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Wednesday Night Walk: Petaluma Downtown and Riverfront

• Want to walk for fitness and exercise?
• New to walking and want to build up stamina?
• Like a slower pace than our Tuesday Night Fitness Hike?
• Would walking with a committed group of walkers help you?

If you said yes to any of these, then the Wednesday Night Walk in Petaluma is for you. We start at Aqus Cafe and take in the West Side of town, including some of Downtown, the Waterfront and a few of the Historic home of old Petaluma. We walk about 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 miles depending on weather conditions and the pace of the group that night.

Afterward if you have the time, join us at Aqus Cafe for a bite to eat and some liquid refreshment before heading home. Aqus Cafe is a true gem of a gathering place, restaurant, coffee house, and live music venue. But it's the people on either side of the counter that make this place so special.

DETAILS:

• Meetup time: 6:00pm (we hike at 6:10 sharp)
• Meetup location: Aqus Cafe
• Distance: 3.5 to 4-1/2 miles
• Duration: 75-80 minutes
• Pace: Easy/Moderate (about 2.5-3 mph or 20-24 minute miles)
• Difficulty: Easy (if you've walked 3-4 miles recently)
• Hills: Mostly flat with a few small and easy to climb hills
• Optional After-Hike Gathering at Aqus Cafe

WHAT TO BRING:

• A good pair of walking shoes
• Water (you'll be glad you did)
• A fun attitude!

SO HOW FAST ARE WE WALKING?
The Wednesday Night Walk is about 2.5 - 3 mph (20-24 minute miles)
The Tuesday Night Fitness Hike is about 3.5-4 mph (15-17 minute miles)

HOW DO YOU PARTICIPATE?
Sign up with Meetup and RSVP Today! This also gets you on our email list to make you aware of upcoming events, hikes and walks. You will not be spammed. If you are, let me know. Spamming will not be tolerated.

WHY DO YOU NEED TO RSVP?
It's important to RSVP for these walks. When all the people have arrived for a walk that have RSVP'd, we leave... it might mean we leave early. If you didn't RSVP we are not going to wait for you. Plus, it's just a nice courtesy to the organizer and other participants. Please take the time to RSVP.

QUESTIONS?
Email me with any questions by using the "Contact Us" link on the left hand side bar of this meetup group page.

Hope to see you on a walk or hike soon!

Gary
SCO Organizer

 
 
 

WARNING: THE TUESDAY NIGHT FITNESS HIKE IS AN AEROBIC, FAST-PACED URBAN HIKE. WE WILL BE WALKING A 16-MINUTE MILE WITH ONLY BRIEF STOPS (AS NEEDED). OUR SUMMER ROUTE INCLUDES THE HILLS IN HELEN PUTNAM PARK (740 FT. ELEVATION GAIN), AND OUR WINTER ROUTE EXPLORES THE WATER TANKS (670 FT. ELEVATION GAIN). IF YOU FIND YOU ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY KEEPING UP WITH THE LEADERS IN THIS GROUP, PLEASE USE THE OPT-OUT POINT AT THE FIRST MILE OF THE HIKE! ANOTHER OPTION IS OUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALK FOR A MORE MODERATE PACE. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME KEEP THIS HIKE AN AEROBIC WORKOUT!

NOTE:
The Tuesday Night Fitness Hike is posted on the SCO Calendar every week. Steve Tubbs is shown as the host each week but he might, or might not, show up to the event. This is, more often than not, a small group of regular, fit walkers who show up on time every Tuesday night to enjoy this rigorous walk. We leave promptly at 6:10 pm from the Kentucky Street entrance to the LanMart Building. So, if you don't see Steve on the Tuesday night you are there, you might see him on the next one.

Tuesday Night Fitness Hike, 5+ miles fast paced urban hike:

The Fitness Hike includes multiple steep uphill portions in Helen Putnam Park (during Daylight Savings Time), and at the Petaluma Water Tanks (after Daylight Savings Time ends).

