Dear VF member,
The international VF week was held in Finland in early August and by all accounts it was a huge success. There were around 60 people present at peak times with around half from various parts of Finland, as well as people from Sweden, UK, Holland, Israel, Serbia, US... Numerous different sports and activities were done, for instance climbing, track and field, football, different martial arts styles, breakdance, various strength sports, swimming, hiking, circuits and so on.
There are some pictures of the event at:
forum/viewtopic.php?t=15471
Talks about the location of the next years VF week started early with Israel named as one possible location. Threads about the subject will pop up soon enough on VF.
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There are a lot of activities and meetups coming up, for instance:
Vegomässan in Stockholm, and VF meetup afterwards, tomorrow (saturday)
forum/viewtopic.php?t=15842
VF sauna and activity weekend in St. Petersburg
forum/viewtopic.php?t=15887
VF Cycling meetup in the Chilterns, UK, October 4-5
forum/viewtopic.php?t=14353
Runners Worldwide Festival of Races 11-12 October 2008
forum/viewtopic.php?t=15813
Vegan Strength Gathering Germany - 21.-23. Nov '08
forum/viewtopic.php?t=15314
Boston Vegan Fitness Meetups, Saturday, November 1st (coincides with the Boston Veg*n Food Festival)
forum/viewtopic.php?t=15633
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Challenges!
VF wouldn't be VF without all the crazy challenges out there. No matter what your sport there is a challenge which you can take part in, like:
Cycling wattage table:
forum/viewtopic.php?t=14601
Push up challenge:
forum/viewtopic.php?t=15576
50 Burpee timed challenge
forum/viewtopic.php?t=13663
Rowing Table
forum/viewtopic.php?t=13936
VF Shot Put Challenge
forum/viewtopic.php?t=13889
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Google ads
We are currently trialling simple google ads on the bottom of the page to cover hosting costs of the forum. This is a trial only at this stage, but will hopefully generate enough income to not only pay for the hosting, but to donate some money towards worthy vegan causes as well.
Discussion about this:
forum/viewtopic.php?t=15873
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Stay strong, stay active!
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