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Running Green
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This is a chronicle of my continued evolution as a runner and environmentalist. I'm on a quest to complete a marathon run and to live an Earth-friendly lifestyle.
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Quote of the Week
"Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own, sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction." William James, philosopher...
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Marathon Training Program: Week 6
Week six was a week of comparitive rest, the second step-back week in the training schedule. Every third week provides a little recovery to prepare for two more weeks of increasing mileage. I continued to use a hybrid of Higdon's Intermed...
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February Challenge - Food Waste Reduction
Here's an interesting challenge for February-- Food Waste Reduction!This challenge is posted on the Crunchy Chicken blog, one of my favorite environmental blogs. The biggest value of challenges like this is to spur the additional thou...
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Training Tip Thursday
"Tip(s) of the Week: Shoe care is important for success in the marathon, not only your racing shoes, but your training shoes. Here are some quick maintenance tips: 1) Always untie your shoes before removing them. 2) Never wash shoes in a washer, or d...
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Green Choices
This..............or This?Paper towels are technically a "renewable resource," but the production and distribution chains expend irreplaceable fossil fuel, create greenhouse gases and other pollutants, and t...
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Marathon Training Program: Weeks 4 - 5
Two more weeks closer to marathon! The program continues to follow the same cycle as the first three weeks, two weeks of increasing mileage followed by a step back week of reduced mileage. The pattern is cro...

