Comments on: 52 Billion Miles Saved! http://www.diamondcutlife.org/52-billion-miles-saved/ Sustainable Living: The Heart Of The Matter Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:24:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Alison http://www.diamondcutlife.org/52-billion-miles-saved/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Alison Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:15:38 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/?p=194#comment-344 Colleen, I like your idea a lot and I especially agree with your last sentence. Colleen, I like your idea a lot and I especially agree with your last sentence.

]]> By: Colleen http://www.diamondcutlife.org/52-billion-miles-saved/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Colleen Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:22:20 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/?p=194#comment-339 This post -- especially the part about unnecessary car trips -- gets me to thinking about the Hood to Coast race, which you wrote about awhile back and is going on right now. Your post begs the question: How can we modify things we already love? In the case of HTC, does every team need its own support vehicle? What if HTC could be modified and restructured with a bus service that shuttled runners (lots at a time) to designated relay-exchange points set up with tents, food, or maybe even a few picnic blankets? Some runners might have to wait longer than others for their team member to arrive, but that's what magazines, conversation, and even napping is for! The just-ran runner would have time to rest as well until the next shuttle. Maybe this gets away from the competive nature of a big race like HTC, but, as we all know when it comes to the greater green good, sometimes we have to let go of our own immediate wants to make it happen. This post — especially the part about unnecessary car trips — gets me to thinking about the Hood to Coast race, which you wrote about awhile back and is going on right now.

Your post begs the question: How can we modify things we already love? In the case of HTC, does every team need its own support vehicle?

What if HTC could be modified and restructured with a bus service that shuttled runners (lots at a time) to designated relay-exchange points set up with tents, food, or maybe even a few picnic blankets? Some runners might have to wait longer than others for their team member to arrive, but that’s what magazines, conversation, and even napping is for! The just-ran runner would have time to rest as well until the next shuttle. Maybe this gets away from the competive nature of a big race like HTC, but, as we all know when it comes to the greater green good, sometimes we have to let go of our own immediate wants to make it happen.

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