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Running Up For Air – Why These Runners Ran Until They Couldn’t
Episode 3
Wednesday, 8 April, 2026
Running Up For Air – Why These Runners Ran Until They Couldn’tIn the West, we are on the front lines of air pollution. Major western cities like Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and Reno regularly rank among the worst in the entire country for particle and ozone pollution. The people who live in our region are noticing.The Running Up for Air race series is an event that challenges participants to put their fitness endurance to the test in the name of air quality.The event began on Grandeur Peak in the Wasatch Mountains above Salt Lake City. Participants ran up the peak, overlooking the pollution from over 8,000 ft above sea level. In the winter the smog above the Wasatch front is often some of the worst in the country. During the race runners got first-hand experience with the poor air quality of their home as they ran up above the air pollution and then descend back into it.…Now the event has spread to several areas across the West. It raises awareness and money for air pollution in key cities. WRA was present to help crew one of the sponsored events run by Suffer Better in Staunton State Park, Colorado.On this episode of Two Degrees Out West – Why air pollution is a crisis in the West, the runners that were inspired to run until they couldn't in the name of addressing air pollution, and how you can add your voice to the fight for clean air.Learn more below!https://westernresourceadvocates.org/2 Degrees Out West is a podcast from Western Resource Advocates, an environmental conservation organization that's focused on the Interior West. WRA works across seven states to protect our climate, land, air, and water. WRA protects and advocates for Arizona, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Montana, and Wyoming. 2 Degrees out West is a podcast for advocates and decision makers who want to fight climate change and its impacts across the West.On 2 Degrees Out West we talk with climate experts and advocates to bring you stories, experiences, and insights from their work in the places we call home.It is Hosted by Dave Papineau Want to be part of 2 Degrees Out West?Email us with thoughts, suggestions, and interviewees at dave.papineau@westernresources.org.Follow us @westernresourceadvocates on Instagram.Create a clip sharing "our Bright Climate Future for the West" and send it to us at dave.papineau@westernresources.org. to be included in one of our next episodes.Join our email list to stay updated on when new episodes are released and calls to action on how you can help the West. ...
