September 23rd, 2009 Where’s FitPlanet in September and October?
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News September 23 – This month and next are incredibly busy for FitPlanet. Here’s a quick summary of some of the recent races we have helped to ‘green’ and some of the upcoming events we will be attending. If you’re participating in or attending any of these races, please come say hello!
September 18-19 – Reach the Beach Relay, NH. Thanks to the Stonyfield Organics this 24-hour, 200-mile point-to-point relay race was the greenest ever. We recycled from start to finish and runners made voluntary contributions to href=”http://www.outdoors.org”>Appalachian Mountain Club that will go to AMC projects to reduce carbon emissions.
September 20 – CVS Caremark Downtown 5K, Providence RI. About 8,000 runners participated in Rhode Island’s largest road race. FitPlanet helped the race divert about 65% of the 2.6 tons of waste from landfill to recycling.
September 27 – Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon.. FitPlanet is helping the race recycle from start to finish and compost the water and Gatorade cups. We believe it’ll be the first such composting effort in Canada! In addition, we’ll be encouraging runners to carpool and use public transport to get to and from the race in an effort to reduce the Marathon’s carbon footprint.
Scheduled for the same weekend is the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Cup Professional Criterium on Saturday Sept. 26 and the Hub on Wheels bike ride through the streets of downtown Boston on Sunday Sept. 27. Both are taking steps to be as green as possible.
October 4 – Rock n Roll Half Marathon San Jose. FitPlanet will be exhibiting at the pre-race expo so stop by to say hello and sign the EcoPledge. The race is pulling out all the stops this year to be green, including recycling, composting, carbon reductions and a variety of other initiatives.
October 18 – Amica Marathon Newport, RI. We’ll have a comprehensive recycling and compost plan in place for this race as well as carbon emissions reduction and offset options.
October 25 – Marine Corps Marathon Arlington VA. The “People’s Marathon” will attract over 25,000 runners and will be among the greenest of the big city marathons in the country. Why? Because MCM is applying for certification to the Council for Responsible Sport standard.
If you’re a race director looking for help greening your race or interested in the Pledge of Sustainability, please call or email Bruce Rayner at 508-429-0976 and bruce@afitplanet.com