Tuesday Night Fitness Hike:

• Warning! This is a FAST hike... a real workout!
• 5+ miles
• Meetup time 6:00 pm (We hike at 6:10 sharp)
• Difficulty is STRENUOUS!
• 90 minutes

This is a fast, evening Fitness Hike that starts downtown outside (on the sidewalk) of the LanMart Building (Brixx Restaurant, Heebe Jeebe) on Kentucky Street. We head west to Helen Putnam Park (or the Water Tanks) for some beautiful vistas before returning to our starting point on Kentucky Street. This hike is generally the same route and is focused primarily on fitness.

WHAT TO BRING:

• A good pair of walking shoes
• Water (you'll be glad you did)
• A fun attitude!

WHAT ABOUT THE DARKNESS?
Bring a SMALL flashlight. The sidewalks can be treacherous in west Petaluma, and you'll want to see those crags, cracks and upheavals in the concrete.

SO HOW FAST ARE WE WALKING?
The Wednesday Night Walk is about 2.5 mph (24 minute miles)
The Tuesday Night Fitness Hike nearly 3.5 - 4.0 mph (16-minute miles with hills!)

HOW DO YOU PARTICIPATE?
Sign up with Meetup and RSVP Today! This also gets you on our email list to make you aware of upcoming events, hikes and walks.

WHY DO YOU NEED TO RSVP?

Please take the time to RSVP YES when you plan on attending an event. When all members that RSVP'd YES have arrived, we can leave. It might mean we get to leave early. It's equally important to keep your RSVP up to date. If you've RSVP'd YES for and event, we are going to wait for you until the departure time. Please don't make us wait for you if you don't intend to show up. We leave promptly at 6:10 PM.

**If you RSVP YES with a "maybe" comment, that's not a yes and we are not going to wait for you.

QUESTIONS?
Email me with any questions by using the "Contact Us" link on the left hand side bar of this meetup group page.

Hope to see you on a walk or hike soon!

SCO Organizers

 
 
 

Wednesday Night Walk: Petaluma Downtown and Riverfront

• Want to walk for fitness and exercise?
• New to walking and want to build up stamina?
• Like a slower pace than our Tuesday Night Fitness Hike?
• Would walking with a committed group of walkers help you?

If you said yes to any of these, then the Wednesday Night Walk in Petaluma is for you. We start at Aqus Cafe and take in the West Side of town, including some of Downtown, the Waterfront and a few of the Historic home of old Petaluma. We walk about 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 miles depending on weather conditions and the pace of the group that night.

Afterward if you have the time, join us at Aqus Cafe for a bite to eat and some liquid refreshment before heading home. Aqus Cafe is a true gem of a gathering place, restaurant, coffee house, and live music venue. But it's the people on either side of the counter that make this place so special.

DETAILS:

• Meetup time: 6:00pm (we hike at 6:10 sharp)
• Meetup location: Aqus Cafe
• Distance: 3.5 to 4-1/2 miles
• Duration: 75-80 minutes
• Pace: Easy/Moderate (about 2.5-3 mph or 20-24 minute miles)
• Difficulty: Easy (if you've walked 3-4 miles recently)
• Hills: Mostly flat with a few small and easy to climb hills
• Optional After-Hike Gathering at Aqus Cafe

WHAT TO BRING:

• A good pair of walking shoes
• Water (you'll be glad you did)
• A fun attitude!

SO HOW FAST ARE WE WALKING?
The Wednesday Night Walk is about 2.5 - 3 mph (20-24 minute miles)
The Tuesday Night Fitness Hike is about 3.5-4 mph (15-17 minute miles)

HOW DO YOU PARTICIPATE?
Sign up with Meetup and RSVP Today! This also gets you on our email list to make you aware of upcoming events, hikes and walks. You will not be spammed. If you are, let me know. Spamming will not be tolerated.

