I’ve been meaning to write a news summary post for a few weeks now …
On 10/30, Running USA’s Wire had a rundown of new elements for this year’s ING New York Marathon, including a list of eco-friendly practices and statistics. On the same day, the New York Times Green Inc. business blog had a post about the NY Marathon going greener, which was a follow-up post to one written on 10/14 titled Marathons: Reducing the Runner’s Footprint.
On 9/27, a story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review previewed initiatives the city’s Great Race was undertaking to reduce the event’s environmental impact. Citiparks program coordinator Alex Shamraevsky, who attended the Road Race Management Green Events Workshop last April, said he “came back with the idea to create several recycling areas at the finish area — marked with green balloons — with city-owned collection bins and even containers for compostable material like banana and orange peels.”
In addition to the Green Inc. blog posts mentioned above, the New York Times has run two other stories recently: Saving the Earth, One Road Race at a Time, and a story about the ING Hartford Marathon taking part in two green projects–the Council for Responsible Sports’ ReSport Certification “seedling” program, and AFMInc’s Heatsheets recycling pilot project.
The November issue of Runner’s World was dubbed the “Green Issue,” and among its many features was a list of the 10 Greenest Races, and a recap of things 14 different races are doing to reduce their environmental impact.
Not to be outdone, Running Times’ November issue also featured a number of green running stories. They’re not available to link to online, but here’s a link to a Running Times Radio podcast on how races can lessen their environmental impact.
Finally, Good Dirt Radio’s current feature is a piece on the running industry’s efforts to go green, with interviews from participants in last April’s Road Race Management Green Events Workshop.
I’m sure I’ve missed a story or two. If you’ve got a link, please send it along via the comments link below.
