Another March means another St. Patrick’s Day, and that means another Corktown Races at Roosevelt Park in Detroit. Over 2,500 people showed up to drink beer and do a little running on the side, and once again, Happy Planet Running was there to make sure it was all sustainably enjoyed. While this was the fourthContinue reading “Green Race, Green Result! Corktown Races 2026 Sustainability Report”
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Green & Clean! Corktown Races 2025 Sustainability Report
Roosevelt Park in Detroit was full of green on the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day, as over 2,500 people showed up to run a mile or 5K on local roads before enjoying some snacks and beer, and the parade following the race. For the first time in three years, the weather was nice, with reasonablyContinue reading “Green & Clean! Corktown Races 2025 Sustainability Report”
Cold One for St. Patrick’s? Make it a Double! Corktown and Shamrocks & Shenanigans Sustainability Reports
Mother Nature picked the perfect time to stick a windy, freezing day in the middle of terrific early spring weather. “Perfect” for laughing her butt off. Certainly the HPR crew was freezing its butts off! But we persevered and pulled off two successful Zero Waste efforts, at St. Patrick’s day themed races: Shamrocks & ShenanigansContinue reading “Cold One for St. Patrick’s? Make it a Double! Corktown and Shamrocks & Shenanigans Sustainability Reports”
Have a Cold One! Corktown Races 2023 Sustainability Report
How can you make the 40th anniversary of a St. Patrick’s Day celebration run even better? How about making it zero waste for the first time ever? The Corktown Races – a kids run, one-miler, and the signature 5K – have been a Detroit tradition for a long time. This year the race director decidedContinue reading “Have a Cold One! Corktown Races 2023 Sustainability Report”
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