Joan Benoit Samuelson uses running to spread green message

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Friday, October 30, 2009 - Added 134d 1h ago

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NEW YORK — Joan Benoit Samuelson loves to end a summer run with a dip in the ocean. No better way to stretch out her legs than a little breaststroke kick.

Once the weather turns colder at her Maine home, she won’t bother to drive to a health club to swim in an indoor pool. It reflects a message she wants to send on a broader scale: simplify lives, connect with nature.

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Then stop running in $300 running shoes that were made in sweat shops in third world countries that are 100 years behind in the "green" movement. Hypocrite!

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