WHY DO YOU NEED TO RSVP?
It's important to RSVP for these walks. When all the people have arrived for a walk that have RSVP'd, we leave... it might mean we leave early. If you didn't RSVP we are not going to wait for you. Plus, it's just a nice courtesy to the organizer and other participants. Please take the time to RSVP.

QUESTIONS?
Email me with any questions by using the "Contact Us" link on the left hand side bar of this meetup group page.

Hope to see you on a walk or hike soon!

Gary
SCO Organizer

 
 
 

WARNING: THE TUESDAY NIGHT FITNESS HIKE IS AN AEROBIC, FAST-PACED URBAN HIKE. WE WILL BE WALKING A 16-MINUTE MILE WITH ONLY BRIEF STOPS (AS NEEDED). OUR SUMMER ROUTE INCLUDES THE HILLS IN HELEN PUTNAM PARK (740 FT. ELEVATION GAIN), AND OUR WINTER ROUTE EXPLORES THE WATER TANKS (670 FT. ELEVATION GAIN). IF YOU FIND YOU ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY KEEPING UP WITH THE LEADERS IN THIS GROUP, PLEASE USE THE OPT-OUT POINT AT THE FIRST MILE OF THE HIKE! ANOTHER OPTION IS OUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALK FOR A MORE MODERATE PACE. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME KEEP THIS HIKE AN AEROBIC WORKOUT!

NOTE:
The Tuesday Night Fitness Hike is posted on the SCO Calendar every week. Steve Tubbs is shown as the host each week but he might, or might not, show up to the event. This is, more often than not, a small group of regular, fit walkers who show up on time every Tuesday night to enjoy this rigorous walk. We leave promptly at 6:10 pm from the Kentucky Street entrance to the LanMart Building. So, if you don't see Steve on the Tuesday night you are there, you might see him on the next one.

Tuesday Night Fitness Hike, 5+ miles fast paced urban hike:

The Fitness Hike includes multiple steep uphill portions in Helen Putnam Park (during Daylight Savings Time), and at the Petaluma Water Tanks (after Daylight Savings Time ends).

Tuesday Night Fitness Hike:

• Warning! This is a FAST hike... a real workout!
• 5+ miles
• Meetup time 6:00 pm (We hike at 6:10 sharp)
• Difficulty is STRENUOUS!
• 90 minutes

This is a fast, evening Fitness Hike that starts downtown outside (on the sidewalk) of the LanMart Building (Brixx Restaurant, Heebe Jeebe) on Kentucky Street. We head west to Helen Putnam Park (or the Water Tanks) for some beautiful vistas before returning to our starting point on Kentucky Street. This hike is generally the same route and is focused primarily on fitness.

WHAT TO BRING:

• A good pair of walking shoes
• Water (you'll be glad you did)
• A fun attitude!

WHAT ABOUT THE DARKNESS?
Bring a SMALL flashlight. The sidewalks can be treacherous in west Petaluma, and you'll want to see those crags, cracks and upheavals in the concrete.

SO HOW FAST ARE WE WALKING?
The Wednesday Night Walk is about 2.5 mph (24 minute miles)
The Tuesday Night Fitness Hike nearly 3.5 - 4.0 mph (16-minute miles with hills!)

HOW DO YOU PARTICIPATE?
Sign up with Meetup and RSVP Today! This also gets you on our email list to make you aware of upcoming events, hikes and walks.

WHY DO YOU NEED TO RSVP?

Please take the time to RSVP YES when you plan on attending an event. When all members that RSVP'd YES have arrived, we can leave. It might mean we get to leave early. It's equally important to keep your RSVP up to date. If you've RSVP'd YES for and event, we are going to wait for you until the departure time. Please don't make us wait for you if you don't intend to show up. We leave promptly at 6:10 PM.

**If you RSVP YES with a "maybe" comment, that's not a yes and we are not going to wait for you.

QUESTIONS?
Email me with any questions by using the "Contact Us" link on the left hand side bar of this meetup group page.

Hope to see you on a walk or hike soon!

SCO Organizers