Over the past couple of months, I have been giving Climate Run: Iceland presentations around Vermont and the eastern U.S -- from talks at Burlington, Vermont's The Outdoor Gear Exchange, Mount Mansfield Nordic Ski Club, to a standing-room-only audience at The Catamount Trail Association, and to a packed auditorium at the Hathaway Brown School in Cleveland, Ohio. It's always exciting to … Continue reading Resonance
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Dispatches from Iceland #3: Training Days
This weekend is Hatið Hafsins in Reykjavik, the Festival of the Sea, which Orion and I spent visiting ships, looking for puffins, and generally being caught up in maritime merriment. Yesterday, however, we went to Rauðavatn, a lake just inside the Reykjavik city limits that has some great trails--although no map that we could find, so … Continue reading Dispatches from Iceland #3: Training Days
Dispatches from Iceland #2: Range finding
We spent much of this week searching out trailheads and routes along the Climate Run route through Þhingvellir National Park and farther south to the Atlantic coast. Over the past few weeks, it has become increasingly clear that the Kjölur Road across which I had originally planned to run remains too snowy for a successful trans-Iceland … Continue reading Dispatches from Iceland #2: Range finding
Dispatches from Iceland #1: We are an expression of forces
We've finally arrived in Iceland and settled into an Airbnb apartment in Seltjarnarnes, a few minutes from the city center. It already seems as though we've been gone from Vermont for many weeks, although it's only been just nine days of travel, training, work, and food (!) in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. A tour of Scandinavia … Continue reading Dispatches from Iceland #1: We are an expression of forces
58 days left . . . & I need your help!
There are 58 days left before I start off on my trans-Icelandic run! Spring has finally arrived -- our long (long) winter's snows are receding into the shadows as the streams and rivers swell and crocuses unfurl in the warming sun. Soon, Orion and I will be setting off on our adventure in Scandinavia--from Bergen to … Continue reading 58 days left . . . & I need your help!
Climate Run Tech T-Shirts!
I'm excited to share that through Climate Run's collaboration with Atayne, we're able to offer Climate Run logo short and long-sleeve tech t-shirts! The shirts are available in mens and womens in both Hybrid and High Performance REC styles -- all made of 100% recycled polyester -- as well as Hybrid long sleeve. Fully $10 … Continue reading Climate Run Tech T-Shirts!
Microplastics — Bigger than you think!
I'm excited to announce that as part of the run across Iceland this June, I will be collecting more than a dozen 1-liter samples of both seawater and upstream river water for a global microplastics study through the terrific folks at Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation. The research study, led by marine research scientists Abby … Continue reading Microplastics — Bigger than you think!
Supporter Spotlight: Newton Running!
I'm very happy to have the support of Newton Running as I train for the Kjölur Run. Their BOCO AT has quickly become a favorite go-to shoe for the trails. The shoe's weather-resistant design is especially great for this time of year! I've had a few snowy and muddy runs in them so far, and they've worked great--both with and … Continue reading Supporter Spotlight: Newton Running!
Supporter Spotlight: Brio Coffeeworks and Squirrel Stash Nuts
I'm so excited to announce that Kjölur Run and Athletes for Climate Resilience is now supported by two fantastic Burlington, Vermont area purveyors of locally-produced yumminess -- Brio Coffeeworks and Squirrel Stash Nuts! Brio roasts some of the tastiest beans that owners Magda and Nate Van Dusen can find. I learned more about coffee in … Continue reading Supporter Spotlight: Brio Coffeeworks and Squirrel Stash Nuts
on losing a running partner
A post from Canicross Quebec on Facebook on Monday morning led with: Courir avec deux jambes, c’est bien. Mais avec six, c’est encore mieux. C’est justement ce en quoi consiste le canicross, une activité sportive où chien et maître courent de concert. At the time I clicked 'like,' I had no idea that one of … Continue reading on losing a running partner
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