The top-10?
As mentioned in the previous post, the November issue of Runner’s World listed the 10 Greenest Races in the U.S. No doubt every race on the list deserved recognition for the good work they are doing, but there are a lot of other races across the country–and around the world–that are also doing their part to minimize their environmental impact. So how are we to know which races are truly the greenest?
One thing is for sure: objective measures are needed if the running media is going to be promoting one race as being greener than another.
I’m a big fan of the Council for Responsible Sport and their ReSport Certification program for participant sporting events. Their five metrics and the standards they are developing would be a much better way to figure out which races are the greenest than a simple review of what the races have to say for themselves in press releases.
Here’s hoping that next year Runner’s World will base their top-10 on the number of points participating races earn in the ReSport certification process.
Tags: council for responsible sport, green event management, green events, resport certification, runner's world