We went to the Aquatic Center on Tuesday. We did our laps, there was a lane for newer swimmers and a lane for faster swimmners. I did 30 laps!! I was excited to do this training. It was fun but after I was pretty tired.
Gemma

Today we ran with Cory from Stride & Glide "woo hoo". I like the skipping practice that taught me how to run. I learned that I will slip and fall if I wear skate shoes to run!
Daelyn

Running UNBC hill on Wednesday was hard and a challenge but I think I got through it okay. Our Bootcamp workshop with Shelly Williams on Thursday was challenging. I liked doing the bicycles and burpees the most. I felt that most of the students pushed it an worked really hard and listened to Shelly alot!
Latika K.

I think UNBC hill was a challenge but once I got to the top I felt that I was really successful and I was really proud of myself for accomplishing the hill. I thought our workout with Shelly was fun and hard but it was worth it in the end.
Taylor P.

This is my second year as a Harwin Frozen Warrior. I feel that our class is going to give 100%. I feel that I am going to be more successful than last year. I think I am going to be fitter than I was last year and I want to try to run all five K's during the event. I'm excited about all the field trips we are going to do to work on getting to the ICEMAN. I'm excited about working more with Shelly and getting to the harder workouts. I'm looking forward to the fun running workouts that Shayne and Cory do with us.
Latika K.

Since this is my first year at Iceman, I will do my best. I think it will help me be more successful in activities and in life. I feel that I am going to give 100% effort.
Taylor P.

This was a training session with Shelli Williams! We ran UNBC hill yesterday and it was a huge success!  Our students know what to expect this year and ICEMAN is becoming part of our school culture.   I'm finding that they are so motivated and excited for this adventure and really working hard.  Many of the students represented Harwin in the PG kids triathalon and the increase in their fitness levels is impressive over last year.  We are working on small health goals "small changes" such as increasing water intake, not drinking pop, eating breakfast etc.. The blogs are starting this week and we should have a few "first few weeks" blogs tomorrow!

Thanks so much for your support, we are looking forward to working with Stride & Glide again this year!

Cheers,

Marnie Alexander, Harwin Community Coordinator

That's right, the Harwin Frozen Warriors are back at it again for the 2012 Iceman. Last year we had one class participate and this year we are up to two, as well as parents and teachers. In total, there are about 70 people involved in the training right now. Yes, you read that correctly, 70 people!

Marnie and I met today and they are already up and “running” so to speak, and we are back on board to give a hand again this year. It's exciting and motivational to see so many kids and parents getting excited over such a great local event and probable lifestyle change.  So stay tuned again this fall as we continue to keep you updated with how the training is going and what we are up to.

For a little history on the Harwin Frozen Warriors you can see the posts below from the 2011 training year, or see our first post from last year for more of where this idea came from.

It's Iceman time!!

Dan Wigham from Integris Credit Union gave us funding of $2500.00 for the next two years!!

Our class is working hard to make a calendar wall for February 13th, 2011. We are really working hard for all the events. We can't wait until Feb.13th, 2011.

By Destiiny and Bailey

For the training today we did yoga with Shelly. The poses we did were the mountain, warrior 1 and 2 and the turtle position. We also did a thing where you lay down, turn off the light and imagine a ball of light inside you (mine was a disco ball) and inhale, exhale and let the ball through you. I thought this was excellent. It was the best practice ever!

Jake and Dylan

We have done quite a few training sessions so far. We have definately seen improvement. We are working on running. First it was hard but now it is getting easier. We also did stretching. The school is really helping us by starting other programs such as volleyball and bootcamp. Some of us are training by ourselves too. We run lap, go swimming and much more. Overall the ICEMAN is amazing and fun. We have named ourselves the 2011 HARWIN FROZEN WARRIORS.

Thankyou!

Megan and Rachelle.

Project Iceman
Project Iceman, that's what I'm calling it anyways, until the kids come up with a name for themselves. Today was day one and I'm not sure who was more excited, me or the kids. But before I get to that, a little history so that you know what I am talking about.