The Blue Mile – Race for the Environment is the UK’s newest mass-participation event designed to get you immersed in our wonderful watery environment and raise some money for charity. It will be open to everyone to take part and complete a mile in, on or next to a blue environment.
The concept is simple: select a sport, join a local club or gym to do some training, get yourself fit and then join us and thousands of others to take part in THE BLUE MILE – Race for the Environment.
The 1st Edition of THE BLUE MILE took place in front of Plymouth’s waterfront on the 3rd-4th July 2010 and raised essential funds for the official charity partner WWF-UK. The mile-long course started and finished at the historic Mayflower steps and saw over 641 people take to the water to swim, paddle and walk for the environment during the weekend, including a host of celebrities and blue ambassadors, who are passionate advocates for the environment.
This was the first Blue Mile event to take place in the UK, with the format of mixing mass participation on the water with an experiential and educational village designed to actively engage people with our marine environment. Sport Environment are now looking to take the concept further to create a world-class format that uses the power of sport to create social and environmental change. If you would like to find out more, please visit the official website: