New Year's Day Mall Walk!!!

Join the South Shore Walkabouts members and guests for our first "Mall Walking Event" of the new year @ the South Shore Plaza in Braintree! Let's start off 2012 on the right foot - walking!!! It's a new year and time for a new you! If anyone would like a free coaching session before or after the event please let me know in your RSVP Comments or in your Optional RSVP Questions. As of today, I am now officially the only group sponsor and part of my offer is a free coaching session for members. To learn more about my sponsorship please visit our Sponsorship Info page on the Pages tab.

We will walk the mall and then possibly settle in at the Food Court for a little while to plan future meetups, chat more, and possibly indulging in a beverage or food. With the newly added Nordstrom wing it is possible to walk a mile without all of the nooks and crannies. The walk will last about 45 minutes to an hour, depending on how long we decide we want to walk. [Plan to join us for an hour if you only plan to walk, or about 1&1/2 hours if you plan to join us in the Food Court after our walk. For those having a coaching session we will work out the details privately.]

For this Mall Walk we will use the following "game plan." We will walk the first floor first and then go upstairs to walk the second floor which is carpeted. We will plan to walk about 3 miles. The first 1/2 of our first lap will be at a casual leisurely pace. The next 1/2 lap we will pick-up the pace. The final 1/2 lap we will walk a casual leisurely pace. All in all, my plan is to walk 1 lap on the 1st floor and 2 laps on the 2nd floor. I will lead the way so you can learn the walking route. Shortly after we begin our walk we will stop to do some stretching exercises in a less-populated area of the mall (so as not to draw too much attention to ourselves) so we keep injuries to a minimum.

Please Note: The Mall opens @ 9am for Mall Walkers. The Mall officially opens @ Noon on Sundays and this particular holiday, New Year's Day.

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New Year's Day Mall Walk

Sunday, January 1st, 2012 @ 10:30am

South Shore Plaza

250 Granite Street

(Route 37)

Braintree, MA 02184

781-843-8200

Meeting Location: The Customer Service Booth on the first floor in front of Victoria's Secret where the Nordstrom and Sears wings intersect. We will wait 5-10 minutes for late arrivals.

Event Organizer(s): Angela

Min/Max: At least 4 Yes RSVPs by 6pm on Friday, December 30th. Attendance is unlimited.

Guests: Welcome!

RSVP Deadline: Please finalize your 8pm on Saturday, December 31st. (You can still join us if you decide to do so after this time, however, any changes made after this time may not be seen by an Event Organizer prior to the event and are subject to our No-Show policy.)

Inclement Weather: This walk is indoors so only extreme weather conditions will cancel. (We will do our best to notify everyone if this event is cancelled by 9am on the day of the walk.)

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Directions:

Overview: Located at 250 Granite Street/Route 37 in Braintree.

From Routes 93/128/95/3: Get onto Route 93 heading towards Braintree/Boston (NB) or Braintree/Cape Cod (SB).

From Route 93: Exit 6 off Route 93. Take a right off the Exit. There are entrances to the Mall at 3 lights. Enter the Mall through one of the Main Entrances.

(Best entrances are the front entrance next to Joe's and The Cheesecake Factory, the 1st level parking garage entrance next to Legal Seafood's, the 1st level parking garage entrance next to California Pizza Kitchen/Target/Nordstrom near the 99, the 2nd level parking garage above Legal Seafoods which will bring you to the Food Court, and the 2nd level parking garage entrance next to California Pizza Kitchen/Target/Nordstrom near the 99. You can also enter near Sears both in the parking garage and outside near Sprint. Angela recommends entering near California Pizza Kitchen/Target/Nordstrom.)

The Customer/Guest Service Booth is located on the first level next to the elevator in front of Victoria’s Secret and at the intersection of the Nordstrom and Sears wings.

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A Note About Jackets: While there is no formal coat area, we will be walking before the Mall opens and as many walkers do, we can leave our coats on one of the benches. Since there will mostly be Mall Walkers chances are pretty good that our coats will be fine. I've never heard of a stolen coat while someone was Mall Walking. (We will pass by the bench once or twice on the first level and then we will be able to see it from the 2nd level 2 or 3 times.) I would suggest leaving the mink at home.