By Claire Walter on September 30, 2010
Catchy date for sure, but will it help Nordic Walking catch on? 10/10/10. What a numerically balanced date! I was in Jericho (the original in the Palestinian Territories, not on Long Island or elsewhere) earlier this year, and tourism officials said that they had decided that date would be ideal for promoting that ancient city’s 10,000th anniversary. I [...]
Posted in Events, Organization, United Kingdom | Tagged Nordic Walking in Australia, Nordic Walking in California, Nordic Walking in England, Nordic Walking in Great Britain, Walktober, World Nordic Walking Day |
By Claire Walter on September 29, 2010
Nordic Walking community loses an enthusiast and a good friend I never met Ed or Barbara Urbanski in person, but Ed and I became E-mail friends, thanks to the broad but scattered community of Nordic Walking. He always signed his messages: “Walk Well! Ed Urbanski.” Ed’s wife, Barbara, was a Nordic Walking enthusiast as well. Just a year [...]
Posted in People | Tagged Birkie Trek, Ed and Barbara Urbanski, Ed Urbanski |
By Claire Walter on September 27, 2010
Free intro classes offered in October — in Australia The Victoria-based Nordic Academy is be on a springtime roll with a country-wide promotion to boost Nordic Walking participation. The Aussie organization’s website lists FREE “Walktober” intro classes on various dates between the 2nd and 10th of October in the Melbourne area, Whyalla and the Barossa Valley(both in [...]
Posted in Instruction, Organization, Starting Out | Tagged free Nordic Walking classes, Nordic Walking classes, Nordic Walking in Australia |
By Claire Walter on September 25, 2010
Wisconsin footrace hospitable to Nordic Walkers If this blog hadn’t been in “time out” for days — not for misbehaving but for a redesign — I would have posted a reminder about today’s (that is, September 25) Birkie Trek in time for people to actually sign up – though I am sure that every Nordic Walker within [...]
Posted in Competition, Events |
By Claire Walter on September 23, 2010
Here’s the backstory behind the new design After a short hiatus for a redesign of this blog — with more tweaking to come — I’m back. Did you miss me? What do you think of the basic new design? My inbox is filled with Nordic Walking news and events, and I’ll try to catch up [...]
Posted in Blog, Certification, Starting Out |
By Claire Walter on September 20, 2010
Nordic Walking USA is on brief hiatus while the site is being upgraded. Thanks for your patience. It should be back this week. This should not effect bookmarking or a subscription to posts.
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By Claire Walter on September 15, 2010
Gottfried Kürmer returns to US to teach and train on both coasts I don’t think I’ve ever gone two weeks without posting on this blog, but I’ve had killer article deadlines and a little “distraction” called the Fourmile Canyon Fire, which scorched more than 6,000 acres in the foothills west of Boulder and even had [...]
Posted in Certification, Instruction, Organization, Starting Out, Weight Management |
By Claire Walter on September 2, 2010
Minor mention on off-season training for cross-country skiers on big website eHow, a website with quick how-to tips on an astonishing variety of topics, recently had a post called “Ski Poles for Asphalt Training,” which most cross-country skiers would consider part of the off-season dryland training regimen. Everything on eHow is shortened to a setence or [...]
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