Run/Walk Groups – Page 14

Esquimalt 5k Event Follow-Up

March 20, 2011 By Margot Leave a Comment

Wow… what a great way to start the weekend… THANK YOU for sharing the 5k event with me… with each other… with all of us together!

I always enjoy ‘racing’ (sure we can call it that know matter what speed we are moving… if you feel like racing then you are!)… but I must say – I enjoy even more the privilege of witnessing Sole Sister after Sole Sister rounding that last corner and completing the final leg of the distance. This year was extra special watching bright pink vibrant tulips one after another cross the finish line… last year I had the honor of running Char down this final strip… I know this year many of us felt stronger wearing ‘her’ shirt… SO… Thank you CHAR for your inspiration and THANK YOU – fantastic job… and as always a great ‘time’ by all!

Results are available at: http://www.racedaytiming.ca/esquimalt5k2011.html

I don’t know what happened to the SOLE SISTERS title behind the other 140 of us who were out there but according to this – very few of us were sisters… not to worry – we know who we are!!! And YES there were approx. 150 Sisters… !!! Approx. 30% in attendance was made up of our ‘people’! YES I think I will have to go in there and add our TEAM NAME!!!

Now that you are feeling confident to complete 5ks… and yes by tomorrow you will be feeling even more confident – you will find that… you may be wondering about the 10k…?? Well… YES with the next 6 weeks of training planned in your SOLE SISTERS manual we will focus on one week of ‘recover’… YES this week… 3 weeks of strength and speed, a performance week… a week of taper… and then it’s SHOWTIME! You will be fine… please trust that…

So – I am giving you a very fancy dancy link to play with… go to:

http://pih.bc.ca/Calculator.php

… and select your distance (5k for today’s event) and plug in your time (i.e. 30:00 minutes) and then hit ‘get points’… scroll down and these are the ‘estimated’ times that you would complete the adjacent distance in ‘if’ you were trained today to do this distance. No… it doesn’t mean that you could go out today and complete a marathon in that time even though you are only trained up to 5ks…

Congratulations to all of you… to those unable to complete the 5k in Esquimalt… please do not worry – I know many of you completed your own 5ks… and many are away and unable… We that were ‘present’ moved for all of those unable to! THANK YOU Super Powered Sole Sister Lucy Smith for joining us… :)! We may have to change your sponsorship to Sole Sisters so you CAN wear ‘our’ shirt!

Special thank you and mention to all the leaders who cheered SOLE SISTERS on AND ALL THE SOLE SISTERS… that stuck around and created the best welcome cheer ever for the next SOLE SISTERS coming ‘home’! It’s all about supporting each other and together it’s working!

Thank you:)… I will be smiling all day because of each of you!

Mena

How to Register for the 5k and 10k

March 12, 2011 By Margot Leave a Comment

The Esquimalt 5k on March 19th – How to register if you have not done so yet…please call Esquimalt Recreation Centre at 250-412-8510 or visit them in person BEFORE Thursday, March 17th 4pm to still be registered with ‘chip timing’ – this means that you will be officially times! Unfortunately after Feb. 28th you are paying under the ‘late’ registration fee of $22/each. I do know there are approx. 120 Sole Sisters registered already – are you one of them???!!! YES tell them you are a Sole Sister so you are registered under our team name!

To register for the TC 10k held on Sunday, May 1st… go to www.tc10k.ca select individual registration… Ensure you select the category you want to be in… if you choose Competitive Walker… YES you will be watched and NO you are not allowed to run a single step or you will be disqualified… so if you are considering the walk/run option to complete the 10k distance then select the recreational walk category.

Make sure you are a Sole Sister… but how? Under Club/Team or School Name hit the scroll down button and select 2011 Sole Sisters… yes we are third from the top!!! Lots of yeses!

S T R E T C H I N G!!!

February 28, 2011 By Margot Leave a Comment

A few of you have been asking for it….so here are copies of the stretching and some additional information about stretching. Just click on the title below.

Why Stretch?

Stretching tips

Station 1 Upper Body 1

Station 1 Upper Body 2

Station 2 Lower Body 1

Station 2 Lower Body 2

Station 3 Advanced Calf Stretch

Station 3 Advanced Stretch

Station 3 Hip Stretch

Station 3 Hip Stretch #2

Station 4 Social and Relax Station

4th Annual Lifemark Health Esquimalt 5k

February 13, 2011 By Margot Leave a Comment

THE ESQUIMALT 5K… YES we will be trained and ready to complete the 5k distance by March 19th. Please bring your registration form to the Clinic THIS TUESDAY – FEBRUARY 15TH!

Please read the form carefully – YES we are a clinic… so tick off this box and put 2011 SOLE SISTERS for the cheaper price! Do you want a shirt? The cost will be $14 total… If you do NOT want a shirt make sure you tick off this box too… then you only pay $9! You can bring us cash or you can write a chq payable to “Township of Esquimalt”. If you would prefer to register yourself… that is fine – PLEASE make sure you say you are a 2011 Sole Sister – but know we have a cut off date for this cheap price for our group – Feb. 17th!!!… AND there is a 500 person registration limit… so hurry hurry hurry…last year’s event sold out!

Click here for the Registration Form

Don’t forget- this Tuesday is RED HOT day… so you can start digging out something red in your run closet!

2011 Cyber Sister Registration is Here

February 11, 2011 By Margot Leave a Comment

Are you wanting to be a member of the Sole Sisters Walk/Run Clinic for Women but unable to make it Tuesday evening? Now you can regardless of where you live! Our Cyber Sister Roster is made up of women who are past members of the clinic but no longer live in Victoria, women of ‘sisters’ in Victoria that want to participate but live in other parts of the world (!) and women in the Greater Victoria area that simply cannot make it in physical presence due to schedule conflicts.

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