http://discoverywalk.org/blog1 Vancouver International Discovery Walk Festival, Vancouver, Washington, USA Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:50:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Vancouver International Discovery Walk Festival will not be held in 2012 and beyond. For any questions, please email abyrd628@comcast.net http://discoverywalk.org/blog1/2011/12/21/no-vancouver-discovery-walk-festival-in-2012-or-beyond/ Participation: Walk: 570 total. 366 free, 134 credit-only, 70 award. Bike: 58 total. 37 free, 14 credit-only, 7 award. Swim: 20 total. 4 free, 16 credit-only. Triathlon Awards: 17 We were very pleased to see so many families participating. The route showed the best of the historical area and the weather ... http://discoverywalk.org/blog1/2011/04/09/2011-discovery-walk-festival-participation-numbers/ For 2011, the Discovery Walk Festival will be a single-day of a 5K/10K Family Fun walk, a 15K/25K/50K bike and two 300-meter swims on April 9, 2011 from Hudson's Bay High School, Vancouver, WA, USA.  Directions All events are IVV volkssport-sanctioned.  We are not hosting IML Walking Association ... http://discoverywalk.org/blog1/2011/03/27/registering-for-the-2011-discovery-walk-festival/ Special Programs: Each distance qualifies for different programs. This changes as we make last-minute changes to the routes for the safety of the walkers. We will be happy to stamp any Special Program books you present, ... http://discoverywalk.org/blog1/2011/03/27/special-program-and-challenges-for-2011-routes/ For 2011, the Discovery Walk Festival will be a single-day of a 5K/10K Family Fun walk, a 15K/25K/50K bike and two 300-meter swims in early April.  All events will be volkssport-sanctioned.  We will not host IML Walking Association distances in 2011.  Dates and location are being ... http://discoverywalk.org/blog1/2010/07/10/2011-discovery-walk-festival/ The 2010 Discovery Walk Festival had participants from the following states and countries: State Arizona British Columbia California Colorado Idaho Kentucky Maryland Nebraska New Jersey North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wisconsin Country CANADA DENMARK FINLAND GERMANY JAPAN NETHERLANDS NORWAY RUSSIA USA We had 112 visitors from outside of Oregon/Washington and 260 from distant points of Oregon/Washington, for a total of 372 who could be considered travelers generating overnight stays. http://discoverywalk.org/blog1/2010/04/26/states-and-countries-attending/ Our event statistics for 2010: 2010 Discovery Walk Festival Event Distance Count Total Friday Mayor's Walk 5 km 212 499 10 km 287 Saturday Walk 5 km 472 1145 10 km 316 21 km 242 32 km 2 43 km 113 Sunday Walk 5 km 101 484 10 km 217 22 km 166 Sunday Bike 15 km 40 127 25 km 46 50 km 41 Sunday Swim #1 300 m 69 119 Sunday Swim #2 300 m 50 Total 2374 2374 Total includes 251 child (free) walkers. 128 no-shows were deducted. Overall, we had an increase of about 200 over 2009. http://discoverywalk.org/blog1/2010/04/26/event-stats-2010/ 2010 Discovery Walk Festival Marathon Finishers We counted 82 finishers -- those who completed the 42 kilometer marathon route and picked up their finisher certificate at the finish line. Nicola Anderegg Pam Baddgor Steve Barrick Jason Barton Marion Bauman Debbie Bioller Marike Bongers April Borbon Sean Britten Maryann Brown Robert Bruce Nina Carmichael Steve Carmichael Laura Caruso Ric Catron Allison Cavil Linda Chase Gary Clarke Didi Clarke Anne Cotter Ursula Dinges Donna Drews Mel Feather Ruth Fischer Tom Friar Janice Giles Jane Goddard Walter Griffin Cathy Griffin Wesley Haynes Patricia Heller Sandy Hiles Jack Hines Merritt Hoffman Dave Huff Jennifer Imperial Chris Imperial Cindy Johnson Hanna Karczewski Colleen Kelly Keith Kirby Diane R Lampe Fred Lopez Mekkin Lunsted Jill MacInnes Lisa Martell Dana Martin Heather McDonald Susan McEachern Betsy Miller Leslie Morrow Michelle Natalie Susan Newland Diane Olson Dawn Pack Ann Palenshus Troy Pasch Jack Peterson Terry Roberts Kari Rogno James Ross James Scheer PeggyAnn Sherwood Carey Siegfried-Roads Tamela Stockli Shirley Stoklossa J. Arlene Tanaka Anita Thomas Jeannie Thorp Diane Turpin Jack Turpin Michele Upchurch Angela Upchurch Willem H. van Heuven Jan vandeVis Michael Vogel Linda Warren Ethel Wood Leroy Wright Gary Yewell For additions and corrections, email info@discoverywalk.org We had 124 registered for the marathon distance and 105 started the marathon course.  ... http://discoverywalk.org/blog1/2010/04/25/2010-marathon-finishers-honor-roll/ We hosted 1201 walkers in spring weather -- mostly nice, but a shower here and there. We loved seeing the 104 walkers from the 790th Chemical Company Battalion of the Washington State Guard, and more teams such as the Weight Watchers team and the Sole Survivors. http://discoverywalk.org/blog1/2010/04/24/1201-walkers-for-saturday/ We welcomed 519 walkers for the 14th annual Discovery Walk Festival Mayor's Friendship Walk. Mayor Tim Leavitt welcomed the crowd, which included walkers from our sister city of Joyo, Japan, as well as walkers from Canada, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway and Russia. We also greeted walkers from our major ... http://discoverywalk.org/blog1/2010/04/24/mayors-walk-519/