Hearty Hotties!

Good morning everyone:

Congratulations for coming out and braving the downpours we had on Saturday! When we all met at the Warming Hut before 7:00 - there wasn't a drop of rain........YET........Then there were a few sprinkles.......Oh, no problem....just like last week....good for the complexion........then the sprinkles turned into showers......Hmmmmmm.......The walkers sure came prepared with their raincoats and multiple layers...they'll be OK.......Then there came the puddles and heavy drops of rain.......Oh Oh....now Linda and Eric were circling full force checking on us to see if we were OK and waiting for us to signal that we had had enough.

The Andronico's stop was our oasis and the place where we would decide what to do next. We had walked almost 6 miles so far......Decisions were made and some asked to be shuttled back to their cars and some stayed to double back our route and finish 12 miles. (Oh, the rain stopped.....we will just dry off walking the way back.....we thought). It poured even harder....we just had to make sure that every inch of our clothing was soaked and that it weighed about 10 lbs. Avoiding puddles didn't matter any more. At times we thought were were alone and then we would see huge groups of people out training for the AIDS Marathon.....we cheered for them and they did for us!

We made it back - our muscles never warmed up at all today...we were very, very tight. Wet layers stripped, warm/dry layers added, heaters full blast - home to hot showers, Advil and warm liquids.

Thanks Eric and Linda - For watching us extra closely and just being with us every step of the way! And for not swishing by us and spraying gobs of water from your tires...I know it was a little tempting.

Another great satisfying adventure with the most wonderful, patient, strong and hearty group of people! I hope all of your tennies are dry now.....(If not...take the insoles out to dry separately and put the shoes in the dryer for awhile. They'll look brand new!)

What an amazing day! Hotties are very hearty......and maybe a little stubborn too.......

Next week is the EXPO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RSVP soon.

Sandy K.

Upcoming Walks:
Sat 4/21- 12 miles - meet at 8:00 am - EXPO @ Presidio Sports Basement
Sat 4/22 -12 miles - meet at 7:00 am - Warming Hut

April walks are posted: http://walk.avonfoundation.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sanf_training_walks_2k7

To join the Warming Hut Hottie Team:
For the Avon Walk. Email the teams coordinator at teams.sanfrancisco@avonwalk.org and ask to be added to the team!

To join the hotties-yahoo group to stay in touch http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/hotties-group/:
Email: hotties-group-subscribe@yahoogroups.com