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WALK ALERT
If you
do an
AVA walk
in May,
you can
still
earn
this
patch.
Just
send $4
to the
club
president.
CLUB MEETINGS
SPECIAL GUEST
SPEAKER FOR MAY:
Missy Kane will be
joining us to talk
about the health
benefits of walking
and some new places
to walk in the
Knoxville area.
The East Tennessee
Wanderers meet at
6:00 p.m.
on the third Tuesday
of every month at
Mimi's Cafe,
10945 Parkside
Drive, Knoxville,
TN.
Their website is
http://www.mimiscafe.com/Default.aspx.
Exceptions:
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The meeting in
June is for
members only at
a private
residence.
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The meeting
in October is held at a
German
restaurant.
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The meeting in December
is held after the
West Town Mall walk.
2013 WALK SCHEDULE
Notes:
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Our events take
place unless
weather presents
a danger to the
participants
either while
walking or
getting to the
start point.
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It is important
to stay
hydrated.
Please bring
water to drink during
ALL walks.
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If you have not
walked in
awhile, please
do not start off
trying to walk
the
10K distance for
a Club Walk, but walk
the 5K instead.
Or start off by
doing a Fun
Walk, which is
usually around 3
miles or less.
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For club walks, you
can either walk a 5K
(3.1 miles) or a 10K
(6.2 miles).
The "walk alert"
will provide the
different start
times.
There are three
"types" of
walks—Fun, Club, and
Regular Event:
1.
The
Fun Walk is a walk
for fun, and will
not garner AVA/IVV
credit. It may
be of any distance
the planner chooses,
and there is no fee.
2.
A
Club Walk is a walk
done as a club
activity using an
YRE (Year Round
Event) as the walk
route. Those
who are collecting
AVA/IVV stamps in
their books can get
credit for these
walks for a $3.00
fee.
For
YREs, you can walk
it at any time and
earn AVA credit for
your books. Just
go to the walk box,
pick up a map, fill
out all the
paperwork, stamp
your books, and do
the walk, then mail
your check in the
envelope provided.
Walk boxes are
located in Alcoa,
Clinton, Ft.
Loudoun, Gatlinburg,
Knoxville,
Maryville, Oak
Ridge, Rogersville,
and Townsend.
Click on the YRE
links in the table
above for directions
to the walk box.
3.
The
Regular Event is a
special walk set up
as a one-day event
for AVA/IVV credit.
Given our club
State Park Walk
Challenge, most of
the Regular Events
are done in State
Parks in Eastern
Tennessee. The
fee is $3.00 to
stamp your books,
and there may be an
additional
"optional" fee for a
patch or a lapel
pin.
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 ALCOA
GREENWAY BIKE is a
Year Round Event.
http://www.ava.org/gen3/data/event_details.asp?eventid=95028 |
SPECIAL EVENTS
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February 1
to
March 31,
2013 |
Idita-Walk
2013 A virtual
walk in
Alaska. |
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April 7,
2013 |
Covenant
Half
Marathon |
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May 11, 2013 |
Tour de
Blount
Volunteers
for a Rest Stop |
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June 7 to 8,
2013 |
Blount
County Relay
for Life |
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June 21 to
22, 2013 |
Information
Booth at the
Secret City
Festival |
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August 10,
2013 |
Information
Booth at the
Farmers'
Market |
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October 6,
2013 |
Non-competitive
5K walk
Making
Strides
Against
Breast
Cancer |
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October 20
to 21, 2013 |
Tater Tours
in Maryville
& Gatlinburg |
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Note: There are
also private events
for members only.
Congratulations to
the following for
completing the 2013
Idita-Walk:
Cindy, David, Iris
(dog), Joe, Jerrie,
Kathy N, Kathy S,
Linda N, and Mindy.
Congratulations to
the following for
finishing the half
marathon, and going
home with some
bling: David, Kathy
N, Kathy S, Linda F,
and Mindy.
Special thanks to
David, Kathy N,
Kathy S, Linda F,
and Linda P for
volunteering to help
the Tour de Blount!
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