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Should you wear earphones while running?
Small steps can make a big difference.
Do
you prefer burning calories over carbon fuel? Many of our favorite
human-powered activities – running, cycling, swimming, climbing, paddling and
trekking – are inherently eco-friendly. Nature provides the arena where we do
much of our training and competing. Lush forests, rushing rivers and majestic
mountain summits are our playgrounds. But while you’re out there being active
are you also being eco-active?
Bike commuting is a great
way to be green. You’ll reduce your carbon footprint, traffic, noise pollution
and our dependency on foreign oil simply by leaving the car at home and doing
what you like to do in your free time anyway.
Humans aren’t fueled by gasoline or carbon, so it would seem
redundant to make road races, triathlons and open-water swims eco-friendly.
After all, what more can be done? Athletes For a Fit Planet is hard at work to
determine just that.
Cycling fans can divide the history of America’s Tour de France into two epochs—the era of LeMond, who won three Tours, and the age of Armstrong, who won seven. Heading into the 2008 Tour, which starts July 5 in Brest, France, a third and equally dramatic American era may be upon us — the age of the Argyle invasion.
Last May my friend Scott
mentioned that while on the Internet he had stumbled across a 203-mile race
called the Texas Independence Relay. He wanted to know if we were going to do
it. Of course, I said. We like to run, and so do our friends, so why wouldn't
we?
The National Mall is a pristine, regal setting for monuments and museums, but it is also an invaluable outdoor space for the athletes of Washington, D.C.
The race for the win at the 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship is over. Chris McCormack and Chrissie Wellington were crowned champions. But who are the folks that balance their work and their families with their passion for the Ironman? Along with photographer Rich Cruse, we sought to capture a cross section of age-group participants who do just that.
So what’s the secret behind Will Gadd’s success on the rocks, ice, in the air and underground? I recently caught up with Gadd to talk about various aspects of his life of adventure.
Spend a day, a weekend or an entire vacation by trying a new adventure this summer.
I talked to a former highly competitive runner the other day, who lamented the fact he wasn’t fast anymore. He’s in his 50s and still out there doing races, even if he can’t approach the times he once did.
