Our dependency on oil and gas is making all of us poorer…
…EXCEPT oil bosses and their shareholders, who are raking it in.
The only solution is to speed up the dash to renewables.
Holes in your uppers?
Not keen on sewing or a hole too large?
Time to get patching your trainers.
Bookmark this video.
Check out @pair-ups.bsky.social for patching kits.
Love the kit you own.
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Love this. Great resource to help you keep your kit (and other stuff) working for you for longer.
#HowWeKitUp
#RepairWhatYouWear
#Community
We caught up with Last Man Standing & Path Finder @ultradamo.bsky.social to discuss all things Barkley & climate.
Damian unpicks #BM100 Loop 3, discusses the climate hypocrite paradox & explains why being a “rubbish” activist is better than doing nothing.
Listen, like, share 🙏🏻
#HowWeSpeakOut
Holes in your uppers?
Wooly nylon thread & a needle 🪡 is all you need to patch up holes in your uppers.
Bookmark this video.
Check out #RepairWhatYouWear on YouTube for more repair tips.
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Absolutely. Plenty of ways to extend trainer life - stitching, patching, glueing.
Wool nylon thread is excellent for repairs.
Trainers, daps, running shoes.
Call them what you will, they are an expensive but necessary item of kit (unless you are a barefoot runner of course).
And each pair of trainers comes at a cost to the environment.
So it makes sense to give them some tlc to keep them running as long as possible.
If plant-based foods must be more 'honest', let’s do the same for meat – fancy some ‘cow-muscle tissue' or 'pig belly'?
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1/3 Join our first London Local Meet Up at Southwark parkrun
Meet Ben outside the Pavilion Café on Saturday 14 March at 8:40am.
Run or walk at your own pace, then meet at the café.
Find out more: thegreenrunners.com/event/march-... #Southwarkparkrun #LocalMeetUp
1/3 Nottingham runners!
Join us on Saturday 21 March at 8:45am for a meet up at Holme Pierrepont parkrun.
Meet Kev outside café TEN66.
All abilities are welcome!
thegreenrunners.com/event/march-... #LocalMeetUp #HolmePierrepont
Great to hear. Some of our members regularly clear 2000km. Keep on running!
1/3 - Great responses to our question. 🙏🏻💚
Considerable variation within brands, some seem to be getting better, others getting worse. Makes it difficult for runners to make the right choice.
What follows is a summary of the replies. 👇🏻
Peatlands cover just 3–4% of Earth's land, yet they store twice the carbon of all the world's forests combined. Protecting peatlands is rated an Emergency Brake climate solution, one of the fastest-acting tools we have.
Learn more 👉 drawdown.org/explorer/protect-peatlands
Since 2014, the planet has been warming by about 0.36°C per decade, according to an analysis of five temperature datasets, raising fears that climate tipping points could be crossed earlier than expected
3/3 Common theme: Runners want tougher uppers over lighter shoes. Shoes to last.
Good news: Many runners repair/patch shoes to reach 1000s kms.
Shoes do not need to be ditched, they can be fixed.
Love the shoes you own.
2/3 👍🏻 Good: NNormal, VJ, La Sportiva, Mount to Coast, Hylo Athletic, a few Scott models, Brooks. Many runners reporting ~1000–2000 km.
⚖️ Mixed reviews: Inov8, Hoka, Altra, Salomon.
👎 Poor: Merrell, Scott (other than a couple of models)
1/3 - Great responses to our question. 🙏🏻💚
Considerable variation within brands, some seem to be getting better, others getting worse. Makes it difficult for runners to make the right choice.
What follows is a summary of the replies. 👇🏻
Hi ChatGPT, show me what green running looks like.
#TheGreatWorldRace
Sunshine & a Green Runners badge 💚
Definitely a great way to spend a Saturday morning!
Love this ❤️💚👇🏻
I hear you. Uppers splitting is a common cause for complaint. We shouldn’t have to, but patches & needle & thread can sort most problems with the uppers.
Pair-ups certainly help keep shoes on the trail!
@pair-ups.bsky.social
Loving the comments to this post. Will produce a summary post this weekend.
Keep on adding to the thread in the post below 🙏🏻
We are accelerating towards climate breakdown tipping points.
#ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And on the flip side, which brands & models have treated you well (talking 1,000km plus)?
Out on a group run yesterday. Talk on the trails kept returning to durability of trainers, or lack of. 👟
Many complaining of only getting a couple hundred kms out of their shoes before problems arise.
This isn’t good enough. We need daps that last.
What brands & models should people avoid?
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🚨 Football fans are taking on an oil giant.
In an open letter spearheaded by Fossil Free Football, a coalition of fans are speaking out against the deal between FIFA and the world's largest fossil fuel company Aramco. 🧵 1/6
3/3 We're looking forward to seeing the TGR community in Nottingham for a morning of positive action.
Whether you're a regular or it's your first time, come along and say hello.
What are your top tips for reducing waste while out on a run?
#LocalMeetUp #HolmePierrepont
2/3 Help us protect the planet by using sustainable travel. #HowWeMove
Use NCT buses, cycle or walk in via the bridleway. 🚌 🚲 🚶♀️
Let's keep our carbon footprint small while we move together.
#LocalMeetUp #HolmePierrepont
