De kunst van het lopen

In het Londonse museum Tate Britain loopt iedere 30 seconden een sprinter door de gallerijen. Dit is een kunstproject van de kunstenaar Martin Creed die al eerder een controversieel kunstwerk in Tate ten toonstelde: Lichten die uit en aan gingen.
Dit nieuwe kunstwerk, "Work No. 850" genaamd, wordt getoond in de 86meter lange neoclassical beelden gallerij van Tate Britain. Dat is een aardige hoeveelheid interval training die daar gaat plaatsvinden tot en met 16 november!
Stilte, bewegingloos symboliseert de dood volgens de kunstenaar dus het tegenovergestelde, hardlopen of zelfs sprinten, symboliseert het leven. Nietsn ieuws voor de lopers onderons;-)

Creed in de engelse krant de Mirror: "Running is the opposite of being still. If you think about death as being completely still and movement as a sign of life, then the fastest movement possible is the biggest sign of life. So then running fast is like the exact opposite of death: it's an example of aliveness."
En in de Telegraph Creed verlkaart hoe hij op het idee kwam: "In Palermo we went to see the catacombs of the Capuchin monks. We were very late and only had five minutes to see it all before closing time. To do it we had to run. I remember running at top speed with my friends through the catacombs looking desperately left and right at all of the dead people hanging on the walls in their best clothes, trying our best to see it all... it was a good way to see it. It was that kind of delirious running which makes you laugh uncontrollably when you're doing it. I think it's good to see museums at high speed. It leaves time for other things."

De directeur van het museum, Stephen Deuchar noemt het werk "compelling, simple and lyrical" en "It upsets any preconceived ideas of how to move appropriately through an art space," On its Web site, Tate Britain warns visitors: "For reasons of safety, we ask the public not to run or obstruct the runner."
Wil je nog meer weten kijk dan naar deze video van een interview met de kunstenaar en clpijes van de hardlopers in het museum...Lijkt me cool om daar ook een keer een paar baantjes te mogen trekken....:

Foto: Every Day Hero

Onder het kopje Every day Hero vond ik onderstaande foto op CRN. Ik hoop dat ik als ik zo veel jaar verder ben nog mee kan doen aan marathons. Ik vind dit een mooi plaatje. Wat een karakter! Hmmm. in het Engels heeft deze uitdrukking toch meer "What a character!"

International responses - part two

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Cheap running

Hieronder tekst van een blog op het complete running network over kosten besparen bij het hardlopen en dan zeggen ze in het buitenland wat over de krenterige Nederlanders…Is dit soms door een Schot geschreven?

It has been said more than once that running is a cheap sport. However,
when adding up the money I spend on it over a year, I’m not sure I agree. As
with everything you do, there are plenty of ways to spend your money. If you
want to run along at a budget, try a few of those things:

• Sports drinks are expensive. A cheaper alternative is to mix water and fruit
  juice. A 50/50 mix results in an isotonic drink, but you can water it down more
  if you find that easier to swallow during a run. Also, most sport drinks contain
  sodium, so add salt if you feel like it.
• Energy gels are ridiculously expensive, considering that they mainly consist of some sugary paste. I used to take one gel if I ran 15 miles or more, and 2 gels for any 20 miler (or more). I have since completely given up on gels, apart from during marathon races. And guess what? My distance runs don’t feel any more difficult as a result.
• Spending a lot of money on recovery drinks? According to coach Greg McMillan, the perfect recovery boost comes from a glass of Slim-Fast, because it contains the perfect mixture of carbohydrates and protein. My local supermarket even had it on a buy-one-get-one-free offer a few weeks ago, further driving down my expenses.
• Energy bars are an expensive snack. I can think of two
  alternatives straight away: many “normal” snack bars contain pretty much the
  same amount of carbohydrates than the sport ones, but at a lower price. Just
  look at the ingredients. Even better, try some fruit. An apple, orange, plum,
  kiwi, peach or any other fruit you can think of will give you the same energy
  boost, but is both cheaper and healthier.
• Running shoes are a major cost factor. Many shops have sales at the end of the year. Try and stock up on several pairs of runners then. You can literally save hundred of dollars/euros that way. (Disclaimer: I don’t have a local running shop to support.) Are you planning on an out-of-town marathon as well as a big holiday? Why not combine the two. Next time you take your spouse to Paris, why not do it in the middle of April? Just don’t get too romantic the evening before the race though, or you might come to regret it.

De tip over de schoenen vind ik wat dubieus. De echte loopschoenen worden niet snel afgeprijsd dus let er goed op wat je koopt. Kleding kan natuurlijk wel heel goed. Ik koop vaak mijn loopkleding in de uitverkoop en dan nog ben je bakken geld kwijt;-). Enige nadeel is dat je dan veelal geen compleet matching setje hebt maar ik ben niet zo’n 'fashion victim'. Alle andere tips is zeker wat voor te zeggen. Zo neem ik bijvoorbeeld nog wel eens een mars delight mee met lopen. Zeker goedkoper dan een sportbar en al standaard in twee stukken verdeeld. Eén deel weghappen, wat water er achteraan en de hongerklop is weer X-tal kilometer uitgesteld.

International responses

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