If you bike to work or for errands rather than driving, you’re already doing something good for the environment.

You can enjoy a bike ride around town and find out how to be more environmentally friendly on the EcoTour this weekend.

About 600 people rode the Amish Country Bicycle Tour Saturday, according to one volunteer from the Decatur Bicycle Club.

It was perfect weather for the ride, which went east and south of Arthur. There were routes of 20, 42, 60 and 100 miles.

Below are a few photos from the ride.

This is one of my favorite fall weekends, with two events I really like.
On Saturday, there’s a bike ride around Amish country near Arthur, my hometown. And on Sunday, there’s the Shoreline Classic 15K around Lake Decatur.
Check them out — they’re both lots of fun. And be sure to say Hi if you see me there.

A group of employees at Human Kinetics in Champaign run together during their lunch hour.

Others use the on-site gym to play basketball, weight train, or work out on a treadmill or elliptical machine. Or they take a yoga class during the day.

So it seems natural the company would participate in Run@Work Day this week.

Michelle Mehnert, a University of Illinois junior, member of the UI swim team and triathlete, competed in the Short Course Triathlon World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday. She finished tenth in her age group. She has been writing a series of guest blogs about her training for the world championships. This is her recap of her race this past weekend.

Michelle Mehnert — University of Illinois swimmer and triathlete — competed in the triathlon age group Short Course World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday. (Actually, it was late Saturday night, our time.)

She finished 10th out of 55 athletes in her age group, 20- to 24-year-old women, and third among the U.S. athletes in that age group.

So next Friday, Sept. 17, is the 5th annual Run@Work Day.
The event was created by the Road Runners Club of America to encourage people to run or walk 30 minutes daily, and to encourage companies to build time into the workday for physical activity for employees.

Michelle Mehnert, a triathlete and University of Illinois swimmer, will be competing in the Short Course Triathlon World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, this weekend. She’s been writing a series of guest blogs about her training for the world championships. In her fourth guest blog for The Starting Line, she writes about preparing for the trip abroad.
 

Taylor Morefield skiied the Colorado mountains for the first time last February. Her goal: work up to one of the more challenging trails.

“It was tons of fun. I had snow flying in my face,” she said. “It was an amazing experience.”

Even falling was fun, Taylor said.

Lots of opportunities to run — and eat — this weekend.
— Sweetcorn 5K Classic