The 50th anniversary of the Dexter-Ann Arbor Run this year achieved a couple of sustainability milestones, appropriate for the special year: And all this with attendance up 33 percent from last year, a post-pandemic high of over 4,100 runners. Waste streams included: Our single bag of landfill consisted of tape, diapers, contaminated plastic, laminated paper,Continue reading “Happy 50th! Dexter-Ann Arbor Run 2024 Sustainability Report”
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Twofer: Flirt with Dirt and Island Lake Tri Sustainability Reports
For several years “running” now, Happy Planet Running has served two events on the same morning; Flirt with Dirt, put on by RF Events, and the Island Lake Triathlon put on by Epic Races. The following is a combined report of our efforts on June 1. Both went smoothly, with great landfill diversion percentage asContinue reading “Twofer: Flirt with Dirt and Island Lake Tri Sustainability Reports”
Ale of a Good Time! Hightail to Ale 2024 Sustainability Report
Another perfect evening in Detroit for the RF Events Hightail to Ale 5K at the Atwater Brewery, which meant happy runners and a lot of beer consumed (three 96-gallon carts, or roughly 1,500 cans). The Green Team was happy too, with the 10-yard recycling dumpster from Unlimited Recycling in the perfect spot and just bigContinue reading “Ale of a Good Time! Hightail to Ale 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”
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”
The Lions Slept, the Runners Didn’t! Super 5K 2024 Sustainability Report
The Super 5K at Novi High School on Super Bowl Sunday was very much a “blue” event. Of the nearly 900 runners, it seemed like 800 were dressed in Lions gear. Ah, what could have been! But spirits were high and conditions were perfect for a quick morning run. The Zero Waste team set upContinue reading “The Lions Slept, the Runners Didn’t! Super 5K 2024 Sustainability Report”
Go, Gobble, and Gone! Downtown Ann Arbor Turkey Trot 2023 Sustainability Report
The RF Events Turkey Trot in downtown Ann Arbor on Thanksgiving morning is something like a “here and gone” event. I arrived at 6:30 a.m. to set up, the runners were off at 8:30, and we were packed up and outta there at 10:45, with Liberty Street clean and open to traffic like nothing hadContinue reading “Go, Gobble, and Gone! Downtown Ann Arbor Turkey Trot 2023 Sustainability Report”
The Things I Do For Trash! Epic Races Original A2 Turkey Trot Sustainability Report
This year’s Original A2 Turkey Trot promised to be quick and simple, at least from a Zero Waste standpoint, and after the crazy-busy summer I was looking forward to it. And then Epic Races director Eva approached the Zero Waste Station holding a full-size turkey costume. “Hey, Jeff,” she said. “How would you like to…”Continue reading “The Things I Do For Trash! Epic Races Original A2 Turkey Trot Sustainability Report”
Pigging Out! Scrumpy Skedaddle 2023 Sustainability Report
by Green Team captain Rachael Rewitzer What a time to BEE a sustainable race! Sunday was the RF Events Scrumpy Skedaddle at Almar Orchards & Cidery, home to JK Scrumpy cider, a necessity after their 5k and 10k races. Despite a large number of aggressive yellow jackets bingeing on leftover syrup, no one gotContinue reading “Pigging Out! Scrumpy Skedaddle 2023 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”
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