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 [...]
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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 »
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 [...]
Back in Shape 5K Walk in Bloomington MN was great.
Posted in Nordic Walking Events on June 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We couldn’t have asked for better weather. What a beauty! Andy, Jessica, Tea and I Nordic Walked the 5K route. This year the route was around Girard Lake (84th & France). It was such a nice wooded trail that we decided to go around twice. We were the last ones in, but we wanted to [...]
Oh, the nature you may see while out Nordic Walking! Bring your camera! More Walk event info
Posted in Nordic Walking Events, Nordic Walking Locations, Nordic Walking Tidbits on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, two friends and I Nordic Walked over at Cleary Lake Park. We had decided to enter the trail at the end, but as we got into it, we discovered that it has not been mowed. That didn’t stop us, but we decided to pick up the pace at times because the bugs were getting [...]
What a beautiful day to walk to support MADD @ Hyland Park. WAMXC.org
Posted in Nordic Walking Events, X/C Skiing, tagged Hyland, MADD, wamxc.org on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A great event by MADD. The super part is that they achieved their goal of raising $80,000. If you still would like to make a donation you may still do so up until June 5th. Just click on MADD logo on the right side of this page. The event was well attended and myself, my [...]
MS Walk in Faribault MN was a beauty of a day. Next event May 30 MADD at Hyland Park.
Posted in Nordic Walking Events, Nordic Walking Tidbits on May 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nordic Walk This Way for a Kure team enjoyed a sunshine, bug-free 4 mile walk at River Bend Nature Center in Faribault MN for the MS Society. Web site still open for donations. According to a volunteer there it was the best turn out ever for that location. I’d estimate between 350 – 400 people [...]
Poles can help those with Mobility and Balance Issues. Local Workshops well attended. Come join the MS Walk on May 3rd.
Posted in Nordic Walking Events on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend, Jayah Paley, came to Minneapolis Midwest Mountaineering to offer 3 workshops during their Spring Expo. Myself and 2 other trainers attended her first workshop offering and found that about 30+ people were in attendance. Many of them had mobility issues due to MS. Jayah taught them about pole use and even got them [...]
Sakatah Lake State Park Volkssport Walk on Sat April 25. Nordic Walkers welcome.
Posted in Nordic Walking Events on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The NorthStar Trail Travelers Volkssport club has organized a walk on April 25 at Sakatah Lake State Park (Waterville). Start anytime between 9 – 4, done by 5pm. No cost except daily permit to state park is $5. Volkssport club welcomes anyone. They have many walks and bike rides organized thruout the year. If you’d [...]
