Back to The Woodlands at Bruin Lake two weeks after Run Woodstock for Dances with Dirt – Hell Edition. In addition to the 100K relay and 50K and 50-mile ultras, RF Events continued with the 30K they offered last year for the 30th anniversary. As more campers are coming in early for this event, IContinue reading “Crushing It: Dances with Dirt – Hell Sustainability Report”
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XXX Marks the Spot! Dances with Dirt 2024 Sustainability Report
Camp Bruin in Gregory was the setting for the 30th anniversary of Dances with Dirt – Hell Edition. In addition to the relay and 50K and 50-mile ultras, they added a 30K for the occasion. It was foggy in the morning, providing a cool and mysterious start to the ultrarunners and relay teams. By noonContinue reading “XXX Marks the Spot! Dances with Dirt 2024 Sustainability Report”
A Good Day in Hell! Dances with Dirt Michigan 2023 Sustainability Report
by Green Team captain Alexandria Galens Dances with Dirt was a great Saturday! The sun was shining and the course was considerably less muddy than in previous years. With one volunteer and three staff members the slow morning and busy afternoon went as smoothly as anyone could have hoped. There were also some excellent costumesContinue reading “A Good Day in Hell! Dances with Dirt Michigan 2023 Sustainability Report”
Hell of a Good Day: Dances with Dirt 2022 Sustainability Report
It was a pretty good day in Hell for Dances with Dirt this year. A brief rain in the morning turned into a cool overcast day, with the sun peeking out occasionally. A perfect day for solo and relay ultras in the woods. The big change from 2021 was relocation from Halfmoon Lake to CampContinue reading “Hell of a Good Day: Dances with Dirt 2022 Sustainability Report”
(Rain) Dances with Dirt – Hell 2021 Sustainability Report
Hell is a wetter place than I’d imagined. At least this year’s Dances with Dirt in Hell, Michigan, was wet. The races (50K, 50-mile, and relay) began on time, into a steady rain that lasted until after 10 a.m. The skies cleared in the afternoon and it warmed up, but the post-race area remained saturated,Continue reading “(Rain) Dances with Dirt – Hell 2021 Sustainability Report”
A Long, Dirty Day: Dances with Dirt Hell Sustainability Report
A wet, dirty run through the wilderness. Not your idea of how to spend a fall Saturday? How about pizza, beer, and live music afterward? Plus you can wear exotic costumes and give your team a raunchy name. Welcome to Dances with Dirt, Hell edition! This very popular event creates a lot of waste, mostContinue reading “A Long, Dirty Day: Dances with Dirt Hell Sustainability Report”
A Day in Hell: Dances with Dirt 2018 Sustainability Report
This race has it all. Solo ultras, a 100K relay, beer and pizza at the end, … and a long day for the staff, including the Zero Waste team. The past two years, the rush of people all leaving at once has overwhelmed the Zero Waste team with rapidly filled bags of beer cans andContinue reading “A Day in Hell: Dances with Dirt 2018 Sustainability Report”
Down and Dirty: Dances with Dirt – Hell 2017
Dances with Dirt – Hell is an excuse for several thousand people to dress up in wild costumes, run a few miles on trails, get dirty, and then consume a lot of beer. Hundreds of relay teams and a few brave solo ultrarunners carve their way through the Pinckney recreation area – some of itContinue reading “Down and Dirty: Dances with Dirt – Hell 2017”
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