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Reducing and/or recycling waste is an obvious and relatively easy way to reduce the negative impacts of sporting events—especially large ones. Writer and marathoner Marc Gunther says a marathon with 21,000 racers uses about 850,000 Breitling replica watches cups at aid stations.Composting or recycling those cups, therefore, is a pretty meaningful effort.But perhaps the greatest environmental impact is the travel related to large events. ReSport says that of the 1,787 athletes in the Ironman Hawaii competition in 2007, almost all the competitors flew to and from the race, generating an estimated 23,931,418 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions.

Thats about equal to the yearly carbon footprint of 972 average American homes. ReSport helps race organizers reduce their travelrelated impact through carbon Chopard replica watches offsetting and smarter planning (reducing redundant and unnecessary travel) Early last year, Nike partnered with ReSport to develop a sustainability index (called the Nike Index) that Nike event directors are using to document and assess the sustainable efforts they make in producing races and other events.

The Austin Marathon, the LA Marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon and the Big Sur Half Marathon have all become ReSport certified, as have a number of smaller races. Not all events earn the top Evergreen certification rating (there are three lower Concord replica watches levels: Gold, Silver and Certified) but each has lessened its environmental impact just through certification.So, the next time youre looking at registering for a running event, look for the ReSport certification mark. And if you see organizers being wasteful at your next race, speak up. After all, your registration fee helps pay for the event.