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Welcome to the Weekend Reading List. We moved the list to Saturday to give our loyal readers something new for the weekend, and as a way to catch up on stories that they might have missed. This week we being with Sh*t Barefoot Runners Say (video above).
Enjoy the list and be sure to check back every Saturday.
Space, The Final Frontier And New Opportunity For Fitness
From Sport Techie: NASA Seeking to License Innovative Biometric Training Technology
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced today its intent to solicit interest from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market an innovative technology for improving athlete performance.
Get in Step in the Snow
From Snow Shoe Magazine: Snowshoeing in Paradise: Mt. Rainier National Park
Rising above the skyline from 54 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington State’s highest and most prominent volcano in the Cascade Arc, is still considered one of the world’s most dangerous. Reaching an elevation of more than 14,000 feet, makes it an unforgettable sight from almost any vantage point in this vibrant city.
Congress Votes Down Cycling Bill
From BikeRadar.com: US transportation and infrastructure committee vote anti-bike
Today, Thursday, 2 February 2012, the US House of Representatives’ transportation and infrastructure committee voted no — by two votes — on the Petri-Johnson-Lipinski amendment to the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act that would have saved funding for biking and walking, including the acclaimed Safe Routes to School program.
Art on the Slopes
From GearJunkie: Performance Art: Handmade Abstract Wooden Snowboards
Recently, professional snowboarder and artist Corey Smith noted he wanted to get back to what snowboarding was all about. To Smith that meant making powder turns, enjoying the outdoors with friends, and, in a strange twist, crafting crude snowboards from plywood. On his website, Spring Break Snowboards, Smith refers to his creations as “handmade abstract wooden snowboards.”