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The trouble with running is that the ice falls out of your glass.

Martin Mull (via rungoddess)

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One for the bucket list; anything that focuses on the joy of running should be celebrated.

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Everyone should at least try barefooting at some point...make an informed decision.

There is something simply exhilarating and unbelievably stimulating about barefoot running. While you may assume that this is a new concept due to the sudden explosion in popularity over the past few years, it’s not! In fact the 1960 Olympic Marathon was won by barefoot Ethiopian runner, Abebe...

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Born to Run is one of the best books I've read - if you like running, even a little, you should read this.

Over the years I’ve collected a number of books on running some tell a story, others help to diagnose a problem. Here are the 11 books that we think should be in every runners library:

1. Chicken Soup for the Runners Soul

2. My Life on the Run - Bart Yasso

3. Running Injuries Treatment and...

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Sweet! I'd buy one

Video: Prototype ‘PaperTabs’.

The PaperTab tablet looks and feels just like a sheet of paper. However, it is fully interactive with a flexible, high-resolution 10.7” plastic display developed by Plastic Logic, a flexible touchscreen, and powered by the second generation Intel® Core i5 processor. Instead of using several apps or windows on a single display, users have ten or more interactive displays or “papertabs”: one per app in use.

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Now do it with a tablet and we're good

‘Yota’ Smartphone uses second e-Paper display on back.

 The 4.3 inch Android phone features a grayscale e-Paper display on the back, able to show any information or image from the main front screen. By swiping down on the main screen with two fingers, a screen shot is transferred to the back display. This could allow a map to be stored easily to be re-checked later, for example.

Apps can also be developed to send information to the screen, allowing uses such as an eReader, an always-present alert system or a post-it note. A small touch sensitive area next to the e-Paper screen allows users to flip between pages of a book or interact with apps which use the second screen.

e-Paper displays only use power when they change, so it shouldn’t be a huge battery drain. The phone runs Android 4.1, has a dual-core Snapdragon CPU, 2GB of RAM and 16 or 32GB of internal storage. The company is looking for carrier partners in the US, but may still launch under it’s own brand there in the future.