by GAABC | Aug 5, 2011 | 2-Day Walk Blog, Blog, Recent News, Walker Tips
Blisters: the most common foot problem the Medical Team treats during the walk. They range from mild and uncomfortable to the extremely painful, which can ultimately prevent the completion of your 2-Day journey. Knowing the causes and preparing ahead of time will help...
by GAABC | Aug 1, 2011 | 2-Day Walk Blog, Blog, Recent News, Walker Tips
With only 8 weeks to the Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer, if you’re a Sunday walker you’ll want to make sure that your training is preparing you to walk 10 miles on the final day. To help, we’ve put together an easy-to-follow walking training* program to keep you...
by GAABC | Jul 28, 2011 | 2-Day Walk Blog, Blog, Recent News, Walker Tips
The best thing about raising funds for the Atlanta 2-Day Walk is that every single dime stays in Georgia. More than 70% of all funds raised go right back to Georgia-based grantees working in the breast cancer community. As a walker, you are ready to go, but how can...
by GAABC | Jul 26, 2011 | 2-Day Walk Blog, Blog, Recent News, Walker Tips
Since we see them everywhere we walk, we decided to interview a few distance runners and steal their best tips to share with you. Why? Because most distance runners are a funny lot and most have learned a thing or two the hard way. We want to save you the hard way of...
by GAABC | Jul 19, 2011 | 2-Day Walk Blog, Blog, Recent News, Walker Tips
This kind of post vindicates anything Emily Post ever wrote or my Mom ever said. It seems the lessons they tried for years to drill into us, actually were good things to learn. In fundraising, but especially personal fundraising, these three keys can go a long way to...
by GAABC | Jul 12, 2011 | 2-Day Walk Blog, Blog, Recent News, Walker Tips
Why walk the same path every day? Our home state is one of the few that has mountains, coastline, swamps, rivers, grasslands and healthy metro areas. As you train to longer and longer walks, it can help to have someplace interesting to explore. In a state like this,...
