We're Going GREEN!

The IMS Arizona Marathon has made a commitment to going green and will be making eco-friendly changes to improve our race this year and in the years to come in order to lessen our carbon footprint.

Changes include:

• Parking in one location and using green transportation to starting points
• Reusable timing chips
• Recycling bins for water bottles
• Using pace bicycles rather than pace vehicles
• Clothing dropped during race will be collected and given to shelters and homeless

Ways you can green-ify your running and race:

• Carpool, shuttle, or bike to event(s)and the gym
• During races, bring your trash to next aid station or drop at appropriate location
• Reuse water bottles or drop in recycling bins
• Even better, buy reusable bottles rather than plastic bottles
• Run along trails and paths when training (don’t be a trailblazer!)
• Donate your old and used running gear
• i.e. Nike has a Reuse-A-Shoe program, there is also Soles4Souls, Shoe4Africa, or One World Running
• Run and train outside rather than on a treadmill
• Use resources like craigslist.org to find used gear (i.e. bikes), rather than buying new
• Wash your clothes in cold water and hang dry, which will also improve their longevity

Have further suggestions? Let us know!