The pony Express
In 1860 settlers in California pressured the government to provide faster mail service to the east. The idea of the Pony Express was developed and put into operation by a firm in Nebraska City. The Pony Express was a system of stations set up along a route fifteen to twenty miles apart. The riders and horses were stationed at intervals along the route, and the mail was transferred from one horse and rider to the other. It took the riders ten days to travel the Pony Express route. The building of a cross-country telegraph caused the early close of the Pony Express. At Gothenburg, Nebraska there is still a station remaining. The route turned south from Gothenburg and went toward St. Joseph Missouri. From Gothenburg west the route followed the Platte River into Wyoming.
Our next stop on the Platte River highway will be North Platte, Nebraska. It is 35 miles. The distance you will need to jog will be 17 miles. Keep up the good work. We will meet you there!
Gothenburg
North Platte 35 miles
Before students participate in the jogging, their medical
status should be reviewed. Health problems should be
considered prior to participation in any physical
activity.
Fitness Reminder!
.To maintain your aerobic endurance you must exercise your heart, lungs and muscles regularly. Once you stop exercising, your heart, lungs, and muscles will not work as well because you subject them to disuse. This is called the principle of use and disuse. A person can maintain a strong heart and lungs by continuing to exercise at the already achieved frequency, intensity,and time.
Fitness concepts review
Warm-up and cool-down
Taking your pulse
Heart rate
Aerobic endurance
Frequency of exercise
Intensity of exercise
Time (duration) of exercise
Overload Principle
Principle of Progression
Principle of Use and Disuse
Nebraska
Platte River History Jog
Fort
Atkinson
Fremont
Columbus
Central
City
Grand
Island
Kearney
Lexington
Cozad
Gothenburg
North
Platte
Ogallala
Oshkosh
Bridgeport
Scottsbluff
Morrill
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