Maybe it is boredom that I find myself needing to get out and do something. Or maybe I just like dragging my tyre around. London marathon, instead of being my last dragging a tyre, became my mojo. I had lost focus in the London marathon and screwed up my race. So remorse about London made me determined to do 10 marathons over 10 months pulling my tyre in 2010. Having got thru 2010 without any injuries, have now decided to go for 100 marathon with tyre by 2020.
At the same time I intend to raise awareness about being sustainable. The UK's recycle rate is appalling (@34%). A staggering amount of waste goes towards landfills (reported as @15 million tonnes).....and we're worried about the logging happening in Indonesia? If we can sort out our own "house" and reduce our consumption of resources with a zero waste attitude, we can then be in a position to help countries like Indonesia reduce their destruction of their ecosystems/our world. After all we are the ones who are demanding resources and countries like Indonesia are responding to our wants and needs!
I am supporting EarthWatch who has a socio-ecological mission to bring together different cultures, to research into our environmental impact and educate those who become involved. At the same time their research can form the basis to help change the attitudes and behaviours of corporates.
10 Marathons were completed in 2010 and now it starts again in 2011
Write ups can be read here.
2011 done so far:
Feb: Quadzilla (4 marathons in 4 days)
Mar: Bedford Clangers/Daffodil Dawdle
Apr: London
May: Richmond Park
June: Hatfield & McCoy
July: High Weald Challenge
Aug: Santa Rosa
Sept: Kili Peace Climb
Oct: Rest time
Nov: Gatliff Marathon
Dec: Christmas Challenge Marathon
But in case I forget to update this page, you can always see what is happening here: www.tyregirl.com
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