Sunday, October 12 was a perfect day for the Ann Arbor Marathon, with cool temps and partly cloudy skies, and a great turnout with over 2,000 runners doing the full, half, 10K, or 5K runs. That combined with pizza, popcorn, ice cream, and the classic Epic Races full breakfast promised to make it a busyContinue reading “Ann Arbor Marathon 2025 Sustainability Report”
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Nine Years and Counting! Trail Marathon 2025 Sustainability Report
April is Earth Month, and what better way to celebrate it than with a cupless, sustainable race? Trail Marathon is just that, and Happy Planet Running has been proud to support it for the past nine years! We had a good team this year. Along with regular staffer Liz, new intern Iki joined us forContinue reading “Nine Years and Counting! Trail Marathon 2025 Sustainability Report”
Martian Invasion of Races 2025 Sustainability Report
A great day to run a marathon, or any other distance, at this year’s Martian Invasion of Races in Dearborn. Over 2,000 runners showed up to take on the nearby roads on a cool morning in bright sunshine, conditions which put the Green Team in a good mood! Jenny and Liz get into the grooveContinue reading “Martian Invasion of Races 2025 Sustainability Report”
Ann Arbor Marathon 2024 Sustainability Report
A wet, cold day in downtown Ann Arbor didn’t stop nearly 2,000 runners from showing up for our annual marathon, hosted by Epic Races. Whether they ran the full 26.2 or one of the shorter races, they all got a good run in, and ate and drank a lot afterward. So the Green Team hadContinue reading “Ann Arbor Marathon 2024 Sustainability Report”
Eight and Counting! Trail Marathon 2024 Sustainability Report
The eighth year of Zero Waste at Trail Marathon was another success! It has the special distinction of being the first race I did Zero Waste for, and the first cupless race RF Events put on, which means an event that celebrates the beauty of the environment also respects it, with minimal waste generated. AndContinue reading “Eight and Counting! Trail Marathon 2024 Sustainability Report”
Little Green Team! Martian Invasion of Races 2024 Sustainability Report
Another perfect day for the RF Events Martian Invasion of Races at Ford Field Park in Dearborn, although the back part of the marathon course had flooded from the previous day’s rain, so the full was two loops of the half marathon course. Nobody seemed to mind. Our setup was similar to last year, withContinue reading “Little Green Team! Martian Invasion of Races 2024 Sustainability Report”
Back in Town! Ann Arbor Marathon 2023 Sustainability Report
Guess who just got back today? Those wild-eyed marathoners who’d been away… For the first time in many years, the Ann Arbor Marathon started and finished in the heart of downtown. Energy was high, both from runners and from spectators who paused their shopping and dining to cheer them on. Runners had the option ofContinue reading “Back in Town! Ann Arbor Marathon 2023 Sustainability Report”
Seven years and rocking on! Trail Marathon 2023 Sustainability Report
Cupless races continue to rock. That summed up 2022’s Zero Waste effort at the RF Events Trail Marathon and it summed up this year as well. The event was one day this year, with all four of the usual races – 5-mile, half, marathon, and 50K – on the fabulous Potawatomi Trail in Pinckney. WhileContinue reading “Seven years and rocking on! Trail Marathon 2023 Sustainability Report”
Martian Invasion of Races 2023 Sustainability Report
The weather was so good for this year’s Martian Invasion of Races I wonder if RF Events gave Mother Nature the wrong date for this race. We’ve had rain, snow, ice storms, and huge wind gusts in the past. It did get warm by noon, but most runners had finished by then. Chris Cakes providedContinue reading “Martian Invasion of Races 2023 Sustainability Report”
Ann Arbor Marathon 2022 Sustainability Report
The Ann Arbor Marathon is an event Tree Town residents and fans can be proud of. Showcasing some beautiful nature areas and the Huron River, the race has also been Zero Waste since 2017. The 2022 event took place on a cool, gorgeous October morning, and over 1,400 runners took on a 5K, 10K, halfContinue reading “Ann Arbor Marathon 2022 Sustainability Report”
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