brad262run

brad262run, 11 days ago to cycling

#cycling #gravelcycling #Kansas

What is #UnboundGravel, who's racing and where to watch the world's 'premier gravel event'
Thousands of amateurs join #WorldTour roadies, celebrated Olympians and off-road pros at the marquee #gravel race https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/what-is-unbound-whos-racing-it-and-how-to-watch-it

brad262run, 15 days ago to cycling

#gravelcycling #bicycle #bike
“There’s a belief that we can adapt #nature to suit us by for example resurfacing #trails, rather than adapting to suit #nature. Access to the countryside is not incompatible with #nature protection, but there is a balancing act”
“industry, event organisers, membership bodies, the #cycling media - and riders - can and should do more to raise awareness of the need to minimise conflict and environmental damage when riding off-road” https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/does-gravel-need-a-code-of-conduct

brad262run, 16 days ago to solar

#EnergyTransition #cleanenergy

How a ‘world-changing’ indoor #solar cell promises everlasting #electronics
Harvesting energy from any light source – a new generation of ultra-durable and flexible #solar cells means devices never need to be charged. https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-power-indoor-renewable-energy-powerfoyle-exeger-b2549813.html

For industrial #emissions, these bricks may be a game changer. Yes, bricks.
Inside one company’s effort to create a more #environmentallyfriendly energy source https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2024/05/industrial-carbon-emissions-electrified-thermal-solutions-conduction-bricks/

brad262run, 19 days ago to running

#running #athletics #DiamondLeague

#Runners take your marks
Get set
🏃 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️
We’re in For an Epic Summer of #TrackandField Showdowns, and It Starts This Weekend
In a preview of what’s to come on the track at the #Paris2024 #Olympics this summer, the spirit of #Prefontaine will be alive on Saturday at the #PrefontaineClassic in Eugene, #Oregon

https://run.outsideonline.com/news/were-in-for-an-epic-summer-of-track-showdowns-and-it-starts-this-weekend/

brad262run, 20 days ago to Electricvehicles

Look out! #victimblaming ahead
“The growing epidemic of #pedestrian distraction was outside the researchers’ purview, but Edwards said it’s likely a contributing factor: ‘I’m sure there would be an effect, because people are too busy looking at their iPhones as they step into the road’” 🙄
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-22/evs-and-hybrids-twice-as-likely-to-hit-pedestrians-study-shows
#electricvehicles #EV #safety #safestreets #walkability

brad262run, 21 days ago to France

“#Baguette de pain française stamp not only features a #baguette wrapped in a ribbon of #France's colors—red, white, and blue—but also features something unusual: it smells like a freshly baked #baguette! Yes, you read that right—a #scratchandsniff #baguette-scented #baguette stamp” https://boingboing.net/2024/05/21/france-now-has-baguette-scented-baguette-postage-stamps.html

Timbre 🇫🇷 🥖 Baguette de pain française https://www.laposte.fr/pp/timbre-baguette-de-pain-francaise/p/1124031

brad262run, 24 days ago to tech

“most striking about the tale of the Bell rocket belt is the shape of the deception that Moore and Bell pulled off” #jetpacks
“exactly what the #selfdriving car #robotaxi bros did over the past decade to convince us all that the human driver was already obsolete. The playbook was nearly identical”
“we have vested an alarming amount of power in the hands of #tech #billionaires”

https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/17/fake-it-until-you-dont-make-it/ by @pluralistic
#solutionism #DontBelieveTheHype #AI #artificialintelligence

brad262run, 1 month ago to ebikes

“the number of customers using #bikeshare in the U.S. and Canada is now at an all-time high. Thank you, #ebikes” ⚡️ 🚲
“#bike #infrastructure is crucial for the success of #bikeshare programs”
“#Bikes, of course, should be located near exiting #transit stops, but developing strong partnerships with #transit agencies can also lead to cross promoting services and sharing information” https://enotrans.org/article/e-bikes-and-creating-financially-sustainable-bike-share-programs/ #cycling

