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It's interesting how emotional and personal the responses get on this issue. It's not a new one. I can remember strong feelings about it among some race directors back in the 1970s, before much...

NASCAR is already converting to using less gas and more biofuels. Small change, yes, but they don't have their heads in the sand. For them it's agood business move. New York city is looking at eco...

That's one way of viewing it, but LA Times columnist, Pat Morrison writes in today's paper in an artilce headlined, ironically, Green Guilt Trip...

Certainly not trying to lay a guilt trip on anybody. Merely exploring the options. We all tend to follow the path of least resistance in most things, so if it's easier to do things one way, that's...

Yes, we don't play in stadiums and under the lights at night and otherwise become less eco friendly by the site and nature of the activity. But the notion that we should use that comparison to pat...

The question is not whether or not road races are more eco friendly than other athletic events, but rather if there isn't more that could be done. There may not be. Maybe road races are the most...

Further amplification on the last posting is that small changes often are the hardest to make. Turning off a light, recycling a few plastic bottles. You get little reinforcement and often the small...

The responses have been interesting in that some reflect a belief that we "don't go too far." Another view might be that we haven't gone far enough. While one may think that shutting down streets...

The perception of the road running community is that we're a pretty eco-friendly bunch. I'm just curious as to whether or not this translates into decisions made about the events we direct. Seven...

Interesting debate in the Chicago Tribune today about many things regarding a "mega race"--filling field quickly, virtues of a mega race vs. small race, etc....

There is often the misconception that money buys a good outcome. Both sides in these proceedings spend lots to present their cases. The Turnbull case was interesting in that a full reading of the...

Paddy Turnbull, Gareth's father, said that it is his understanding that the Irish Sports Council intends to use the Canadian (CCES) rules that do stipulate recovery of costs in a doping case, as the...

The following appeared in Saturday's LA Daily News: http://www.dailynews.com/ci_5404301

A new study is out on treatment for hyponatremia. It deals with non athletic patients in hospitals, but may be of use to race medical directors.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/551605?src=mp
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Tennis and golf have dealt with the issue and, I believe, have developed guidelines and/or rules to deal with it. You might try the LPGA or the USTA to ask about what they do. I don't know if USATF...

A new system has been under development. It isn't directly targeting the road race market, but has broader applications and capabilities. We'll be reporting on it once it hits the marketplace.

Another business story in Monday's NYTimes talks about the use of text messaging to promote sales in malls http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/05/technology/05ecom.html?ref=business
The application for...

In today's NYTimes there is a story on U2 singer, Bono's, latest editing gig, this time with Vanity Fair http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/05/business/media/05carr.html?8dpc
It is another of his...

Two interesting articles in today's New York Times. One talks about how Red Bull, the "energy drink," created its own sport in an attempt to promote its product ...

This issue seemed to be driven by the concerns of US athletes that foreign runners were not subjected to the same drug testing scrutiny as countries, such as the US, that have more extensive no...

Again, I agree with Sean that some sort of cost/benefit analysis needs to be made in determining issues, such as how long you "leave the course open," how you apportion your resources. One solution...

I agree with Sean's commentary that the lack of a business plan is one of the major issues in road racing. This is not a new issue. Since the initial running boom the field of road racing has been...

At the recent symposium on drugs in sports sponsored by the IAAF a consensus seemed to be emerging that an old idea may be on its way to being implemented by the anti-doping groups. That is...

Testing Masters raises several issues. The one Hal raises is whether or not its cost effective. Another is the fact that in a geriatric population you have a number of issues with prescription...