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Semi-Pro and Going Green

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ryanwestman   Apr 9th 2008, 1:47am
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Hey All!

I am not writing my official blog yet this week, but I am putting in the research for it now and hopefully I will have one by the weekend.

I really want to look into two major themes which have been plaguing my thoughts recently, and based on your feedback I will write about the one which garners the most interest off the bat.

The first idea I am investigating is going green. I have been disturbed lately at the laziness of runners on my team who find it too difficult to either bike or jog the 1-2 miles to practice every morning. The Eugene Marathon got me thinking about this topic with the Green goodie bags that they will be distributing and I have been thinking about it ever since.

The second idea is Semi-Pro track and field, and this is one that I have been mulling over a lot recently. There are many runners out there who would like to continue careers in running post collegiately but are not able to due to the fact that there is little to no money in Semi-Pro or what I would like to think of as Olympic Development running. If you are a distance runner (800 and up) it is easier to find enclaves and groups around the country to run with but for sprinters and jumpers who have not signed contracts and are pursuing a professional career it seems almost impossible to continue dreams. Is this right and are we giving the best chances to those who need it? 

The last thing is I had my first race this weekend as a post-collegiate, running with Team XO! The race temperature and weather were horrible and it was my first competitive race since college, almost two full years ago. I am finding themes with a lot of people who are posting about first races and I, myself agree that you have to shake the rust off. I was not pleased with my performance but I was excited to step back into the world of competitive racing and was lucky enough to run with some close friends and training partners.

Well thats all for now. Look for this weekend's better version of my blog when I put a little more time into it and some research.

 

 

 

 

 

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