ROSEDALE CLINIC

(plus a couple of Oakville folks grandfathered in)
Sarah - the" CDNRACEWALKER"

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Boasting a 20km World Record of 1:17.22, the sport of race walking commands international respect as its top athletes are capable of sustaining close to 6:00/mile speed over the course of 12.4 miles. To achieve these types of performances, elite race walkers combine talent with fine-tuned technique. Proper race walking technique is both efficient and legal. The primary objective is to maintain a constant velocity of the body's center of gravity without excessive vertical or side-to-side displacement. The visual impression of an elite race walker is of a steady forward motion without excessive bouncing or side-to-side sway."

I guess one can easily comprehend what the focus of today's Rosedale clinic was - 17k for the marathoners, 9k for the half marathoners and then back to the store for a lecture on racewalking with my friend Sarah, whose coach is the Canadian Olympic coach - not too shabby........and then outside for a demonstration plus some practical instruction from Sarah.....an awesome morning and I thank Sarah so much for doing it. It was great to have my instructional technique reinforced by Sarah and should make the rest of the clinic much more focused and technique driven as well. A couple of friends - Glenn and Lin -- came out from Oakville and their presence was appreciated as well as was our friend, Myuki, from Japan.

Tomorrow is the "High Park Invasion" - will be great to see a number of walkers from different Running Room locations across the GTA -- got to go and get the route maps ready.

Have a great day everyone!!!