News - December 2018
Dec 23
People who exercise have different proteins moving through their bloodstreams than people who do not, according to an interesting new study of the inner landscapes of sedentary and active people. more (by Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times, Dec. 19, 2018)
Dec 11
2019 is just around the corner and if you want to be a member of runLawrence, click on the red button. Caution: to renewing members - we have switched to RunSignUp to handle registrations, so sign up as a new user (do not use "renew"). Complete list of 2018 and 2019 members is in the About Us page.
As a member you can buy one of our wall calendars at the club discount price of $15 (instead of $20). Nice photos of local events and many of the 2019 races are listed.
Dec 10
Here's a Go-Pro video of the orienteering event held Nov 17 at Park University which included a course that went on campus plus going into the underground cave. Orienteer Kansas had wanted to host an underground O' event five years ago and thanks to Park U and mapmaker Reta Roe, this was the first underground event in the US. From Mike Eglinski's run with the Go-Pro, you can learn a few tips.
Notice he is always orienteering the map to match where he's running (north is always north). Hear his footsteps; he's light on his feet, not plodding. Notice how often he reads his map, staying in contact with the map. Imagine losing contact when he was in the cave. The tracking on his map is done with his Garmin which lost the satellite connections underground. Here's a copy of the underground map. His video ends at point 13.
Dec 9
Scenes from the Donate & Dash Run, Dec 8th, sponsored by Garry Gribble's Running Sports. See all of John Knepper's photos.
