The Weight Watchers® Walk-It Challenge is held every first Sunday in June to get their members moving through walking. In 2010, they teamed up with the Road Runners’ Club of America(RRCA) in an effort to get more of its members moving by walking. The RRCA asked its member clubs this past Spring to see if they could do this event. Despite the Memorial Day Race 6 days before, the Runners’ Club of Greater Cincinati took up the challenge to host a Weight Watchers® Walk-It Challenge in Cincinnati, one of 16 cities to do so.
About 130 walkers came out to participate for the walk held at Armleder Park, same site as the club holds the Memorial Day Race. About 110 signed up early but it rained heavily earlier that morning which dampened Walk Day turnout. Also volunteers had to dry off Picnic Tables in the shelter before registration opened which delayed the opening of registration and the start of the walk. When the walk started, the rain had gone away and walkers enjoyed a flat scenic walk of 3.1 miles. After participants finished the walk, they had some healthy refreshments which included granola bars, bananas, strawberries and string cheese.
Overall, the walk was a success. The complaints that I heard were the late start of the walk due to the rain, some walkers not getting the shirt size of their choice so the club pacified them by offering them the club technical shirt in their right size. Thank you to our sponsors Bob Ronckers Running Spot for providing Bob Bucks, and Waltz Business Solutions for last minute printing of the fliers. A big thank you goes to our volunteers Tom Glasscock, Liz Hofacre, Sara Macintosh, Patti Prince, Ken Schaible, Lynn Warner, Carly Schaible , Mike Donawerth, Laura Wagner, and especially Pamela Schaible. Pamela is a local leader for a local Weight Watchers® group. Her assistance and her promotion to the local Weight Watchers® groups contributed greatly to the success of the Walk. Photos
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