Trail Running and the Environment

As trail runners, we get to see the gifts of nature more often than most. Indeed, our sport necessarily integrates us with the natural world. Therefore, it only seems appropriate for us to consider the impact our actions have on that which we enjoy. Accordingly, iRunFar has featured posts investigating the places where trail running and the environment intersect.

We hear at iRunFar hope you enjoy the following articles and encourage you to share your thoughts on these important topics.

iRunFar’s Articles on Environmentally Sustainable Running

• Environmentally Sustainable Running
• The Greening of Trail Running Gear
• Trail Running, Diet, and the Environment
• Green Trail Races
• END Footwear: The Beginning of Sustainable Footwear Part 1 and Part 2
  

Product Reviews for More Environmentally Friendly Trail Shoes or Gear

• END Stumptown 12 oz. review

Other iRunFar Posts Addressing “Green” Issues

• Gu Sports’ Stash Your Trash program
• A weRunFar post on a few runners committed to the environment

Related posts:

1. weRunFar: Runners Seeing Green In the weRunFar contribution to iRunFar Earth Week series, we’ll share the blogs of a few individuals who espouse their environmental efforts or beliefs in their posts or actions. Read...
2. Trail Running Gear Going Green Installment four in iRunFar’s Earth Week series focuses on trail runners’ gear consumption and the greening of the gear industry. Below we consider the amount of gear we use, the...
3. Environmentally Sustainable Running Do you think about how your trail running affects the world around you and that of generations to come? You should, right? Sustainable running is the topic of this, the...