星期六 [ 2010/2/6 9:13:32 | watches2009 ]   Athlete seeks green accolade A student from the University of Bath wants to be known as the world's most eco-friendly athlete by completing a triathlon with recyclable equipment. Jon Alexander will be putting aside conventional sportswear to cycle 112 miles on a bike made from bamboo, run 26.2 miles in shoes made from recycled fibres and swim 2.4 miles in a limestone-based rubber wetsuit. He is competing in the Barcelona Ebel Fake Challenge this weekend and is hoping to encourage more athletes to get involved with the environmental movement. The Michele Watches 27-year-old has previously rowed for Great Britain and completed four marathons, so is hoping to finish his first triathlon in under 12 hours. Jon said: "I believe all athletes are environmentalists at heart, if you define environmentalists as people who love the natural world. "But we fly all over the world, we burn through a load of food, and we use a huge amount of specialist gear - all without really appreciating what we're doing to the places where we love to train. We don't even put pressure on suppliers. I've found a couple of small companies who are doing things differently but there's real lack of take-up in the sports world." Mr Alexander, who used to work in advertising, is studying part- time for an MSc in social responsibility and believes his course has motivated him for the triathlon. Mr Alexander is raising money for the Wilderness Foundation, a charity that works to use the great outdoors to help young people develop an emotional connection with the natural world. embroidered patches For more information, visit his blog at http:// . 浏览(211) | 回复(0) |
