by Green Team captain Liz Li It was a sunny day for this year’s RF Events The Legend trail run at Sleepy Hollow State Park. The weather was ideal for a run, with plenty of shade along the trail. Runners could choose from 5 miles, 10 miles, or a half marathon. With Jeff busy hostingContinue reading “The Legend Trail Run 2024 Sustainability Report”
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Beer with a Free 5K: Oberun 2024 Sustainability Report
The 2024 RF Events Oberun 5K took place on a perfect evening for a short run with a long recovery with beer and good food. This was great for the athletes – and a lot of work for the Green Team. But having trained all summer, my crew was up for it. (The work, notContinue reading “Beer with a Free 5K: Oberun 2024 Sustainability Report”
Triceratops Tri 2024 Sustainability Report
The air quality was much better than this time last year, which means the RF Events Triceratops Tri could actually be held! 2023’s Canadian wildfires resulting in cancellation are gone, and we had a perfect evening for a sprint triathlon or duathlon at Island Lake Recreation Area. The Zero Waste effort at last month’s StegosaurusContinue reading “Triceratops Tri 2024 Sustainability Report”
Canton Liberty Run 2024 Sustainability Report
A nice day and a great turnout for the RF Events Liberty Run in Canton, with lots of red, white, and blue in evidence. About 750 runners participated in the 5K or 10K (some doing both) and the one-mile fun run. With a relatively small finish area we needed only one Zero Waste station nearContinue reading “Canton Liberty Run 2024 Sustainability Report”
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”
Stegosaurus Tri 2024 Sustainability Report
Another day of great weather for this year’s RF Events Stegosaurus Tri. This sprint triathlon is the first of four identical events over the summer. The athletes were pumped to get the season underway, and so was the Green Team. As usual, we set up the main Zero Waste station near the registration tent andContinue reading “Stegosaurus Tri 2024 Sustainability Report”
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”
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”
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”
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