Believe it or not, March is nearly over and running, hiking and biking season is just around the corner.
But before summer truly arrives, local run club We Run Whistler is offering up some motivation to get your healthy habits dialled and get you "run season ready."
While group runs remain on hold due to B.C.'s ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the club is launching an April challenge, but its purpose reaches beyond just pounding the pavement.
Participants who join the challenge will commit to fostering a total of six healthy habits over the course of 30 days, including:
- Running or walking fives times per week
- Strength training after three of those runs, following a short circuit developed by the club
- Reading 10 pages of non-fiction daily
- Working on mobility and stability by completing a five-minute lunge matrix prior to three runs per week
- Hydrating by drinking three litres of water a day
- Slowing down with three yoga sessions per week
The month-long challenge kicks off on Thursday, April 1. Participants must sign up and pay the $25 registration fee—all profits will support local charity Youth in Sport— by noon on April 1 in order to be eligible for the weekly prize packages.
Once registered, participants will be required to download a daily tracking sheet to fill it out as they go, saving it or snapping a photo to email to organizers each week in order to remain both in the challenge and entered to win one of four prize packs from local businesses. Though the prizes will be handed out weekly, winners must complete the entire challenge to claim theirs.
The challenge is being organized by We Run Whistler, but it's also open to anyone worldwide.
Head to We Run Whistler's website to sign up!
