Friday, September 7, 2012

Racewalk Clinic in Peterborough on September 22nd

I am heading back to Peterborough, Ontario on Monday for a visit with my family and for the COC Olympic Celebration. I wanted to do something to thank everyone that supported me before and during the Olympics and so I will be putting on a free racewalking clinic. Here is the information that you will need to know!

When: Saturday, September 22nd at 9am (roughly 2 hours long)

Where: Trent University Track

Who: Everyone and anyone is invited to come, no racewalking experience necessary

Cost: FREE

What to Wear: Athletics Clothes and Athletic Footwear

What to Expect: I will give an overview of what racewalking is and what the rules are. We will go through the basic technique involved in racewalking, proper warm up and stretching. Ill talk about my Olympic experience and have a question and answer time.

 Clinicians:

Myself, 2012 Olympian, 6 time Canadian Champion, Canadian Record Holder and proud Peterborough native!

Richard Borek, Coach of the Peterborough Legion Track Club and Trent University Cross Country. Also, the coach that taught me how to racewalk and my coach for 5 years!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at seaman.rachel@hotmail.com

I look forward to seeing you there!

Keep on walking,

Rachel