Green-Minded Running
It’s been a month now since I thought of changing my blogsite to greenrunner or runningreen not because I’m from La Salle but because I always wanted to have my own little way of saving the planet that by going green. I guess the time has come for me not to change my blog site but to post something for the benefit of our planet.
I am supporting Earth Hour. I will turn off the lights on March 27, Saturday at 8:30pm. I will encourage all my friends, contacts, students, etc to do the same. I hope you would do the same. Yet, more than this I will run- instead of taking the public transit i would opt to run/walk to save on fuel. Imagine every person running/walking…hmmmm? We have clearer skies, fresher air and healthier lives.
Three ways to get you started:
1. For kids, make our planet brighter by creating a lantern. Click here to join the Earth Hour Lantern Project.
2. For Facebook/Twitter users, talk about Earth hour on your status/tweet. Become a fan. Share it with you contacts!
3. For bloggers like me, place a widget, banner or blog about Earth Hour. Post a video like this one:
Now I want to give you 7 ways to run green:
- Instead of taking the public transit run/walk if you can. It’s healthier too!
- Instead of buying 500ml Gatorade bottles, buy 1.5L and just refill my previous bottles. It’s cheaper also!
- Bring hydration during races so you do not rely that much on water stations- it would translate to lesser plastic cups thrown to garbage.
- When buying a juice/cola after the run, skip the straw.
- Next time you run try bring with you a plastic so you can pick up some non-biodegradable along the way.
- Use your running shorts twice. It will save a lot of fresh water.
- Bring your empty GU/Hammer with you, don’t throw it along the route.
Categories: Running
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Kuya ano yun "GU/Hammer"? Salamat
(What do you mean by "GU/Hammer? Thanks")
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GU/Hammer are sports gel used by endurance athletes during long trainings. Madalas tinatapon lang yug sachet along the way kapag ubos na.
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care to join Earth Day Run or NatGeo ERD Run on March 27, 2010 too?
Visit my race schedule and hope to see you there
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Stand corrected, the Earth Day Run and NatGeo ERD Run will be on 18th of Apr. 2010, sorry!
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hi running atom! thanks for visiting my site.. NatGeo ERD is quite expensive. anyhow, will be waiting for your review on how it goes! njoy running!
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hi james. i always do #1 instead of taking the tricycle. i manage to get some exercise, reduce CO2 emissions, and best of all, save up on the transpo expenses
. good post! pls add my blog to your blog roll 
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thanks aleah! i added you already…thanks for reading my blog. run green
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Hi James, Thanks for visiting my blog at Running Green, and for the add to your blog list! I enjoyed visiting your blog and added you to my blog list. I see that we both focus on our passions for running and for green living.
Good tips on green running! I have several similar posts on my own blog!
I fuel and hydrate with Gatorade, and use the powdered mix with my own filtered water and refillable aluminum or stainless steel bottles. This eliminates plastic waste completely, and also eliminates the fuel used to transport the water used in the drink!
I also carry a bag in my pocket when I run, and pick up non-biodegradeable (especially recyclable) along the way. I hate litter, and also hate to see recyclable items not recycled!
I'm always glad to meet other Earth-friendly runners, and look forward to visiting again. Thanks for supporting green living and green running!
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