Lynne - our thoughts are with you and your family.

 

To those travelling over the holidays, enjoy and keep safe.

 

Challenges:

There area few interested in both challenges this year. Susan has thrown the gauntlet out for an aggressive 2016 in 2016. That translates to committing to walk an average of 168 KM per month/ 42KM week. kudos to those committed to this!

A second challenge of 1550Km in 2016 is also proposed. This translated to an average of just over 129KM /month or 32/week and relates to the training schedule we would use in training for a half marathon over 3 months. If training for an actual half, you will rack up mileage in those three months and require somewhat less in other months. Although is great to keep up the monthly mileage, it is possible to achieve the yearly mileage with degrees of variability based on life’s commitments.

Libby has created two spreadsheets for those interested in tracking your progress - one for the 1550 challenge and one for the 2016 challenge. Ask Libby or Susan for a copy of it (I don't know how to attached it in the blog).

Submit your monthly mileage to myself (Libby) or Susan and we will keep track of progress. If you are required to submit your walking mileage totals, you are more likely to achieve the goal! We are looking for a reward of some sort both at six months and a year! The intent of these challenges is to encourage us to walk more and walk often.

 

Wishing you and yours the very best of the holidays.