Talk:Volksmarching

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Um, we seem to have a word of mixed languages. It isn't really an English word, is it? And the German word is Volksmarschung. -- Zoe

Yeah. Volksmarch is the term used by the American Volkssport Association which appears to be the United States branch of the IVV (I won't dare try to spell it.) The IVV actually uses just Wanderung although I see Volkswandurung used frequently (My German is a bit rusty.) Volksmarch seems to be a neologism (via the U.S. military) but it is the officially sanctioned neologism. -- Kirkjobsluder

I've only come across this page, and I must say that the very first sentence, "Volksmarching is a form of non-competitive fitness walking that developed in Europe", is as vague as you can get in terms of localizing the origins of that sport. And what do Americans understand by "Volksmarching"? A whole nation getting on their feet on a, well, Saturday or Sunday and walking around aimlessly? Please explain in some more detail.<KF> 16:01, 6 Aug 2004 (UTC)