What has the men's group been doing this summer?
Tatton Park Race for Life 2018
What a fantastic day we had doing the Race for Life last Sunday, 24th June. We joined hundreds of people all raising money for life-saving research, which all helps to beat cancer sooner. We Nordic walked the 10k course in a brilliant time of 1 hour 31 minutes, then retired to The Gardeners Café for …
How to take care of your feet for nordic walking
As the summer is hotting up we need to be aware of looking after our feet. Your feet are probably the most important 'tools' when you are out walking or hiking so it's important to look after them. There are numerous things you can do but it all begins with choosing the correct walking boots, …
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Roaches Walk, June 2018
The Roaches Walk, led this week by Ian, was the first of our ‘Middle Distance Training Walks’. We walked just under 10 miles of lovely undulating paths across two fabulous ridges, lush pathways along the River Dane and the very eerie Luds Church - a natural chasm used by early religious reformers, or even possibly …
Lake District Trip May 2018
To be blessed with lovely long warm days and stunning sunshine and made this Nordic Walking and Pilates trip truly special. Everyone loved the location and the tranquility of the venue. Just imagine a late afternoon stretch and relax Pilates session listening to the birds singing in the trees surrounding the studio, following a day …
Longsleddale and Kentmere Day Walk, May 2018
What a day out we had in the Lakes on Thursday! The weather was perfect. The scenery was just breathtaking. One of the most memorable aspects of the day was the carpets of bluebells everywhere, then masses of wild garlic – absolutely stunning. I had overestimated on the mileage for this walk. It's actually 13.7 …
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Shorter length day walks
We are introducing some shorter length day walks, starting a little later in the morning. A few walkers have mentioned that they would love to do the longer day walks but feel that the jump from walking 6 miles to 12 or more miles is a step too far. We asked for your thoughts on …
Photos from this week’s walks
Three very different photographs taken on walks this week.
Mallorca Trip 2018
We had a really good Nordic Walking trip to Mallorca – perfect walking weather, beautiful scenery, great company and lots of lovely food and wine. What more could you possibly want? Here are some of our photos.
2018 Bluebell Walks
Thank you to everyone who came to the Bluebell walks last week. We were so lucky with the weather and the bluebells were perfect; the timing was just right. But more to the point, we had the most amazing cakes – Coffee and Walnut, Lemon & Pistachio, Carrot cake, Scones and some Coconut & Lime …