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Vancouver Sun
Run - Practices Monday's after school 3:30 - 4:30 Starting November 27th,
2006 |
WHY THE SUN
RUN? I have
been encouraging my students to become active kids and then hopefully
active adults. Some of us need more than just encouragement to
maintain a fitness program. By having exciting goals in mind, makes
running / walking / fitness programs fun and we keep to them better.
It will be nice to go through a winter of training to be rewarded with
nice weather and a great race in Vancouver. I am encouraging parents
to come out and get fit with their kids. We are all starting at
different levels of fitness. |
Week
1 was a hard week to start with the weather being very cold. However
we wrapped up, went out and enjoyed our crazy behavior. |
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Week 1: November 27th: -28 C (
Burr! ) |
 
Week 2: December 4th: - 5 C |
Week 2 |
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Week 3: December 18th, +4 C
Week 4, 5 and 6 we will be on our own, during the
Christmas holidays.
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For our Santa Shuffle we had a lot of the junior and
senior high students away at a basketball game. The rest of us had a
beautiful run on a very nice warm day. Everyone received a Santa hat
to run in and a goodie bag.
Many
thanks to the
Peace Wapiti School District
for approving our trip to
Vancouver in April.
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Week 7: January 8th, 2007
-3
C This week will be tough as a storm is coming in, and temperatures are to
drop.
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Week 8: January 15th, - 2 C
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Week 8:
We decided to take a change of scenery. We all went down to Watino
after school and ran along the river from Fontaine's house. Later we
had a group gathering with lots of good snacks and great friends. 
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Week 8
The weather each Monday has been very nice. We
have been lucky to have nice weather for our group runs each week.
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Week 9: Exams took a tole
on the numbers who could come out today. Mrs. Martin sorry you're
sick today, the weather is beautiful. Temp: + 8 C.
Wow
it's warm! |
Week 10: Welcome
Dylan. A small crowd today as Mr.
"P" had a basketball road trip and the high school students are
on semester break. Temp: -6 C and no wind again beautiful
weather for a run. |
Week 10: Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Connell & Mr.
McKay's observations
Some of us are noticing that
the running / walking is getting easier and easier. Some day's it
even feels like we are running instead of shuffling one foot in front of
the other. Our mile times have come way down and we are getting
farther and farther each week. Running on the treadmill is not the
same as running outside, as the running outside is much harder. The
kids we have noticed are also going farther each week, and we are getting
more and more kids and parents on board. Some of the kids are
following programs at home as they do not have a ride home after the
after school practices. |
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Week 11: February 5th, 2007
Snow Day! No buses running!
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Our Sun Run
program has been sponsored by:
ALBERTA
SPORT, RECREATION, PARKS AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES PROGRAM
"
We appreciate your faith in us and your support for our program"
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Our next event will be the
Winter Triathlon that we all will have to compete in. The three
events will be skating, biking and running. This is always a popular
event. It will happen within the first two weeks of March.
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Week 12: February 12th,
2007
-26 C - no wind ( Thank
goodness)
We dressed in layers for the
cold weather, but we found that the full sun was very warm, and that Mrs.
Connell made us dress too warm. |
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Thank you!
Peace
Country Health
for supporting
our healthy lifestyle initiative with our Cross
Country / Track & Field kids
and parents.
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Sun
Run Update:
We presently have 11 families
involved, including 5 parents, and 4 community members, along with the 20
students. |
Week 12: A little
frosty...
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but warm! |
Week
13: Down on the banks of the Smoky River
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- 6C
Thank you Miss Logan and
Gigs for letting us run from your house today. It was a beautiful
day and a great run. ( except Mr. McKay who ran 10 k today )
WELCOME
BAILEY, NATHAN AND MISS LOGAN
TODAY.
Week
12: We have increased our running time to a 40 minute
duration.
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Week 13: We're all finished and enjoying our
snacks, but can you see Mr. McKay in this picture still running? |
Week 13: Mr. McKay and Mrs. Martin finishing
up Miss Logan's steep driveway hill.
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Week 14: March 5th,
2007 -5 C No adults could make
it today for the run, so the students still went on their own.
SO
DEDICATED!
Week
15 & 16: March 12th & 19th - another snow and ice day - no buses running and no sun
run - run. |
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Week 17: March 26th, 2007
Finally nice warm weather to run in. We have
two people who are hiding in the picture. Ben an Tannon are our
Waldo's.
We have 3 more weeks of practicing. Our bottle drive
will be on Thursday April 5th, so if you have any bottles you would like
to get rid of in the community please call the school.
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We are finding that music is becoming our best friend
on our 50 minute runs. Ipods, discmans are everywhere.
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