Who We Are

ABOUT US

GREENER MILES RUNNING

We are an environmentally friendly trail running event company based in the North East of England. We are bringing some of the best racing formats from other adventure sports to the running community, and in some of the most beautiful and dramatic places in the UK, ranging from 10k head torch races in local woodland all the way up to ultra-marathon distance events on the fells and mountains of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Our company has been founded by people who are genuinely passionate about trail running and having a positive impact on the environment, which is why we have been working hard to create events in areas managed by organisations who share our ethos.

We have adopted a minimalist approach to race memorabilia, by that we mean our focus is on your experience at our events rather than the usual plastic t-shirt, medal or water bottle etc.

We guarantee you’re going to have a great race with us, you’re always going to get an event mug so that you can be reminded of your achievements whilst enjoying your morning brew, free downloadable photos and wildflower seeds to help our pollinators.

Our events are about reminding participants why they started running on trails and why they continue to love the sport of trail running today. For us it’s about the sense of adventure, the feeling that we are going to places and seeing views and landscapes that most others don’t! To us, the best souvenir is reliving the memories of deserted mountain tops or beautiful secluded woodland trails, or reminiscing about the times when you’ve enjoyed a smile to yourself while getting battered by the weather on an isolated moorland track.

At Greener Miles Running we feel that the experience and the memories are what’s important and while the race bling is sometimes nice to have, it’s also not necessary and in many cases bad news for the environment

Our Mission Statement

To bring innovative and challenging running race formats to areas of outstanding beauty, whilst doing our bit to accelerate the running community’s transition towards sustainability.

Our Company Core Values

  • We will provide the most eco-friendly event possible.
  • We will focus our events on the experience and memories as opposed to the event giveaways.
  • We will offer value for money and an exceptional customer experience.
  • We will deliver events of an innovative format and/or in areas of outstanding beauty and areas previously unexplored by running events.

Guiding Principles

  • We aim to be as environmentally friendly as we can at all our events by minimising waste produced, by encouraging car sharing or the use of public transport, by only providing multi use functional race memorabilia and choosing not to provide plastic race t-shirts or medals, by providing all communications, race documents and certificates via email and by recycling everything that we can.
  • We are committed to educating participants about the environmental implications of unnecessary race giveaways.
  • We provide greater value for money by adopting the “less is more” approach to race handouts.
  • We are committed to providing quality innovative events, services and experiences and we continually strive to improve our business and customer offer.
  • We respect the special landscapes and nature of the areas in which we hold our events and carry out our activities in ways that protect and improve the environment of the area.
  • Where possible we buy goods and services from local and sustainable sources. We recognise that using local products can increase the distinctiveness of our business and will have a positive environmental and economic impact.
  • We meet, and will continue to meet, all current legislative and regulatory requirements, guidance and best practice relating to our business, activities and sector.
  • We will do all we can to enhance the reputation of the areas in which we hold our events.