Media in Stafford, VA: Athletes run for environmental cause
Published: November 19, 2008
Athletes run for environmental cause
STAFFORD, VA – Actor Matt Hill and national speaker Stephanie Tait will jog through Stafford on Saturday, continuing on an 11,000-mile journey that has served to encourage people to take steps to improve the environment.
Hill, a seven-time Ironman, and Tait, hail from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
“It’s time to take action,” said Tait. “We believe in the power of the individual to help change the world.”
That belief has encouraged the team to leave their homes, and embark on this incredible, year-long journey. In order to get out and convince people all over North America to do something, to take one step toward a more “green” style of living, Hill and Tait plan on taking many steps – they are running each of the 11,000 miles.
“We’re planning on each person running one marathon a day,” said Hill, noting that “most marathon runners plan on a burst of speed as soon as they leave the gate, but we can’t plan on doing that.”
The runners said they “do it like a relay,” switching every six miles.
Hill and Tait – the Run For One Planet team – began their journey May 4, and they’ve made it beyond the halfway mark. They have already run through Canada, and are now making their way down the eastern coast of the United States. They followed the Transcanada roadway system in Canada, and are taking U.S. 1 for their southbound journey.
The team’s goals include encouraging people and communities to take action, and they usually plan on spending extra time each day to speak with people in the communities.
People are welcome to come see them, talk with them, run with them and make a change. They invite people to their Web site, runforoneplanet.com.
— Megan Sweeney
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