Nordic Walkers welcom at upcoming Michigan foorace
Michigan’s spectacular VASA Trail system in Pere Marquette State Forest is the site of the VASA Trail Run next Saturday, October 2, hosted by Running Fit. Runners and walkers (including Nordic Walkers) can participate at 5K, 10K and 25K distances. The courses will be marked and timed. Call Running Fit, 231-932-5401 or 231-933-9242, both in Traverse City for more information on the event, whose proceeds benefit the system in the lovely northwestern part of Lower Michigan.
Ski Walking’s Pete Edwads offers FREE American Nordic Walking System instruction and FREE use of Swix or Exel one-piece Nordic Walking poles during the trail run. Edwards, the owner/founder/coach of SkiWalking, located in nearby Glen Arbor, is an enthusiastic promoter of Nordic Walking in general and one-piece poles in particular. Edwards can be reached at 877-SKIWALKING (877-754-9255) or getfit@SkiWalking.com.
The Summit County Nordic team is starting dryland training for nordic ski racing this winter —
one of the training requirements is to run with poles!
Hi Sibylle,
Running/jogging with poles is commonly referred to as “hill bounding” and has been used as a training tool for Nordic Skiing for many years. I first used it in the 1970′s. It’s a great training tool! As a side note, I enjoyed snow skiing on your many resorts’ ski hills in Summit County.
Walk Well!
Ed Urbanski
Greendale, Wisconsin