Revenue Eco Run (IER) is posing to Singaporeans with a single run class the place you possibly can select the gap you want to run. As a part of its efforts to advocate a Zero Waste life-style, Revenue Insurance coverage Restricted (Revenue Insurance coverage) will donate one greenback (S$1) for each kilometre (1 km) clocked on the IER to the Singapore Atmosphere Council (SEC) in assist of the Zero Waste trigger.
In tying in with World Atmosphere Day, the IER, which is able to happen on Saturday, 11 June 2023, is concentrating on to draw 5,000 runners with a brand new one-of-its-kind bodily mass run format, the place you might be inspired to point out your assist for a Zero Waste life-style by operating your most well-liked distance.
Customised Run Routes
The IER has customised a run route that provides seven exit factors, between 3 km and 21.1 km, to permit you the pliability in clocking your distance-of-choice. This implies that you may select to run to and u-turn at both the 1.5km, 2.5 km or 5 km distance markers and full your run of 3km, 5 km and 10 km again on the IER village respectively.
If you’re gearing up for longer distances, you possibly can both full the complete 21.1 km run again on the occasion village or select to finish your run on the designated exit factors situated at both the 9km, 12 km, 15 km or 18 km mark alongside the run route the place you should have entry to public transport.
By constructing wheelchair-friendly ramps at focused run routes, IER goals to advertise even better inclusivity when championing Zero Waste.
Beginning on the Marina Barrage, you possibly can stay up for operating previous iconic landmarks similar to Gardens by The Bay, the Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant, ArtScience Museum and the Nationwide Stadium, amongst others.
Waste Administration
Revenue can be pushing the boundaries on waste administration on the IER and taking actions which might be unprecedented at a mass run in Singapore. For instance, you might be inspired to run in your individual orange t-shirts or previous Revenue Eco Run race t-shirts to advertise reusing and recycling of current garments, whereas decreasing the manufacturing of the IER 2023 occasion t-shirt, which is manufactured utilizing recycled supplies and made obtainable solely as an opt-in buy.
The IER can even be decreasing the occasion’s operating bib dimension by at the very least 30% to minimise materials wastage. Moreover, you can be given a lightweight and useful reusable hydration cup on occasion day to scale back the disposal of single-use paper cups.
The hydration stations alongside the race routes will nonetheless present cups within the occasion you lose otherwise you’re your reusable cups in your run, and for the primary time, IER can be utilizing naturally compostable cups at its hydration stations.
IER can even dispose of giving out commemorative medals. As an alternative, you’ll obtain e-certificates in recognition of your participation and you’ll verify whether or not you have got achieved your personal-best timings on the occasion web site when you’ve got efficiently clocked out on the run’s designated exit factors.
Moreover, Zero Waste SG has additionally joined the IER as a inexperienced companion and can be working with Revenue Insurance coverage and SEC to additional drive the Zero Waste agenda.
Worldwide Day of Zero Waste (30 March)
Revenue Insurance coverage will mark the launch of the IER with the commentary of the inaugural Worldwide Day of Zero Waste on 30 March 2023, which has been marked by the UN Common Meeting to formally recognise the significance of Zero Waste initiatives worldwide.
As a part of this, Revenue Insurance coverage wish to invite you to run your distance-of-choice on that day. You merely need to obtain any of the really useful GPS monitoring apps: Strava, Garmin, Runkeeper, MapMyRun, Runtastic or Nike Run Membership and submit your screenshot that displays the date (exhibiting 30 March) and time, distance and time clocked, and path to [email protected] by 31 March.
The primary 100 individuals who submit qualifying images will obtain an unique S$10 low cost code to join the Revenue Eco Run happening on 11 June 2023.
Revenue Insurance coverage can even match S$1 for each kilometre clocked based mostly on the general public’s submissions of their run distances on 30 March and this greenback matching can be added to the overall donation that Revenue can be making to the SEC based mostly on the overall distance clocked by individuals publish IER.
Registration is now open right here with early chicken registration charges ranging from S$35 for adults and S$20 for kids.