brad262run, 1 month ago to coffee

It’s rude not to offer three cups’: the lengthy, beloved #coffee rituals binding Ethiopians together
Brewing can involve incense, butter, herbs or spices
“Drinking #coffee takes time in #Ethiopia, a nation of caffeine lovers”
“#Ethiopia’s 5 million #coffee-growing farmers produce half a million tonnes of beans a year, making it the world’s fifth-largest producer. #Coffee is the country’s largest export and employs about 25% of the population directly or indirectly” https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/23/its-rude-not-to-offer-three-cups-the-lengthy-beloved-coffee-rituals-binding-ethiopians-together

brad262run, 1 month ago to delhi

How does everyday language hide the real impact of building a world that functionally requires everyone to drive?
“This article would be a full-length book if we really tried to name all the ways that we hide the negative impacts of #carculture in our everyday language” https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/04/22/five-car-culture-euphemisms-we-need-to-stop-using
#cardependency #carcentric #motonormativity #traffic #safety #safestreets #design #infrastructure

brad262run, 1 month ago to design

via @BrentToderian
“We can #design or redesign #streets to make people drive more slowly or to discourage driving altogether. We can invest in better public #transit, including #subways and #buses with dependable, on-time service. we can change #zoning laws to allow denser #housing”
“#Traffic deaths and air #pollution are #socialjustice issues”
“drivers also benefit from many of these changes, which would reduce #traffic and make driving safer” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-need-to-make-cities-less-car-dependent/
#bikelanes #mobility

brad262run, 1 month ago to cycling

“Now every professional sport has more rigorous anti-doping procedures, but also far greater #athlete protection than it did 25 years ago. The NFL, soccer, and rugby have strict concussion protocols, yet #cycling’s remain sketchy and inconsistent”
“until now, governing bodies have made very few changes and serious accidents are a common occurrence”
“The objective is very simple — to make #cycling safer” https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/can-cycling-fix-its-safety-problem-nothings-changed-since-maders-death/ #UCI #WorldTour #safety

brad262run, 2 months ago to climate

“The US is already dumping a good chunk of cash into capturing #CO2, even though the only way to stop #climatechange and meet goals set under the Paris agreement is to stop depending on #fossilfuels”
“The two most urgent things that we have to do now, are stopping #deforestation and stopping putting more #CO2 into the air” https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/11/24127331/carbon-dioxide-removal-costs-rhodium-group-report
#solutionism #carboncapture #CDR #globalwarming #climateemergency

brad262run, 2 months ago to Batteries

“Scientists have discovered a new process that could supercharge the transition to next-generation rechargeable #batteries capable of more than doubling the range of current #electricvehicles #EV
The #research could help facilitate a switch from conventional #lithiumion #batteries – which are found in everything from #smartphones to electric #cars – to #solidstate sodium #batteries, which are both cheaper and safer”
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/batteries-solid-state-range-anxiety-electric-vehicles-b2527102.html

brad262run, 2 months ago to peloton

📈📉 #Peloton plummeted from a pandemic-high valuation of $50 billion to $2.1 billion as of December 2023”
“Loyal fans and a sticky product should equal piles and piles of money … But it’s not rolling in cash. Some of that might be because it’s not always clear what #Peloton views its product to be”
#Peloton doesn’t want to be a #media company — but a lot of its problems sure look like #media company problems”
https://www.theverge.com/c/24105625/peloton-bike-tread-plus-business-valuation-history #fitness #bike #treadmill #talentmanagement #licensing

brad262run, 2 months ago to Sports

“Basic #temperature plays an important role in how top #athletes feel on the #trackandfield”
“In the world of #sports, #heat isn’t just a random topic, it’s a game-changer”
“Even with very #cold #weather, there are challenges”
“it’s not just extremes that matter”
“Understanding how #temperature affects #athletic #performance will give #athletes, #coaches and spectators alike a better sense of the complexity of all #sports”

https://athleticsweekly.com/aw-promotion/how-temperature-impacts-athletes-1039977191/ #running #endurance #weather

brad262run, 2 months ago to boston

“#Workers from five #Boston-area locations of #BlueBottle #Coffee today launched a #union campaign”
“If the company does not voluntarily recognize the organization, the #workers plan to petition the National #Labor Relations Board #NLRB, following a formal process for #union recognition”
“#BlueBottle was acquired by global food giant #Nestlé in 2017” https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/04/03/boston-area-blue-bottle-coffee-workers-seek-unionization/ #WorkersRights #livingwage

brad262run, 2 months ago to Sneakers

“You don’t want to consider your shoe something you’re going to throw away, and that’s a long-term change. It’s a mental model that needs to change for us to keep building all the products of the future”
“Products should really be made the same way plants grow: Build it so it’s regenerative, it’s circular”

