Everyone:

Here's an annoucement about a Dave McGovern Race Walking Clinic here in
Boston on the first weekend of May. If you have any more questions,
please contact Heidi Duskey directly at the address at the bottom of the
message.

Ken Mattsson

Heidi Duskey wrote:

> To all racewalkers of all levels:Dave McGovern is coming to Boston,
> May 2-4 for one of his fabulous, not-to-be-missed clinics! The cost is
> $125. (This includes a welcome dinner Friday evening at my home in
> Medford, MA.) Our track and classroom space will either be in the
> Medford or Cambridge area. I am making the arrangements now and will
> notify all participants once things are firm.
>
> The clinic begins Friday evening and runsthrough Sunday to about 5pm.
> Saturday morning is spent at the track eitherlearning technique if you
> are a novice or refining technique if you alreadyknow how to racewalk.
> Dave will film you and, after lunch, the group getsthe opportunity to
> watch all of the films. It's really educational -- bothseeing yourself
> and everyone else. Then it's back to the track in theafternoon for
> technique and speed work. Saturday evening we get to relax andwe will
> have dinner together at a local restaurant.
>
> You won't want to stay up too late because Sunday morning you
> willparticipate in a hard 16 minute workout that will allow Dave to
> determineyour max heart rate and the zones you should be training in.
> You will work with a
> partner and it takes most of the morning for the entire group to
> completethe workout. Dave will provide all of the Polar HR equipment,
> but if youalready own a monitor, bring it. After lunch is a great
> lecture on training andhow to use the information Dave gathered about
> you in the morning. Allhandouts are included and Dave always brings
> his books to sell to anyone whowants to buy one or both (racewalk
> technique and marathon training). I own both and they are
> indispensable.
>
> I have attended two of these clinics and so highly recommend them that
> Ioffered to sponsor one in Boston. Dave hasn't been here since 1998
> (when Ifirst met him) and I can tell you that the price is absolutely
> worth it. Heis a world class athlete and a wonderful coach and
> lecturer -- not tomention a nice guy. I have watched him work with
> beginners and athletes andhe is great with both. Also, once you take
> his clinic, he will function asyour coach. No kidding -- I have never
> sent him an e-mail that he didn'trespond to.
>
> If you are interested in attending, e-mail me directly for an
> application. If there are any other questions that Ican answer, let me
> know as well. I hope to see you in May!
>
> Heidi Duskeyhduskey@...
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