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Indiana County
Decathlon & WalkWorks Program
Program Overview:
In 2015, Indiana County was selected to participate in the WalkWorks program. WalkWorks is a collaboration between the Indiana County Office of Planning & Development, Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Downtown Center (formerly through the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health) to increase opportunities for physical activity across Indiana County. Through this grant funded program, planners work with local communities to identify community-based walking routes and form sustainable walking groups that will enhance and expand active transportation with the ultimate goal of improving the health of County residents.
Instructions:
Sign in at our events or post photos of your walk on our Facebook to be eligible for a prize drawing.
Prizes will be drawn at 1PM in the Blue Spruce Park Gazebo during Nature Palooza June 1st, 2024. SIGN UP at in-person events or POST on the “Indiana County Walking Decathlon” Facebook page with #ICDecathlon2024 by May 24th to be eligible.
Stretching before your walk not only warms up your muscles, but it increases your
flexibility and range of motion.
Join Josie Smith, Cloe Thoericht & Molly Katzmann from IUP's Kinesiology, Health and
Sport Sciences Department in this short video of key stretches that will help you get
the most out of your walk.
The Many Colors of Mr. Rogers Cardigans...
Why Cardigans? Click the link above to read more
Data fanatic Owen Phillips designed a chart that tracks the colors of every cardigan Mister Rogers wore from 1969 to 2001
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Additional Information
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In the News...
4/23/2022 - Indiana County Commissioners Proclaim Indiana County Walks Day
1/25/2022 - Announcing the 6th Annual Indiana County Decathlon
3/3/2021 - Announcing the 5th Annual Indiana County Decathlon
2/3/2020 - Announcing the 4th Annual Indiana County Decathlon
January 2020 - WalkWorks program makes the Homer-Center Historical Society Newsletter
6/12/19 - Wrap up of the 3rd Annual Indiana County Decathlon
3/21/19 - Schedule Change for Clymer Coal Walk
7/16/18 - Saltsburg WalkWorks Route Kickoff Event
5/17/18 - Free Bicycle Safety Toolkits!
Barbara Hauge, P.L.A, ASLA, NGICP
Landscape Architect
WalkWorks Program Manager
Program Advisory and Steering Committees:
Indiana County Active Transportation Advisory Committee
Amanda Augustine, Corporate and Community Health Manager-Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC),aaugustine@indianarmc.org
Patty Yamrick, Ernest Borough Secretary-pyam@comcast.net
Robert Fyock, Indiana County Sheriff-County of Indiana; rfyock@indianacountypa.gov
Jeff Grim, Research Analyst-Citizens Ambulance; jgrim@iup.edu
Laurie Lafontaine, Advocate-Indiana County Planning Commission, C&I Trail Council Board Member; trailsrme@hughes.net
Heidi Farmery, Administrative Programs Coordinator-Aging Services, Inc.; hfarmery@agingservicesinc.com
Josh Krug, Deputy Director, Planning-Indiana County Office of Planning & Development; jkrug@ceo.co.indiana.pa.us
Tony Dellafiora, Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator-PennDOT District 10; adellafior@pa.gov
Sean Rybolt, Director of Wellness & Sports-YMCA of Indiana County-seanrybolt@icymca.org
Dr. Leslie Stenger, Kinesiology, Health & Sport Science Professor-Indiana University of Pennsylvania, las@iup.edu
Barbara Hauge, Program Manager WalkWorks Program, Landscape Architect-UpStreetArchitects,Inc. bhauge@upstreetarchitects.com
Indiana County WalkWorks/Decathlon Steering Committee
Barbara Hauge, Leslie Stenger, Patty Yamrick-Ernest Borough Secretary, Ed Cochran-Clymer Borough, Cecelia Mullen and Peggy Mullen-Indiana Residents, Janet Wikstrom-Cherry Hill Township, Tammy Blumling-Center Township, Pam MacWilliams-Indiana Borough
Phone: (724) 465-3870
Fax 1: (724) 465-3150
Fax 2: (724) 465-3151
801 Water St.
Indiana, PA 15701-1705
Office Hours:
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday EST
