Practice Running Behind a Bus

Practice by running behind a bus is kind of a funny idea for athletes preparing to compete in Beijing this year for the Olympics. (I have a lot of experience with that, running behind a bus, that is.) I love this really interesting article in the NYTimes on the strategies and concerns of trainers preparing top athletes for the heavy polluted air in Beijing.

I think Beijing is one of the most beautiful and magnificent cities in the world, but almost everyone I know gets sick within a week of visiting there. That's why I'm not totally convinced with the strategy of the trainers for athletes to arrive at the last possible moment. Maybe their "multipronged" strategy is different, but I think it might be better to get there way early and get OVER the obligatory respiratory infection.

If I were competing I would probably bring my own food as well. My aunt who lives in Shanghai (another awesome city) travels to America to buy soy sauce from Costco, then brings it back with her so she doesn't have to use local soy sauce. SO FUNNY! I know Beijing has been very careful about the food preparation process in the Olympic Village, but better safe than sorry!