MTB First Aid Course

If you or someone you know missed out on the first course offered by Triple One Care, and are still interested ... they are holding a second course. January 19th. I have emailed you the flyer.

Remember, if you've got a free night tonight - Striders meet at 5.45pm in Bridge St ...

The first 100 entries have been released today for the 2011 Taylors Nelson Women's Triathlon (perfect for an active xmas gift - event is on the 10th of April). Full details on www.nelsonevents.co.nz
The remainder will open on the 31st for all those New Year goals.

I wish you all a wonderful festive season and look forward to seeing you again in the New Year.

Are we still on if it's wet?

Yes - still on, might be slightly modified - 6.30pm at Botanics. Just bring warm clothing and a jacket.
See you soon!

Next week's session

Next week is our final session for 2010. We will again meet at the Botanics where Gaye Evans and Jo Duncan will take us for outdoor training and stretching. Nadja from Nordic Walking will also be there for you to try walking with poles!

6.30pm - 7.30pm.

See you there!

Don't forget that on Sunday the 12th of December is the annual Cityfitness Jingle Bells Jog - a 5km walk/run/skate or scoot from Trafalgar Centre carpark through to the beach. Fundraiser for the Heart Foundation. $5 an indivdiual or $10 a family. Dress in Christmas theme and prizes for the most bells, loudest bell and best outfit.
A fun family morning out and a perfect way to celebrate the first few months of becoming active.

Orienteering session this week

CHANGE OF PLAN

Unfortunately the Nelson Orienteering Club can no longer take our session tomorrow night - so I will go over the basics with you (I used to teach students in the UK going for their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award). We will now meet at the BOTANICS and use the marked course at the Centre of NZ.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Orienteering

This week we run/walk with direction! Orienteering!
This will be based at Tahuna Beach. I will email you with details on where to meet on Monday.
See you soon!
Good luck to all those participating at Run Mahana tomorrow.

Next session

Hows the DOMS? Feeling it? A big thank you to Lyndon Chandler (Nayland Physiotherapy) for his talk on injury prevention. Some of you have been asking about specific stretches for certain areas - I will pass these onto Jo and Gaye for our session on the 7th so that they can cover in more detail - let me know if you think of any others in the interim.

Well done on a tough climb last night - always enjoyable to head high when the weather is perfect to take in the vistas. If you are a bit sore today, then consider going for a short light walk or jog to try and loosen up the muscles a bit. If you were a bit red in places (you may have felt the burn in the shower last night) then barrier cream or Rawleighs ointment often works well on chaffing - and then slop some vaseline on the areas affected before heading out next time.

Next week we will meet at the Botanics again, but it will be all flat. Just might include a bit more intensity based exercise (for those that want to). Greg Lineham from Nelson Athletics will also be coming along to go over race walking technique and how to walk faster, and we will go over basic training principles.

Well done!

Tough route tonight - awesome work out there on such a lovely evening. Let me know if you get DOMS .. :)