Blue Planet Run

Filed in archive Adventure on August 9, 2007

Did you know 1 out of 5 people around the world lack safe drinking water. Or that as a result 6,000 people die everyday? The organizers at Blue Planet Run is hoping to change those statistics.

Blue Planet Run is an around-the-world relay working to solve the global water crisis. The race began at the United Nations on June 1 and will continue until September 4. They are hoping to raise funds to simply drinking water to over a billion people around the world. With runners hailing from almost every continent, running relay-style 24 hours a day, makes this truly an international event.

The Blue Planet Run will cover 15,200 miles, across 16 countries and 4 continents, 24 hours a day for 95 days to deliver an extremely urgent and important message: we can and must begin today to alleviate the catastrophic burden placed on over a billion people who, every day, must drink unsafe local water, or travel long distances on foot to search for safe water for themselves and their families.

A team of "20 ordinary male and female athletes doing extraordinary things" will run around the clock along a route that includes the U.S., Ireland, the U.K., France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Belarus, Russia, Mongolia, China, Japan and Canada. Each runner will sprint 10 miles a day. Batons will be passed at over 1,500 exchange points. The Run will end back in New York City, on September 4, 2007. Each exchange point and heartfelt moment will be captured in the media, fueled by well-organized events in major cities and an international PR campaign.

The event will spare no expense to be Earth- and people -friendly. We imagine an event that comes to be known as "The Race without a Trace." We are committed to partnering with corporations that have similar beliefs and goals.

If you're interested in becoming a pacerunner or would like more information, please visit blueplanetrun.com.

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