5K Race Results

Here are the race results for the John D. Hawkes 5k
We had a great group of Footbikers.
9 Total Footbikers
7 Women and 2 Men
Thank you to all that participated.

Chris Cox 11:43
Mat Greensides 12:41
Sarah Cox 14:37
Ruth Greensides 14:43
Connie Kitchens 16:17
Marian Decker 16:51
Larene Young 17:29
Daphne Bass 19:06
Amy Donaldson 19:08

Here is a movie of the race for your enjoyment.

Congratulations to Callee. The winner of the Story contest.

Thank you to all who sent in your footbike stories. They were all great and I will post a new one each month. The winner of the contest is Callee. I wish the prize was a Footbike and not just a gift card because I know she really wants her own Footbike. Keep saving. Many of you told me about stories, but never got them into me. The contest is over, but I would still love to have your stories and I will post them here on the blog.

Thanks again.

Here is Callee's Story.

Sure, I will try out your adult sized scooter. How hard could that be? But I am for sure not going to buy one!
That was my first thought about the Footbike when Sarah called and asked if I would like to try one out for awhile.
My first day with the Footbike, I mapped out a 3 mile trail that I would follow. The trail was on a flat road and had no hills. This would be easy! I made it about ½ miles and my legs were burning, I was sweating buckets and my heart was racing so fast. I turned around and came back home and was so mad that I was so out of shape that I couldn’t push myself farther on the Footbike.
The next day after realizing that this wasn’t as easy as I thought it was going to be, I paced myself and repeated that day after day and each day I went a little farther. I was so surprised on how many body parts I could feel getting a good workout. I loved feeling the burn in my butt and legs. It was instant gratification for me and not to mention that it was FUN!
Each day I would go out on the Footbike, put my iPod on and just “Kick It” –It was a great stress release for me; I was able to work out and actually enjoy it. I got a lot of stares from people and one person pulled their car over to ask me what it was, I was excited to explain it to him.
Then I received the dreaded phone call from Sarah. “Hey Callee, we need to come and pick up the footbike”
I actually was very sad and miss being able to exercise with the Footbike. I am anxious to buy one and get started with entering marathons and other activities with the Footbike

Thanks for the great opportunity to enjoy the Footbike.
Callee
Tooele, Utah

Getting ready for the John D. Hawkes 5K Race for Saturday September 26th

The Count Down Begins

2010 World Championship Footbike Races

To be held in

Ivrea, Italy

http://www.avismonopattino.it/index.html

see this site to follow the details as they become available.

Official Dates of Event are

August 5th, 6th and 7th, 2010

Only 323 Days until we

Kick it in Italy

The Curb

Hey all of you scooter lovers

If you haven't yet you need to head over to

www.footbikeusa.com

and check out the new updates to the website.

One of the newest additions is

The Curb

Here you can leave comments, post pictures, post video.

Let other kickers know who you are, share your favorite kick'n story.

See who's who and let us know who you are.

See ya at the curb.

How do you Kick a Cold?

Does anyone have any great magic for getting rid of a cold fast? It has been a week now and I guess I am finally feeling a bit better, but now I feel like my training has set back so far. I am just looking for some good advice for next time on how to kick a cold before it kicks me so I can keep kick'n.

Beautiful Sun Valley

We spent the weekend kick'n it in Sun Valley. I think I will have to add this to my list of favorite places to kick. Sun Valley has an awesome Trail system (The Wood River Trail), the temperatures are cooler, the scenery is beautiful and the people are friendly. We met and talked to a lot of great people. All summer long we have been hauling Footbikes everywhere we go and really they are great for so many different kinds of trips. They are great when you are camping for cruising the campground or trail systems. They are great when you are staying in a hotel and want to tour the city. I have found that riding a Footbike in the city is so much friendlier than riding a bike. It is a lot easier to get on and off in busy pedestrian areas or getting around in a little bit of traffic and easier to maneuver tight areas.