Trees Instead Sponsors Runterra Race Series by Donating 1200 Trees

(I-Newswire) March 12, 2009 - Washington, D.C. – Today, Trees Instead (www.treesinstead.com), a tree dedication service working on reforestation and preserving our environment, became a major sponsor for the runterra Race Series (www.runterra.com), green running events across the country. Trees Instead will plant 1200 trees to offset the carbon footprints of every runner, expo attendee and vendor at runterra's first race in Gaithersburg, MD on March 29, 2009. runterra Gaithersburg 8K race is a spotlight event for the Go Green America Expo whose goal is to bring clean energy solutions to everyday people. Trees Instead will also sponsor other races in the runterra Race Series. Together, runterra and Trees Instead hope to produce 100% eco-friendly events that will educate everyday athletes and everyone else how to incorporate small lifestyle changes that make a big impact on our preserving our planet.
The environmental impact of any human being and their activities during a certain period of time are measured in units of carbon dioxide and called their "carbon footprint." Trees Instead estimates the collective carbon footprint of an event based on the number of attendees, venue space, transportation used, and mileage to/from the event. Trees are planted to absorb the carbon dioxide generated and released into the environment, and oxygen is produced by the trees. Balance is achieved once again. The carbon footprint of each runterra race is calculated by Trees Instead using an in-depth formula.
Runterra Gaithersburg 8K participants will receive free entry into the Go Green America Expo a reusable grocery bag filled with goodies from PREVENTION Magazine and other sponsors, discounted race entries for using alternative transportation, recycling waste, as well as have a tree planted in their name to help off-set their carbon footprint. With the help of eco-friendly companies like Trees Instead, Runterra hopes to keep their races as "green" as possible.

About Runterra – 703-586-5037 - The Runterra Race Series is the first major U.S. multi-event running race series using a "green" platform to produce races that will have a minimal impact on the environment. Ultimately, the goal of Runterra is to produce a race that is 100% "green. Because runners log many miles on dirt trails, mountain sides, pavement, streets, and even snow they are the perfect audience to help make a big impact on preserving the planet. Now Runterra is asking runners to take a stand toward preserving the earth; learn ways in which they can live a little (or a lot) more green. By working alongside successful green expos nationwide, Runterra will stage events where runners join efforts to create less waste by using recyclable or biodegradable products, lower fuel emissions by providing plenty of access to public transportation and incentives for walking or biking to the event, and more flexibility for runners by including a virtual race. Runterra is a division of national non-profit seeMOMMYrun.com. For more information visit www.runterra.com.

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