At The Green Runners, we are here to help you and your club make the changes necessary to fight the climate crisis.
On this page, you can find a set of general resources to get you started as a Green Runner, plus links to more specific resources relating to our four Pillars. We know making change can leave you wondering ‘Where on Earth do I start!?’. We have your back!
Top Tip – Imperfect progress is better than no progress
Before you dive into these resources, just remember: Imperfect progress is better than no progress. We are all responsible for the welfare of our planet, but that does not mean you have to take on all the responsibility. No matter what you are doing – big or small – you are trying, and that is a huge step.
The Green Runners Starter Pack
How to talk about what we do
If you are looking for a way to easily describe our work to friends and family (and convince them to join us), here is a starter:
“The Green Runners is a volunteer-led community group specifically for runners who care about our environment. They raise awareness of running’s impact on the climate, campaign for solutions, push for industry and political change, and support runners to make personal changes. They ask members to make a Pledge under their four Pillars: How we travel, how we kit up, how we eat, and how we speak out.”
Here is some more helpful information from our co-founder Damian Hall on the founding principles of The Green Runners.
Our main channels
You can read our latest blogs and stories over on our News section. In addition, you can follow us on our social media channels which we have linked below.
6 tips to start being a greener runner
We have put together six top tips on how you can reduce your carbon footprint as a runner. Whether you are a beginner or a veteran, it is good to remember some simply ideas to make positive changes.
Our favourite books, podcasts and websites!
Help with your Pledges
We are here to support you on your journey as a Green Runner. Becoming a member of The Green Runners means committing to at least one action-based Pledge based on our four Pillars: How we travel, how we fuel, how we kit up, and how we speak out. Find here some specific things to help you on your journey.
Click on one of the Pillars to access resources on that topic.
Pledge Corner!
Read our latest Pledge blogs from our members to help inspire you to come up with your own Pledges and get to know our community!
- Running through oil – why we should all be signing up to the Game Changer Sponsorship Pledge
This weekend the New York Marathon will take place with both United Airlines and Volvo sponsoring the event and in January the Chevron Houston Marathon takes place. It really does seem like Houston has a problem… Join Badvertising’s Game Changer Sponsorship Pledge, as an individual runner or a club. All the pledge commits us to do is not accept money from high-carbon sponsors. Let’s rid running of sportswashing! - Running in squares: how to find adventure on your doorstep
How can you find adventure in your local area? Martin Elcoate set out on an epic challenge to explore his local patch – one square at a time. - Pledge Corner: Finding my place as a Green Runner in the USA
Just shy of two and a half years ago, during one of my black hole internet searches trying to find organizations that were doing something about the climate impact of athletic apparel, I found… Read more: Pledge Corner: Finding my place as a Green Runner in the USA - Travel like a champion – Finlay Wild on travelling green to Trofeo Kima
Green Runner and record-breaking mountain athlete Finlay Wild tells us about his win at Trofeo Kima and his overland journey to the race. - Pledge Corner: Running towards hope
Donald Waters shares his journey as a Green Runner – from his sudden appreciation of the climate crisis to his Frankenstein Walshes.