Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend: Sustainability
The Most Beautiful Urban Marathon in America®
We are blessed with the most beautiful environment in the Twin Cities and at Twin Cities In Motion we want to start doing our part and work towards hosting a more sustainable event to keep it that way. We hope you join us in lessening our impact on the environments we are get to run in and there are a few ways you can help us throughout your race weekend!
TC 10 Mile and Twin Cities Marathon Recognized as World Athletics Sustainable Events
For the first year the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon and TC 10 Mile have been recognized as a sustainable events by World Athletics in addition to our World Athletics Road Race Label.
The Athletics for a Better World Standards address all levels of an event including procurement, energy, food and water management, travel, and diversity, accessibility, and inclusion within our staff, volunteers, and participants. Our Marathon and 10 Mile have met the standards to be a certified sustainable event and our staff is setting our sights on higher certification levels in the future.
Twin Cities In Motion will continue to follow and advocate for the sustainability values we share with World Athletics. We recognize the growing environmental challenges that face our world today; air pollution, climate change, and overconsumption of resources. We also recognize the lack of global equality and diversity that create environmental and social impacts that can pose as serious threats to our quality of life and our communities.
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At the start line drop your clothes in a designated bin to be collected and donated. Bins will be clearly marked throughout the start area.
START LINE
All of the water and Nuun cups on course are compostable, this means all of the bins on course are for compost only. Drop your cups in those but please throw your gel packets to the side of the road for our volunteers to collect and dispose of properly.
ON COURSE
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Recycle your heat sheets by passing them off to a green team volunteer after the finish chute.
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Sustainability Stations will be spread throughout the Capitol grounds with signage to guide you on which items belong in which waste stream. Please follow the signage and ask a green team volunteer if you have any questions. We will be collecting compost, recycling, and trash.
FINISH LINE
Consider lowering your race day carbon footprint by taking public transportation to the start or from the finish. All participants get free rides with Metro Transit on race day!