Walkathon

Walkathon Final Results 2024

Our provincial walkathon has ended for 2024. The participation in the walkathon was about the same as 2023.  The clubs that sent in reports this year did very well. The certificates will be presented at the convention on June 12^th & 13^th.

The provincial totals were 61261.73 kms walked, 28 clubs participated, and 314 members walked in 2024.  The first-place finishers are as follows: 
Highest Average Kms per Walker – Allan New Horizons – 354.10 Kms,
Highest Average Kms per Club Member – Kelliher Seniors – 235.94 Kms and
Highest Percentage of Club Members Walked – Kelliher Seniors – 100%.

Congratulations to Wendy Broadfoot from Allan who walked 2212 kms.  Well done!! Honorable mention also to the following walkers, Allan Franz from Loon Lake Seniors who walked 656 kms, Ray Richard from St. Joseph Seniors St. Louis who walked 648 kms, Eric Aaamodt from Kelliher who walked 648 kms and Lynn Elder from Asquith Better Life Rec. Assoc. who walked 625 kms. 

We had three walkers that logged over 500 kms. Special mention to Marie Crumetza, Allan New Horizons who walked 581 kms; Meada Wilson, Big River Seniors who walked 552 kms; Charles Biemans, Englefeld Good Neighbors who walked 540 kms. Well done Marie, Meada and Charles!

Also, Annette Pollard of Blaine Lake, 93 years walked 428 kms and Doreen Lamb of Ituna, 83 years walked 299 kms. Very impressive ladies! Keep up the good work! 

Congratulations to all the clubs and walkers for being a part of our walkathon again this year. Every walker should be very proud. You are an inspiration to all.

Have a wonderful summer and be sure to keep moving!

This event is meant to encourage all the members of our Seniors Clubs across Saskatchewan to get moving after a long winter. For six weeks your club members will keep track of their daily physical activities using a formula supplied in the information kit your club will receive.  At the end of six weeks your information will be remitted to the event coordinator and tabulated to see the winning results.  All this information will be available at the convention or before. Certificates will be presented to the winners at the convention. Because of the way the calculations are done every club has the same opportunity to receive a certificate.

It is called a walkathon, but other forms of exercise are acceptable.  Cycling, swimming, and bowling just to name a few.  Also using a treadmill is an acceptable form of exercise.  The Participaction website has a list of activities that you may find useful as well. https://www.participaction.com/en-ca. Our Walkathon is all about having fun and getting healthy.

The dates for the 2024 Walkathon will be the same as 2023, April 1st to May 15th.  Club totals must be in no later than May 24th.  I will be mailing out packages to the clubs at the end of February.  If you do not receive a package and are interested in joining in the walkathon, or have questions please contact me at one of the forms of communication listed below.   Let’s make this the best walkathon we have ever had by encouraging our family and friends to join in the walk!!

Joan Boyer   Treasurer, St. Joseph Seniors Club
email – j.boyer@sasktel.net      phone – 306-980-8151 or 306-422-8487
mail – St. Joseph Seniors Club, PO Box 248, St. Louis, SK.S0J 2C0