The problem with your #sneakers? They’re built to last too long https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/04/01/plant-based-sole-sneaker/ #shoes #plastics #running #circulareconomy

brad262run, 2 months ago to random

“ignore it at your peril. The massive tome is the latest iteration of a four-decade-long process of crafting #rightwing policies to dismantle the federal government, deregulate industry and eliminate consumer protections and public health measures, while installing a regime controlled by #fossilfuel interests and the #ReligiousRight”
“Voters should regard #Project2025 as a full-throated statement of intent” https://washingtonspectator.org/project-2025-the-latest-plot-against-america/
#reactionary #farright #Republicans #GOP

brad262run, 2 months ago to ultrarunning

The 2024 #BarkleyMarathons will go down as one of the greatest days in #ultrarunning history with the first woman finisher, an unprecedented five finishers, and the first individual four-time finisher
“#Runners have 60 hours to complete arguably the world’s hardest footrace in #Tennessee’s Frozen Head State Park”
https://run.outsideonline.com/news/barkley-marathons-2024-results/ #running

brad262run, 2 months ago to food

“the current plight of the #banana should serve as an invitation to us all to become champions of #food diversity”
“Homogeneity in the #food system is a risky strategy, because it reduces our ability to adapt in a rapidly changing world”
“Monocultures do not exist in #nature, and we need to learn lessons from this”
“The #climatecrisis is making the future of the #coffee species we depend on – arabica and robusta – look bleak” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/22/1000-varieties-banana-lack-of-diversity-extinction #biodiversity #climatechange #agriculture

brad262run, 2 months ago to Wyze

“When paying, you are presented with the option of leaving a tip, no different than pretty much any other interaction with a point-of-sale payment system. But it poses an interesting question—and one we will increasingly be required to answer as the domain of #automation continues to expand:”

Should You Tip A #Robot #Barista? 🤖 ☕️
“there are humans that have to service the machine, restock it “ https://sprudge.com/should-you-tip-a-robot-barista-235949.html #coffee #tipping #AI #artificialintelligence

brad262run, 2 months ago to cycling

“thrill of experiencing speed on a #bicycle. You carry your earliest flirtations with going fast with you forever”
“#Bicycles can do so many different things—they can provide basic #transportation and transcendent #adventure and physical and mental well-being—it is undeniable that they also can be instruments of excitement”
“#Ebikes will revolutionize #urban #transport and have the potential to be a vital #climate-action tool … also are a shitload of fun”
https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a46651640/peter-flax-live-to-ride-book-excerpt/ #cycling

brad262run, 2 months ago to cycling

“The meteoric rise of #gravel racing has ushered in a new era, complete with its own category of products, #UCI-sanctioned events, lucrative prizes, and superstar participants. However, this #professionalization and #commercialization threaten the sport's ethos —the spirit of #gravel, if you will”
“the first #gravel races embodied a spirit of adventure, self-reliance and resourcefulness. Participants had to rely on their own capabilities” https://www.cyclingweekly.com/gravel/enough-already-with-the-f1-inspired-pit-stops-in-gravel-races-a-call-for-self-sufficiency
#gravelcycling #cycling

brad262run, 2 months ago to Travel

“When Innes FitzGerald won the under-20 women’s race at the Inter-Counties #CrossCountry #Championships and World Trials in Nottingham last Saturday, she had little intention of racing at the World #CrossCountry #Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, on March 30.
But after weighing up the #travel options she has now decided make the long journey, probably via a number of #trains”
“FitzGerald’s #ecofriendly stance on #travel is well-publicised” https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/innes-fitzgerald-in-world-cross-u-turn-1039976328/ #running #climatechange