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« on: September 16, 2009, 09:53:55 PM » |
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Going green is the in thing and with the trend of companies and individuals reducing, reusing, recycling and rethinking their impact on the earth it is time for runners, triathletes and the racing community as a whole to do the same.
Race organizers are gradually switching from paper advertising and race applications to online registrations and websites, essentially going paperless where possible. Medals, competitor t-shirts, any products that can be dated are no longer. Carrying unused product forward to the next year not only reduces costs but reduces waste as well.
The Port Perry Half Marathon which ran on September 12 is Canada?s first carbon neutral race. T-shirts were bamboo blended, bibs were handmade paper embedded with seeds, ready to plant and finishers were presented with handmade wooden medals. Prizes were awarded to car poolers and to those who ?Didn?t drive to arrive?. Carbon offsetting was done through planetair.ca and participants could only register online.
As a minimalist sport you may be unclear on how you as an individual can make an impact but it may be easier then you think. Using a water carrier like Fuelbelt is a good solution not only for training but for racing as well. If all racers carried their own water during a race, race organizers could use fewer paper cups.
Join the Human Race Saturday October 24, 9:00am at Bren?s Bake Shop in Belleville for a 10k run for the sake of running; no shirts, no timing, no cost; all fun.
Results from this past weekend include triathlons of varying distances, trail runs and marathons. At the top of the list is Wendy McCoy, participating in the ITU Triathlon Age Group World Championships in Australia. Racing to a PR (personal record) Wendy swam 750m in 21:03, cycled 20k in 37:35 and ran a hot 5k in 27:56 to finish in 1:30:15.
At the HSBC Wasaga Beach Duathlon (5.3/20/2.53) Brain Laundry raced to a 1:13:44 finish followed closely by Ian Hawes in 1:20:17. Chris and Susan Callaghan finished the GIVE IT a Tri (400/10/2.5) in 50:36 and 53:49 respectively while Stacey Berdan (2:47:15) and David Conroy (1:24:26) raced the Olympic Triathlon (1500/40/10.7).
The second edition of the Ironman Muskoka 70.3 (2/94/21) was well attended by Quinte locals, some participating in the half ironman distance for the first time. Fastest to the line was Mike Myers in 5:17:35 followed by Scott Greenough (5:39:24), Frank Martineau (6:52:25), Craig Meeks (6:30:23) and Darryll Styles (6:18:05). Pam Waterhouse (5:37:46) completed the Demi Esprit Half Ironman (2/90/21) in Montreal which is held in the Olympic rowing basin and the Gilles-Villeneuve race track.
Also held in Montreal was the Oasis de Montreal Marathon. Finishers Paige Harding, Trixie Barrow and Kathy Rice finished in 4:56:07, 4:51:49 and 4:11:53. April Archer ran a PR in the Port Perry Half Marathon crossing the line in 2:10:27, Patrick Foran raced the 5 Peaks Horseshoe Enduro in 1:13:20 and Dave Penny completed the Stryker Waterfront Trail Run Double Crown 5k +8k in 52:44.
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