The final triathlon of the 2025 season HPR serves is in the books, with the T-Rex Tri last Wednesday at Island Lake State Rec Area in Brighton. In a way it’s a marker of the approaching end of the summer, although there will be plenty of activity from now until the snow flies, and evenContinue reading “Yabba Dabba Done! T-Rex Tri 2025 Sustainability Report”
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Battle of Waterloo 2025 Sustainability Report
The Epic Races Battle of Waterloo is a combo of swims, bikes, and runs, through the Waterloo Recreation Area. It’s the only event of this kind I’m aware of, and it’s only held every two years. Athletes can choose the “full battle” of ten stages over 42 miles, or “half the battle” of six. EitherContinue reading “Battle of Waterloo 2025 Sustainability Report”
Rangers Night Off! Pterodactyl Tri 2025 Sustainability Report
The RF Events Pterodactyl Tri, like its brothers (sisters?) the Stegosaurus, Triceratops and T-Rex, is a sprint triathlon (with duathlon option) at Island Lake State Recreation Area in Brighton. This series is special to me because ten years ago it kick-started my zero waste business. I found out that despite the park having a recyclingContinue reading “Rangers Night Off! Pterodactyl Tri 2025 Sustainability Report”
Ann Arbor Tri 2025 Sustainability Report
The Halfmoon Lake beach area was already buzzing with activity when Happy Planet Running arrived at 6:30 a.m. to begin another Zero Waste event with the Epic Races Ann Arbor Triathlon. Over 300 athletes showed up to do a triathlon (up to Olympic distance), duathlon, or aquabike, and there were some relay teams, too. WeContinue reading “Ann Arbor Tri 2025 Sustainability Report”
Cool and Smooth: Tri Goddess Tri 2025 Sustainability Report
After a sweltering week here in southeast Michigan, the Tri Goddess Tri at Portage Lake took place on a relatively cool morning. Whether divine intervention or just Michigan weather, it was a big relief to the more than 300 athletes who showed up for one of the triathlon options (up to Olympic distance), duathlon, orContinue reading “Cool and Smooth: Tri Goddess Tri 2025 Sustainability Report”
Island Lake Triathlon 2025 Sustainability Report
Report written by HPR event captain Sara HaleblianFeatured image courtesy of Greg Sadler Photography This year’s Epic Races Island Lake Triathlon was another good one! The weather was perfect and there was a great turnout of 327 athletes. To make it even better, the Happy Planet Running team was there to make all that funContinue reading “Island Lake Triathlon 2025 Sustainability Report”
Stegosaurus Tri 2025 Sustainability Report
Report by HPR event captain Liz Li. We were so excited to be back at the Tri! Although the weather wasn’t ideal, we still had a great turnout with roughly 200 participants. Although at the start of the triathlon, someone dipped their hand in the water, immediately said, “I’m not doing this,” and opted toContinue reading “Stegosaurus Tri 2025 Sustainability Report”
Same / Not the Same: T-Rex Tri 2024 Sustainability Report
This year’s RF Events T-Rex Triathlon was the same, but different. The same is that it was the usual sprint triathlon or duathlon, the final of the yearly series. Different in that for the first time ever, it took place at a different location. Construction at Island Lake State Rec Area meant we had toContinue reading “Same / Not the Same: T-Rex Tri 2024 Sustainability Report”
Beating the Heat! Ann Arbor Tri 2024 Sustainability Report
It was a warm day for this year’s Epic Races Ann Arbor Tri at Halfmoon Lake. With the water temperature at 76 degrees, the swim portion was near perfect. By the time the Olympic distance finishers starting coming in, however, our canopy was up for shade and the Green Team was grateful to be underContinue reading “Beating the Heat! Ann Arbor Tri 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”
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