by Bethany on May 17, 2011
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Just when we thought that trotters have a bad rep, The Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati proves us wrong. They have taken great strides in reducing their marathon’s carbon footprint. The city that used to be Porkopolis has moved by leaps and bounds to reduce, recycle, and reuse.
They were able to have online registration and promotions which reduced a large amount of paper used by the Marathon. Isn’t it great that technology helps us improve the world in which we live.
Want to know more about how The Flying Pig became greener. Here are the deTails:
- Replaced many race-day cups with versions that can be composted
- Created virtual goodie bags for an anticipated 30,000 entrants in the combined events.
- Water bottles, aluminum cans, plastic jugs, cardboard, paper and unused bibs will be recycled.
- Organizations and individuals will reuse the Vinyl banners, Mylar warmers, unused race medals and unused race ribbons will be reused.
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I’m planning on completing a 5k and a 10k this year and I hopefully see a half marathon in 2012. I love the fact that races are becoming more environmentally friendly and especially races that are pig themed! If you are looking at races, then take a closer look at pork. It’s a great lean protein that helps fuel me through training and race days!
by porktastic on February 17, 2010
The world’s best athletes have descended and everyone from Bermuda to Uzbekistan is glued to their TV to watch them compete in sports that we only hear about every four years. That’s right my fellow Porktasticans, the Winter Olympics are upon us. Since we’ve never been Olympians ourselves, we don’t know for sure, but we have a hunch that eating pork is an important part of the training program.
We’re sure that if you asked every gold medalist what they ate, they would say pork. Now we haven’t scientifically proven it, but we strongly hypothesize that it’s true. Pork is loaded with many essential nutrients like protein for muscle health, B-vitamins for energy and important minerals like phosphorus, potassium, zinc and iron.
Protein is a basic building block of all life that helps repair injuries and promotes healing and, honestly, have you seen some of the injuries these Olympians have come back from? B-Vitamins, like the ones found in pork, unleash the energy in the food you eat. If you get tired running from the fridge to the couch, you can only imagine the energy Olympic athletes need to do backflips on skis. Eating just one 3-ounce serving of pork (a portion about the size of a deck of cards) gives you almost 50% of the protein and 1/3 of the B-12 most adults need to consume each day.
So whether you’re training for the Olympics or just watching them, pork helps get you to the top of your game.
