Walks: Sat. Feb. 9 to Wed. Feb. 13

Not too many dark nights like these anymore!

Forgive the lateness of this week's post – Susan is having tech problems and I had schedule problems. But here we are at last!

Who knows what the weather will bring on Saturday! Our driveway is like a skating rink this morning. But hardy souls might choose to gather at Tim's at 8 am, dressed and equipped for anything. Those who have chosen to do the PATH over past weeks have managed to get in 6-8K in relative warmth and safety. Please sign in to say where you prefer to be. (The tropics might be nice.)

Sunday walkers meet at 8:30 am at the Running Room on Queen Street.Evening walkers meet at 6:30 pm at Loblaws (Monday) and Occasions (Wednesday). Always check the comments section before you head out, as evening walk times and destinations can change with the weather.Day time walkers meet on Wednesday mornings - Charlotte sends a confirming email.

A few things from our members:

First, Olwyn wants us to think about the Carrot app (some of us use it now with our Scene card to earn points towards free movies/popcorn):

If you sign up, you can actually earn points by walking! We already walk a lot; why not earn some points along the way?

 

https://www.carrotapp.com/home-2/

Next, Helen was contacted by filmmaker Jeremy Workman about his new documentary, opening today:

My documentary THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET s opening in Toronto on Friday and I think your group would really appreciate it. It's about walking! More specifically, it's about Matt Green's mission to walk every street of New York City . Matt is really inspiring. He lives off $10-$15/ day and has devoted his life to this walking project. More than a quirky stunt, his walk is about something a bit deeper: connecting with your world, discovering the wonder right in front of you, taking advantage of every day.
Anyways, the movie has been getting this amazing response in the US (the film is 100% on RottenTomatoes) and now we're opening in Toronto at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema.
Here's info
https://bit.ly/2HQTjj8
Here's the film's trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xe4MT4YP8s

He adds: "Maybe this is something you can share with your group! I think they'd really like it. Perhaps there’s even an idea to do a group walk to the cinema!" Any takers, if the weather improves?

Finally, from Chief Motivator Libby:

Motivation alert for any interested in a half marathon along the sea wall in Vancouver in late August. Next week- February 13 the application for the draw for this race opens. You will be notified if you are successful in the draw. Cost is steep at 175 CDN but the loot bag is amazing...from Lululemon.
I could really do with some racers to train for half so I could post a training schedule...just saying.

That's it from me! Be safe, be warm, be well, be happy!

I'll share this via our internal email system.