 Friday,
March 26, 2010
(Day 19)
Today's Distance:
28 Miles
Please go to
Paul's P.A.C.E. Blog to read about today's happenings
in Germany during P.A.C.E. Trek 2010. Also, be sure to take a few
minutes to view Paul's
videos
and
pictures!
 Learn
Something Today About Germany...
Leiwen is one of the most significant wine growing municipalities on the
Moselle river. The village is located on the banks of the Moselle and is
situated in the middle of vast grapevines. The village produces wine
made from the Riesling grape variety, and holds a wine festival every
year – which is a big draw for tourists. Along the way today, the route
passed through Speicher, a town of 3,300 people. There are many small
businesses in Speicher. The Ital. Eis Cafe serves Italian ice cream, and
the City Grill has kebabs (otherwise known as gyros) and Pizza.
There are also a few other small grocery stores. PLEWA is a pottery
factory in the eastern area of Speicher. It specializes in gray and blue
pottery that has been made in this area for nearly 2,000 years.
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 Learn
Something Today About Health & Fitness...
We've all heard reports that running is bad
for your knees. However, we never read headlines announcing "Running is
good for your knees!". Three separate studies have show that running
does not cause joint damage. Here are the synopsis of the studies from
the past few years:
 A 2008 Stanford University 20-year study of 962 runners and non-runners
concluded that the non-runners experienced two times as much joint
damage due to inactivity.
In 2007, the Danube Hospital reported that running has a "protective
value" on knee joints after a 10-year study of elite marathoners in
Austria.
The Medical University of Vienna concluded in 2006 that marathon
running does NOT damage "cartilage, ligaments, or bone marrow of the
knee in well-trained runners."
Okay, so lace up your
running shoes and get out the door today for a run!
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 Learn
Some Of The German Language...
"Where is the computer?"
– Wo ist der Computer?
│ "I
need to send an e-mail."
– Ich muss eine E-mail verschicken.
│ "Do
you have a Web site?"
– Haben Sie eine Website?
│ "Where's
a telephone?"
– Wo ist ein Telefon?
│ "I
want to mail this letter."
– Ich will diesen Brief aufgeben.
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 Did
You Know?
A
nutritious diet is important in the prevention and cure of various
diseases. Since no single food group can nourish the body with all the
vital ingredients it requires, it is important that we eat a variety of
healthy foods to get the nutrition our body needs. There are five main
food groups: Fruits; Vegetables; Cereals and Pulses; Dairy; and,
Poultry, Fish and Meat products. A healthy balanced diet of these five
food groups ensures essential vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber. The
food group serving size will depend upon various factors like age,
activity level, body size and gender. It is also important for a person
to eat a variety of foods from within and across the food groups. Some
foods from within a food group provide more nutrients than others. ______________________________________________________________________________
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