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Primary schools pupils have been given the challenge of walking to Paris - virtually - as part of the Place2Be charitys Childrens Mental Health…

A compilation of upcoming events in and around Waldo County.

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture will host one of its healthy lifestyle flagship events on Sunday - the National Big Walk.

WALKERS are being urged to go the extra mile by clocking up 6,000 miles in 60 days.

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MORE than 80 local organisations have secured a share of over £320,000 from Inverclyde Council to support their vital grassroots work.

Today, an extraordinary walk will happen like a wave from east to west of the globe covering many time zones to bring a simple message – walking is good! It is known as the TAFISA World Walking Day, an event started in 1991 by The Association for International Sports For All, where people walked at

We've found the best free walking apps that monitor distance, speed and health to motivate you to get outside this winter

Australian race walker Kerry Saxby (© Getty Images) Breaking the four-minute mile was the classic athletics landmark until Roger Bannister did it on a windy Oxford track in May 1954. A lesser-known target was 1:30:00 for women in the 20km race walk. The honour went to Kerry Saxby, who plunged into unchartered water 34 years after Bannister on 13 May 1988. And she did it almost by accident. In fact, the Australian’s 1:29:40 in the small southern Swedish town of Varnamo was little more than an...

BOSSES at Inverclyde Leisure are urging people to march into spring whilst gyms are shut due to Covid-19. Theyve joined forces with the World Walking app to kick off an epic virtual challenge to keep local people active as restrictions get set to continue during the month of March. The team are planning on travelling across the continents to reach a target of at least 30 million steps. They hope individuals, families and groups will get on board. David McCorkindale of IL said: "The be...