Lee Scott

Lee has been working professionally for more than 10 years as a group fitness leader and walking coach. She specializes in training people to walk for fitness, including walking distance events like the half marathon and marathon . . . more about WoW founder - Lee Scott

Vera Guthrie (and Lee)

In January 2004 Vera took the leap from fitness participant to fitness leader. She began power walking with Lee in April 2001 and has been coaching in High Park for us since the summer of 2003. Vera is an intuitive and encouraging coach. Vera is FIS certified through Can-fit-pro and has also received certifications in spinning, Schwinn cycling, and Resist-a-ball. Listing all of her races would take up too much space on the website but a few include the Niagara Falls Full Marathon, Ottawa Full and Half Marathons, Disney Full Marathon, the New York City Marathon as a guide, Around the Bay Road Race (30k) four times, Big Sur International Marathon 21-miler 3 times, Chilly Half Marathon three times, Oakville Half Marathon, Run for the Toad (25k) twice and countless 5k, 10k, and 15k events.

Krista Tevlin

Krista has been power walking with WoW since 2004 and has been coaching for us since 2007. Some of the races that Krista has completed include Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Full and Half Marathons, the Peterborough Half Marathon, The Tough Ass Half Marathon in Burlington, The Chilly Half Marathon, Niagara Falls Half marathon, Ottawa Half marathon and Waterloo Half marathon, and the Around the Bay Road Race (30K). She also won first in her age category in a Masters 20k national event in Orlando.

For 2008 Krista is looking forward to more coaching at our Sunnybrook and downtown Toronto locations as well as guiding legally blind walker Myra Rodrigues in five half marathons.As if this wasn’t enough, Krista is ring leader for the “Pedantics” team of WoW Power Walkers (including coach Jane Heath) heading off for the Westover Shore to Shore Relay, a 177 kilometre relay event in Grand Bend, Ontario.   

Helena Steer

Helena has been walking with WoW Power Walking since the program began and has been a coach in Oakville since 2005. She has a loyal following of walkers who love her Knowledgeable, methodical and inspiring approach to coaching. She is ACE (American Council for Exercise) certified as a Personal Trainer and she has partially completed a college certificate program in Fitness Leadership.

Helena works full time as a scientific researcher but still managed to walk full marathons in Ottawa and Toronto as well as half marathons including the Chilly Half Marathon twice, the Niagara Falls Half Marathon twice, the Oakville Half Marathon, The Midsummer Night’s Run/Walk 15K (and she had the BEST costume!), Around the Bay Road Race (30k), Run for the Toad (a grueling 25k trail walk), Mississauga 10k and more!

For 2008 she is scheduled to walk Around the Bay Road Race again, the Mississauga Half, and the Midsummer Night’s Run/Walk.

Karin Lynn Cummings

Karin Lynn changed her life walking – no exaggeration. After a life of inactivity and struggles with body image, Karin Lynn joined WoW Power Walking as a student and soon found herself crossing the finish lines of 6 half marathons. Since then she earned her Personal Trainer Certification (and a specialty designation working with Older Adults) and has become an inspiration to new walkers.

Jill Pettit

Jill (2009 Overall walking winner of the ING Ottawa FULL Marathon) started walking to raise money for the Weekend to End Breast Cancer and Team Diabetes with the Canadian Diabetes Association.  She first trained with WoW Power Walking as part of Team Diabetes attending the Honolulu Marathon in 2005. In four incredible years, Her time in the marathon has gone from 6:19:25 to 4:55:55! And she is still getting faster and fitter. She will tell you that races motivate and inspire her. Her favourite races include Honolulu Marathon (1st marathon), Flora London Marathon (historic), Portland, Maine Marathon (PB), New York City Marathon (family affair), Niagara Ultra Marathon (1st ultra). Jill is a member of the 50 States Marathon Clubs. She is working to complete her American Council on Exercise (ACE) certification late in 2009 and she will be walking the Haliburton Forest 50 miler in September 2009 after winning the women’s walk division of the Niagara Ultra 50 in June.