Well, you had to be there to see why we call ourselves “Troopers” or “Super Troopers”. I can tell you that Myrna is a “Super Trooper”. Way to go!
It was a beautiful day to Nordic Walk the 10K at Lake Nokomis. The event was “Heart of Summer” sponsored by Boston Scientific. 100% of the proceeds [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Troopers & Super Troopers Nordic Walk at Heart Of Summer
Posted in Nordic Walking Events on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nice cool temp to Nordic Walk at Ritter Farm Park
Posted in Nordic Walking Events, Nordic Walking Locations, tagged Birkie Trek, Hayward on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Eight of us enjoyed a nice cool Nordic Walk over at Ritter Farm Park on Saturday. A couple of us first enjoyed Vinyasa Yoga over at the Green Lotus which is just 5 minutes from Ritter. It prepares you nicely by stretching your muscles so that the Nordic Walk seems like a breeze. Many of [...]
Superior Hiking Trail – A must do for any Nordic Walker or Hiker in Minnesota
Posted in Nordic Walking Locations, Snowshoeing on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just returned from a pleasurable few days in and around the Gooseberry Falls area of the North Shore. My rubber paws off to the Superior Hiking Trail Association for providing and maintaining such a wonderful
trail of 235 miles from Two Harbors to Canada. The trail connects 8 state parks, 3 state waysides, several state forests [...]
Elysian Rookie’s Triathlon 7/11/09 – Info on Triathlon’s
Posted in Nordic Walking Events on July 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Went South to Elysian (near Waterville) today to be one of a three member team in their 26th annual triathlon in Elysian. This event was a 1/4 mile swim, 8 mile bike ride, 4 mile run. My daughter did the swim, I did the bike ride, and then another gal did the run. Beautiful day. [...]
Get ready for ‘Kick it up Training’.
Posted in Nordic Walking Events, Nordic Walking Locations, tagged Birkie training, Lebanon Hills, Murphy-Hanrehan, Nordic Walking training, Ritter Farm Park on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nordic Walk this Way & Live Well by Laurel are offering ramped up Nordic Walking training starting this Saturday at 9am July 11th – Sept 19th. Some are training for the Birkie Trek and others just want to reap the rewards of training. Ask how you can save $5 on Birkie registration. nordicwalkthisway@gmail.com Come join [...]
Nordic Walking books are available. Happy 4th of July!
Posted in Nordic Walking Equipment, Nordic Walking Events, Nordic Walking Locations, Nordic Walking Tidbits on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Two Nordic Walking books are now available for purchase thru Barnes and Noble and others. Malin Svensson was the first to hit shelves in May, titled, “Nordic Walking”. It is a nice book, by an INWA instructor who has a lot of knowledge about Nordic Walking. Many color photographs inside. Nordic Walk This Way is [...]
