Cool events from fellow WG readers
Recently, devoted Weighting Game fane have been writing me to tell me about projects they‘re involved with, including some very cool athletic events. I wanted to help them spread the word, so here is some info on two very cool events:
The Blue Planet Run®: It's the first-ever around-the-world relay (!!) to help raise funds for safe drinking water. Starting in NY on June 1, the 15,200-mile run will circumnavigate the Earth’s Northern Hemisphere, traveling through 16 countries including Ireland, England, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Russia, China, Japan, Canada, ending up back in NYC on Sept. 4. This sounds so awesome to me - people not only running for a cause (and a pertinent one at that - you can’t run, let alone live, without clean water) but joining together in a worldwide effort to find a cure. The team of runners carrying the message of the need for safe drinking water includes a famous American jazz musician, a Scottish gardener, a champion Japanese marathoner and others. I encourage you to check it out at http://blueplanetrun.org/
The Lime Walk Out: This is an online community focused on being both healthy AND green (ie eco-friendly), giving your workouts an added dimension of interaction with the planet. By visiting http://www.lime.com/walkout and joining the Walk Out campaign, you can track your personal workout progress by entering daily walking totals, share comments, receive community updates and find resources and tools to make walking more fun and productive. The site also features pod casts, food and health articles, a meditation room, and an e-store filled with eco-sustainable products.
Thanks for sharing, Hilary and Sofie! And if you have an event you involved with - Race Against MS, 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk, a local fun-run…please do feel free to list in here. You never know if a neighbor is reading and will want to get involved!
XOXO keep up you thoughtful and dedicated work, everyone,
Les
