By Claire Walter on October 24, 2011
Nordic Walking by the numbers Following my recent post about the remarkable Gabriel Abraham and his recent Nordic Walking records for various distances, he contacted me and alerted me to the World Ranking Nordic Walking site. I probably was aware this site of at one point but had forgotten all about it. I’m glad that he reminded [...]
Posted in Competition, Europe, Events, People, Racing | Tagged Nordic Walking distance records, Nordic Walking records, Nordic Walking speed records |
By Claire Walter on May 30, 2010
Wonders of Walking promotes fitness walking in Oregon’s walker-friendly City of Roses I just cyber-stumbled upon Wonders of Walking, a Portland, Oregon, organization that promotes fitness walking in general. According to the website, “Whether you are a competitive, fitness or social walker, Wonders of Walking events provide something for everyone. No matter what your motivation, [...]
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By Claire Walter on May 26, 2010
The second annual Expo is coming June 12 — and the second annual We Walk! marathon is past North American Nordic Walking Expo The second annual North American Nordic Walking Expo takes place on Saturday, June 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.at Hyland Lake Park Preserve in Bloomington, a Twin Cities suburb. Great Lakes Nordic Walkers, an [...]
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By Claire Walter on February 15, 2010
After the Olympics, Vancouver focus shifts to events like the Sun Run — poles and all I’m obsessively watching the Winter Olympics these days, so I have Vancouver on the brain. Before the Winter Games began and after they conclude, one of the biggest sports events around is the annual 10K Sun Run, an urban marathon [...]
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By Claire Walter on January 2, 2010
Colorado snowshoe race series with monthly events through March The 13th annual Beaver Creek Adventure Series, said to be the largest annual snowshoe series of its kind in North America, will be run on three Sundays: January 10, February 7 and March 7, the final one designated as the annual Jeremy Wright North American Snowshoe Championships. [...]
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By Claire Walter on November 9, 2009
I recently came across a blogsite with world rankings of Nordic Walkers of competitors. Ultra Nordic Walking/24 hours is Nordic Walking’s equivalent of the heavyweight division. The top five Nordic Walkers in terms of distances accomplished in 24 hours are: 1 Michael Epp (GER) 170.7 km WR (route 16 km) 20092 Bernabé Rodríguez (SPAIN, right) 166.060 km WR [...]
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By Claire Walter on October 17, 2009
Fewer Nordic Walkers and less organizational support reported I am killing time at a Mexican airport with squirrely Internet access. I’ve been catching up on Nordic Walking discussions on the NW eCommunity, including a rather dispiriting exchange about the 2009 Portland Marathon. It seems that only a dozen Nordic Walkers entered this walker-friendly footrace that [...]
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By Claire Walter on April 8, 2009
Veteran coach lays out 10-week training from start to marathon distance The next big pole-friendly marathon in North America is the Vancouver International Marathon, coming up on Sunday, May 3. If you haven’t started training yet, it’s too late now — except perhaps for the half-marathon. However, if you are considering events farther down the [...]
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By Claire Walter on November 17, 2007
Joan Benoit Samuelson is one of running’s wonder women: first female Olympic gold medalist in the marathon (1984), two-time winner of the Boston Marathon once winner of the Chicago Marathon, founder of the Beach to Beacon 10K in her native Maine and now, at 51, she is training for the Olympic trials in August. She [...]
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By Claire Walter on September 2, 2007
Coming right up (September 23) is the 13th annual Marathon by the Sea in scenic St. John, New Brunswick. Walkers — Nordic and otherwise — may enter the race’s customary distances, 5K, 10K, half-marathon and full marathon distances, and event organizers have scheduled the first 21K Nordic Walk. That, for those of us who live [...]
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