Nordic Walking week commencing 31st July, 2017
Hi Nordic Walkers,
We found out last week that Phil at the Hub has retained the tender for the Hub! I can’t tell you how relieved we all are that he won it and will continue to run the fab little café in Ampthill Park. As you know Phil and his team have made it what it is today and he is always so supportive of Walk2Fitness and goes above and beyond to make sure everyone is happy. Well done Phil and the team at The Hub.
NEW CLASS NAME!
And the winner is…….Striders! This is the new name for our Fastest paced walk class from now on. Thanks to all of you who submitted your ideas to me over the past week. Some very creative ideas too!
UPCOMING CHARITY WALKS
FIVE PUB SPONSORED WALK – (approx. 22k)
Our own sponsonred walk is on August 20th from The Hub in Ampthill. We will be doing the Risk Assessments this Monday and Friday so will get a more accurate mileage for you. This is an estimate of the stages:
Ampthill to Houghton Conquest – 5K
Houghton Conquest to Maulden – 4.5K
Maulden to Flitton – 3.5K
Flitton to Flitwick – 2.5k
Flitwick to Ampthill (pub) – 6.5k
To Register for the whole walk or just certain stages please click this link http://booking.walk2fitness.co.uk
It is £12 to Register and this can be paid to any of the Walk Leaders or myself. If you’d like to pay via BACS please email me. This walk will be Guided with our three walk leaders and I and catering for all speeds of walker from Gentle to Strider!. Proceeds from this walk are going to the Bedford Hospice Day Centre. Thanks for supporting this challenging yet super fun walk! Most importantly, there will be cake at the end!
ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY MEMORY WALK – 24TH SEPTEMBER – 2k or 8k
We did this last year and it was great fun. A flat walk and for a worthy cause and a good one for all speed of walkers. If you’d like to take part you can register here: https://www.memorywalk.org.uk/find-a-walk/bedford/
(check out pics from this walk last year)
DIABETES UK 12 LONDON BRIDGES WALK – 1ST OCTOBER – 10 miles
We also did walk last year and it was brilliant! We put our paws on and there was no stopping us. This year we will get our medals and then head to a different pub where we can have a well deserved drink and food without the crowds. £5 to register. (check out last years pics from this walk)
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Get_involved/Fundraising-events/bridgeschallenge/
NORDIC WALKING CLASS COSTS:
All evening classes – £5
Moderate & Gentle Plus – £5 or £4 if you have your own Poles
Striders & Gentle – £5
Super G – £10
Long Distance and Pop Up walks costs dependent on Distance.
Private Sessions: £12.50 – £15
SPEED GRADING KEY:
1 = Striders (for the faster Nordic Walker, optional Hill running)
2 = Moderate (yet challenging)
3 = Gentle Plus (smidge slower than Moderate yet invigorating)
4 = Gentle (marginally slower than G+ class but energizing)
5 = HIT Nordic (High Intensity Training, Tough and exhilarating!)
6 = Super G (Very slow so extra care can be taken)
*BOOKING ESSENTIAL FOR ALL CLASSES MARKED BOLD BY 8PM THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WALK. THANKS.
THIS WEEK’S WALKS:
Monday 10am – Cranfield village Hall, Court Road, Cranfield (2&3)
Tuesday 8:45am – Ampthill Park, West Car Park (1)*
Tuesday 9am – Ampthill Park, West Car Park (4)*
Tuesday 10am – Ampthill Park, West car park (2) & (3)
Tuesday 11:45am – Super G – Hub Car Park (5)*
Wednesday 10am – Rowney Warren, Sandy Lane, near Shefford SG17 5QG (2) & (3) – £5* NEW TIME
Wednesday 6pm – Ampthill Park West Car Park (2)*
Thursday 10am – Barton Le Clay to Hexton and back (2) & (3) Stopping at the Raven Pub half way. The flattest walk with awesome views!
Thursday 5:45pm – HIT – West Car Park, Ampthill (5)*
Thursday 6:30pm – BEGINNERS COURSE WK 3* Final session.
Saturday 9am – Ampthill Park, West Car Park (4)*
Saturday 9:15am – Ampthill Park, West Car Park (1)*
Saturday 10am – Ampthill Park, West Car Park (2) & (3)
Saturday 10am – BEGINNERS COURSE WK 3* Final Session
Sunday 10am – DOVEDALE DIPPER! Peak District
Have a great week!
Many thanks,
Elaine