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RACE SHIRTS
Each runner
receives a tech shirt made from recycled post-consumer waste: each shirt
uses about four 16.9 oz plastic water bottles! The shirts are made by Greenlayer
Sports using Repreve fibers.
 
RACE MEDALS
Medals are given to
the
top three finishers in each category only. They are
made with 100% recycled
glass and can be displayed as a sun catcher or ornament. The medals are
produced by Aurora Glass. For more information, click their logo
below.
CARBON CAPTURE GARDEN
To offset
the carbon emissions of travel to a large event, $1 of each registration will fund the planting of 100+
hardwood trees at the Santa Familia Primary School Kanan Kaax Model
Teaching Garden in Cayo, Belize. Dominant Maya forest trees, like Mahogany, Cedar, Zapote, Yaxnik, Jobo, Chicle,
and many others, capture tons of CO2 and the garden is used to teach kids the time-honored practices of forest gardening.
Click here for more information.
ORGANIC FOOD
Produce and bread products, donated by race sponsors, are certified
organic foods.
CARPOOL LOT
Located at the American Legion, 6501 Portland Ave. Click
here for more information.
Special thanks to Minneapolis/Richfield Post
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SOLAR POWER
For the first time,
the UWHM5K will go off the grid!! All electricity required at the
finish line (chip timing and music) will be generated with solar power,
thanks to Powerfully Green and the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society.
RACE BIBS
Participants will have the option to recycle their runner bibs at a recycle
station at the finish line. All gathered bibs will be sent to the Tyvek-DuPont
Corporation, where they can be made into new Tyvek products. Also, safety
pins will be collected and sanitized for re-use.
CLICK HERE TO READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S BIBS
MARKETING
In an effort to reduce our paper trail, we
have limited printed marketing material and have eliminated our printed
brochure.
PAPERLESS REGISTRATION
Registration is
completely paperless (by phone, walk-in, or online).
Click here for registration information.
REUSABLE SIGNS & BANNERS
Signs are designed
and printed on materials so they can be reused from year-to-year.
ATHLETES FOR A FIT
PLANET
The UWHM5K is
partnering with Athletes for a Fit Planet. Click above for
more information.
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SHOE RECYCLING
Bring your old shoes to
the race. Wipers Recycling accepts dry, clean shoes, paired together.
Half of the shoes are re-used in the community or donated to flood victims
in Minnesota. The other half of the shoes are made into new items.
All new products are made here in Minnesota!
COMPOST, REUSE, RECYCLE
All race materials are either compostable, reusable, or recyclable
(with help from Waste Management). Water stop cups are made of
compostable sugar cane material, finish line water is served in cups made of
compostable corn material, and other plastic and paper products are
recycled.
MEDAL RECYCLING
Unwanted runner medals
that participants want to recycle can be brought to race packet pickup day
or race day where Medals4Mettle
will be collecting them and reusing them as gifts for children battling
cancer.
FREE BUS RIDES
Metro Transit is partnering with the Urban Wildland Half Marathon & 5K to offer FREE rides to and from the race with
the Go Greener Pass!
Sharing the ride reduces
emissions and congestion.
Click below for your free ride to this year's race!
VIRTUAL RUNNER BAGS
Each runner
receives an email with links to sponsor deals made available only to our
registrants!
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