Measures to minimize the environmental impact of trail running races. What do the participants think?
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https://doi.org/10.3989/pirineos.2021.176003Keywords:
Outdoor sport events, Trail Running, environmental impacts, environmental awareness, level of acceptanceAbstract
Different types of initiatives have tried to join forces in the search for alternatives that contribute to the minimization of environmental impacts in the organization of mountain races. A good example of these initiatives has been the development and recent publication of two good practice guides elaborated by two groups of experts. But proposing is not the same as accepting. The path to consensus, if necessary, is not instantaneous, but is the sum of an intense dialogue between the parties and a back and forth of successes and mistakes that can only be detected with adequate monitoring. Taking the Salomon Ultra Pirineu as a case study, two were the objectives pursued: 1) advance in the knowledge of the generic profile of the practitioners of this sport discipline and 2) assess the degree of acceptance of the proposed recommendations in both guides by the participants of this event. The main results obtained include, on one hand, the presence of a high degree of acceptance of most of the recommendations proposed in both guides (70%) and, on the other, the verification of the existence of three especially critical recommendations if at the low degree of acceptance by the participants and high degree of affectation towards the natural environment we refer to: development of the tests during the night hours and spring months.
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