I run for a greener event!
Reception packages for large and especially foreign course is always stressful for me. Fortunately, it looks like anywhere, nice people and no problems, so it was this time but…
In Nice, we chose to receive a package torrential afternoon. For cross-country town we got soaked inches. We had to wait a while for the opening zone, fortunately in good company's Rolex, because the guards would not let them take refuge under the tent. Safety considerations. After a brief and superficial control packages picked up at the entrance. Digress for a moment bracelets empowering the bus to return from Cannes after the race, volunteers were little versed, and finally we learned, that everything is in the envelope.
We had to do the traditional walk along the stands to go. Fortunately, most consecutive marathons staged proposals. She was also a curiosity from the world of cycling – start 107 edition of the Tour de France will take place in Nice, and two stages of the race! At the exit we met trainer Bio c 'Bon Running in the company's booth, who treated us with carrot juice. He has knowledge of these!
And that we could end our visit, but on his way we met the most remarkable woman of great passion to fight for the environment. Rima Wates gave us pens and asked for a signature – a declaration to join politics “zero waste” while running. We started talking.
Traditionally, saving the race organizer looking for flounder information on its environmental activities put on the run. French Riviera Marathon Nice-Cannes initiative
Eco-Marathon proposed a number of environmental solutions. He also invited Rima Wates -The Lady Tire, which pulls the tire, to inform and educate people about the importance of collecting and reducing waste in the world.
positively crazy, incredibly energetic person, after a while already assumed I harness me to try to pull the tire. With joy I agreed and ran among the surprised runners. I sincerely admire Lady of The Tire and can not imagine pull the damn thing the whole marathon distance. I would add, it was her 85 Start with tire, and in December, going to Singapore for another marathon! The initiative I like very much and I would like to have the courage and strength.
Coming back to the Eco-Marathon. According to the organizers announced at 5 km were points of water in paper cups, and between the points on the “stations with sponges”, which got a runner in the package (7,5/ 12,5/ 17,5/ 22,5/ 27,5/ 32,5/ 37,5) the organizer did not provide cups and have advocated their own. How is eco madness ended up on the run? At point solid 1,5 liter bottles of water, runners ran up, They caught the whole bottle, a few sips and into a ditch. I have not seen anyone poured himself into his own cup. I think, it was very miss this idea and just exceptionally not checked or even harm. I understand the organizers, that it would be of extreme running only announce their cups at their complete shoulder at points, Runners can then be used for their? Mixed method is not completely checked and done more harm than good. Probably the best solution is to raise awareness of paper cups and runners, not to gels and threw cups and other garbage on the route only in the zones. And only so much enough to marathon runner and was eco!
registration Running a zero waste
The Tire Lady marathon finished in time 6 hours 32 minutes!
