Nov
28
In a previous post, I wrote about running’s ugly side of going green. Now, let’s take a look at just how green running really is. The November issue of Runner’s World is a “special green issue” with an extended feature on runners’ surprising impact on the environment. RW says, “Many runner think of their sport …
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Nov
20
Going “green” is all the rage. Often, that’s a good thing. Going green means we reduce, reuse and recycle to cut our waste, use fewer natural resources and generally make the planet a cleaner, better place to live. Ah, but there’s a sordid side to going green – the side where people become too literal. …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.TurtlesAgainstCancer.com/2008/11/when-going-green-is-bad/
Nov
17
Some races begin with what’s called a “wave start” where runners take off at different times; the fastest runners start first, then a minute or so later the next-fastest group begins, and so on. Instead of having one large tsunami of runners pounding the course at once, this leads to a smaller ebb and flow, …
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4.8 mi
00:37 /07:36 pace
Just a little fartlek to shake out my legs. They've been pretty stiff since Tuesday's easy 9.5 miler, which came after a 10-day layoff I... posted 13 days ago
