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Profiles of Walking Clubs of the Week

By Wendy Bumgardner, About.com

Updated: March 09, 2009

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Gulf Coast Racewalkers: is an independent member Club of the USATF/Florida Association with 30 members. We sponsor a free racewalk and fitness walk clinic every Tuesday at 5PM in Al Lopez Park in Tampa. This clinic is co-sponsored by the City of Tampa Recreation Department. This is open to the general public. We also have several advanced clinics per month at Dade City High School, open to Club members. We compete together in local road races and racewalk only events. Gulf Coast Racewalkers sponsors the 1500 Meter USATF Florida Championship Racewalk every Winter at University of South Florida.
Our members include racewalkers that do 25 minute 5K speeds up to those walking 45 minute 5K's
The Club publishes a monthly newsletter with nutrition and training articles written by Teresa Hellings, MS, RD, LD and by Susan Heft an experienced racewalker, Certified USATF Official and Trainer Certified by American Council on Exercise. Susan is the Chief Coach of the club and an exercise physiologist.
For more information please contact Susan Heft (352) 567-0855, or Teresa Hellings at (813)978-1794, or e-mail racewalkflorida@hotmail.com

Northwest Striders
A volkssport walking club in Bellevue, Washington. Recurring events includ the January Bellevue Hill Climb. Map-guided events are available anytime in Bellevue, WA.

Southern Indiana Racewalkers
Located in the Evansville, Indiana area, they officially started up 2 years ago and have been growing ever since.
Contact email: Ann Williams, President, at aew@evansville.net
The club trains every Tuesday evening at a local park and have all levels from just beginning to National medal holders.
Meetings are the first Monday each month, with a speaker every other month. But anyone interested should contact them as they may have a change in location and date due to holiday or speaker request.
Other activities included sponsoring the State 10K Championships, participating in local, state, regional and national events, and hosting Dave McGovern clinics. They have a summer picnic and a Christmas party.

Port City Pacers Racewalkers
The Port City Pacers (PCP) was organized in Mobile, Alabama in 1979 as a non-profit chapter of the Road Runners Club of America(RRCA). Racewalkers have been an active part of the club since the mid 1990s.
The Port City Pacers Racewalkers meet every Wednesday at the University of South Alabama track for "Mo and Dave's Daredevil Racewalk School." They offer free racewalk lessons and a group workout, followed by food and margaritas at Los Arcos restaurant. More on Dave McGovern
The members are a diverse group of walkers mostly from Mobile, Pensacola and Biloxi, but they often have racewalkers join us from as far away as Oregon and Michigan. Contact email: Monetta Roberts

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