As mentioned in other places on our website, it is a priority to make this event as environmentally friendly as we can. Below is a list of efforts we're making to accomplish this:
- There is no hard copy advertising (posters, flyers, etc.), only web-based and word of mouth
- Registration is paperless (online) in advance and only hard-copy on race day
- There will be no t-shirts, bottles, or other unnecessary manufactured items given out for registrants
- There will be no plastic bags for race packets
- There will be no wasteful handouts (SWAG) for runners that generates waste/trash
- There will be no packet pick-up before race morning because it wastes gas and is unnecessary
- Park entry fees will be in place ($7 for IN license plates, $9 for out-of-state) to encourage carpooling
- There will only be two aid stations to reduce trash and encourage runners to carry refillable bottles
- Water will not be provided via disposable bottles/containers
- Gatorade/Powerade will be purchased in bulk powdered form (admittedly standard at races) instead of disposable bottles/containers
- Trail marking will be accomplished with reusable signs instead of surveyor's tape, spray paint, paper signs, etc.
- We will be accepting old athletic shoes on race day for recycling. Registered participants who bring a pair will receive $5 to help offset the registration costs
- Finisher's awards for marathoners are hand-made from deadfall wood and reusable rubber stamps
- Awards will only be given to the top two male and female finishers of each race. They will be useful & reusable or consumable
- We will be accepting safety pins (used for numbers) after the race for re-use
- We will minimize the purchase of singe-use race supplies to reduce manufacturing and unnecessary goods
- In general we will make every effort to keep this event as simple as we can. Please keep this in mind and remember that it's for the benefit of Lincoln State Park, and the environment as a whole!