Nordic Walking Marathon at Omsk SAU Stadium

The All-Russian Walking Day is celebrated on October 5. On the eve of this event, a nordic walking marathon was organized at the Omsk State Agrarian University stadium with the participation of students, teachers and university staff.

The nordic walking marathon was held as part of a review competition for the best organization of physical education and sports work among educational institutions of higher education to master the technique of nordic walking, promote health and spend time outdoors.

All participants of the event covered a distance of 3 km at a temperature of +22° and an air humidity of 28%, an atmospheric pressure of 753 mmHg and a northwesterly wind of 5 m/s.

At the beginning of the event, the acting Head of the Department of Physical Education and Sports Victoria Vladimirovna Sumina greeted and introduced the marathon program to all participants. Associate professor of the department Larisa Pavlovna Pyagai conducted a rhythmic warm-up with walking sticks before entering the course. This was followed by a master class on nordic walking, organized by the senior lecturer of the department Irina Vladimirovna Terekhina. In a concise and accessible way, she explained and showed the technique of performing recreational walking with sticks. The third and main point of the program was the 3 km distance, at the end of which the participants of the event were offered a cup of vitamin tea.

The coincidence of several factors – the warm sunny weather, the positive mood of the participants and organizers of the event, and the availability of nordic walking techniques by all participants in the wellness event - have become a fundamental condition for the success of the Nordic walking festival in Omsk State Agrarian University.

We wish that such corporate events take place as often as possible!

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