by Allie Comeau on June 27, 2008 
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With high hopes of clearing the skies of smog and pollution before the summer Olympics begin (in just 7 weeks), Beijing is putting new bans in place on automobiles. But will it be enough?
The city is one of the most heavily polluted in the world, a fact that has some people wondering why the Olympic Committee chose Beijing for the 2008 summer games in the first place. I’ve heard that in many areas of the city, you can’t see twenty feet in front of you. The smog is literally that thick. Imagine working out at Olympic levels in air so dirty you shouldn’t be breathing it in the first place.
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by Allie Comeau on June 26, 2008 Leave the first comment
Over 700 fires are still raging across the state of California, from San Francisco to LA. Caused by lightning strikes (3,200 strikes in Tahoe National Forest alone) over the weekend, the fires are threatening homes in many places and destroying air quality across the state.
As firefighters race to put them out, at least one major running event has been canceled - the 35th annual Western State 100-Mile Endurance Run.
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by Allie Comeau on June 25, 2008 Leave the first comment
Our friends at Trail Runner magazine published this informative article about running form and how important it is to performance, endurance, speed, and comfort (both during and after a run).
While it can be tough to maintain proper form throughout a long run, especially when you’re struggling to finish, it could make all the difference.
Form-ulate a Plan
Knock minutes off finishes with efficient running form
By Jim Freim
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by Allie Comeau on June 24, 2008 Leave the first comment
For female athletes, a good sports bra is an essential undergarment. Sports bras are supportive, comfortable, and breathable. And now you can add lifesaving to that list.
Jessica Bruinsma, a 24 year-old hiker from Colorado Springs, used her sports bra as a signal to attract the attention of rescuers when she became lost in the Bavarian Alps. Bruinsma had become separated from a friend during bad weather and took a nasty fall onto a narrow ledge. With a dislocated shoulder and badly bruised legs, she spent 70 hours on the ledge until she was eventually rescued by helicopter after lumberjacks spotted her sports bra.
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by Allie Comeau on June 23, 2008 Leave the first comment
Join The Blogging Post as we head around-the-world with our friends Drew & Erin. They’ll be sending us regular dispatches and updates from around, across, and all over the globe. This is their second post from Chile…
Journeys in Patagonia, Part 1
A few hours into our first evening in Puerto Natales – the leaping-off point for our intended destination, Torres del Paine National Park (TdP) – the skies opened up, and it started to rain. For the next several days while we were planning our trip, buying food and bus tickets, and making our last-minute preparations for an extended backcountry outing in the park, the weather did not let up. In fact, it got progressively worse - colder, windier, and then snowier.
Early in our stay there the wife of the friendly couple who owned the hostel where we were staying assured me that it never snows down in the town of Puerto Natales near sea level, only at higher elevations in the mountains. We woke the next day to a winter wonderland of white snow in town and the surrounding foothills, after which she apologized while laughing. I was slightly less amused.
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