Le oper Supplement to the ea tenea examiner. Sunday, October 10, 1993 Get in step, during Weber Come To Family Night! State’s Homecoming Week Volkswalking, like the Volkswagen cars, are an affordable import from Germany. Volkswalks are course at no charge. Walkers are simply to your Volkswalking walking (or . pro- Volks- (IVV) was created, an association that believes everyone should be encouraged to exerick eng cise, regardless of whether they go home with a ribbon or a gold medal. Today In 1978, the American Volkssport - Association (AVA), the official U.S. affiliate, was created. Now there are over 600 local AVA clubs The number two million of yearly events is over 2,000, involving over participants since 1981. All events are nonprofit. The “People’s Walk” is noncompetitive, not tests of speed or endurance. Their purpose is fun and exercise. -Volkswalks are usually scheduled on weekends. A local club will set up a wellmarked course usually winding through a particularly scenic or historic area, with water and rest stops along the way, Anyone can walk the Saturday Oct. 16th. The course will open at 9 a.m. at ‘Veterans Grove (WSU campus just south of the Val Browning Fine Arts Bldg.) and walkers may begin any time before noon and finish by 2 p.m. If you would like to receive a specially designed Weber State Homecoming Volkswalk Medal, advance regis- ‘tration is $5, the day of the race registration will be $6. The cost of the -medal in- AVA get an extra validation by having their “event record books” and “distance record books” rubber stamped. in 49 states and on military overseas. uled for Weber State University Homecoming on the 10K course in two hours, but there is no time limit, other than a set time for ending. — Registered members of the there are 16 member countries. bases tion card at the end of the - walk for the exercise, because walk so they can be counted. they love the outdoors and There are no mass sstarts. because the awards and the Events are held rain or shine, socializing are fun. SO prospective Volkswalkers An officially sanctioned are encouraged to come pre- © Volkswalk has been sched- be marked with signs or ribbons. Participants. walk at their own pace and can stop to rest or picnic if they like. The walks are usually 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) long, but other distances may also be offered. Most people finish competitive running events. The International Volkssport Verband ne All kinds of people bei in- volved in Volkswalking. They pared for inclement weather. The Volkswalk course will marching) began in Germany around 1968 as an alternative to increasingly swalks for $4. to register and to turn in their registra- community walking events, just the thing to add a little spice gram. asked = cludes the AVA stamps in your event and distance books. If you would like only Many Volkswalkers make it a hobby to travel all over the country and in Europe collecting stamps. When you complete a book, you send it to AVA headquarters, where a file is created in your name. The AVA sends you the stamps the cost is $1.50. The registration fee can be paid at. the Weber State University Alumni Center at 1305 41st Street, Ogden (just west of the Promontory Tower). Registration forms and the special pin, commemorative patch and a certificate for your accomplishment. There are books for 10,3 or 050 events. 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