This year’s Hightail to Ale 5K was another crazy busy but smooth experience for the Zero Waste team. With over 1,000 runners finishing and reaching for their free beer in a short period of time, we had to be on our toes. Did someone say, “Free Beer?” Like last year, we put our main stationContinue reading “Hightail to Ale 2025 Sustainability Report”
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Bonfyre Trail Fest 2024 Sustainability Report
Another great year for the Bonfyre Trail Fest. About 750 runners showed up for trail runs of 5(ish), 10(ish), and 18(ish) miles on the DTE Foundation Trails. It was a bit chilly in the morning, so I (Jeff) ran the 10-miler to keep warm. (Worked.) An improvement from last year was a larger Zero WasteContinue reading “Bonfyre Trail Fest 2024 Sustainability Report”
Hightail to Ale 2023 Sustainability Report
The Hightail to Ale race, held at the Atwater Brewery in Detroit, is essentially a beer and pizza party with a 5K along the riverfront thrown in. And with weather perfect for running and partying, everyone had a good time and ate and drank a lot. Which kept the Green Team busy! Attendance was aboutContinue reading “Hightail to Ale 2023 Sustainability Report”
Grin and Beer It: Oberun 5K Sustainability Report
If you “beer it” they will come… The Oberun – a beer party with a 5K thrown in – takes place at Wiard’s Orchards in Ypsilanti. The always-popular event hadn’t been run since 2019, for reasons we’re all aware of, but people hadn’t forgotten what a good time it is. And once again, beer salesContinue reading “Grin and Beer It: Oberun 5K Sustainability Report”
Ale’s Well That Ends Well! Hightail to Ale 2022 Sustainability Report
Hightail to Ale is one of those iconic examples of the truism, “If you provide beer, they will come.” Held at the Atwater Brewery in Detroit, runners enjoy a 5K along the riverfront, followed by free beer after they finish, along with live music and food from Simply Spanish, Little Caesar’s, and Atwater. Attendance wasContinue reading “Ale’s Well That Ends Well! Hightail to Ale 2022 Sustainability Report”
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