This year’s Epic Races Ann Arbor Tri kicked off at 7:30 a.m. on an overcast morning, with water temperature at Halfmoon Lake Beach 82 degrees, warm enough that wetsuits were discouraged. Air temperature was warm but quite reasonable for a triathlon. I (Jeff) arrived at 6:15 to do a basic setup, which the Green TeamContinue reading “Tri-umph! Ann Arbor Tri 2026 Sustainability Report”
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Tri Goddess Tri 2026 Sustainability Report
It was a wonderful cool morning at Portage Lake for this year’s Tri Goddess triathlons, put on by Epic Races. There were a number of races to suit your style, from various triathlon distances to aquabike, duathlon, and even a relay. And, as evidenced by the featured photo, plenty of family and friends were thereContinue reading “Tri Goddess Tri 2026 Sustainability Report”
Triceratops Tri 2026 Sustainability Report
RF Events kicked off their summer triathlons with the Triceratops Tri on a Wednesday afternoon that started with a bit of rain, then turned into a perfect evening for the nearly 300 athletes doing the sprint triathlon or duathlon. Rocking the 5K to the finish! I set up the main Zero Waste station near theContinue reading “Triceratops Tri 2026 Sustainability Report”
Island Lake Tri 2026 Sustainability Report
Report written by HPR event captain Marilyn Harbin This year’s Island Lake Tri was the eighth year HPR has supported it, and while there are always a couple of surprises to handle, everything went smoothly, and more or less according to plan. Beautiful morning to swim / bike / run! We first set up byContinue reading “Island Lake Tri 2026 Sustainability Report”
Yabba Dabba Done! T-Rex Tri 2025 Sustainability Report
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”
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”
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