Greening TDB2B10K

Each year, the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race expands its environmental practices thanks to its great green consulting partner Athletes for a Fit Planet. Together, we are building on our long-standing commitment to environmental and social responsibility.

In 2012, the TD Beach to Beacon 10K earned Silver certification as a sustainable event from the Council for Responsible Sport, and in 2014 we earned Gold certification. In 2016, the TD Beach to Beacon 10K became the first major U.S. road race to earn Evergreen certification—the highest level achievable. In 2019, we achieved Evergreen status again.

Sustainability Highlights Include:

• Recycling and composting waste at the Expo, the Kid’s Race and the 10K, including the start, all water stops, and the finish.
• Collecting Poland Spring plastic water bottles and other redeemable bottles and cans and sending them to CLYNK for processing. TDB2B10K will donate 100% of the proceeds to the Cromwell Center, this year’s official race charity.
• Providing free, secure valet bike parking to all runners, volunteers, and spectators at Fort Williams Park in partnership with the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. Runners who take advantage of the Bike Valet service will be shuttled to the start. The shuttles are only for runners with Bike Valet wrist bands. (No exceptions!)
• Offsetting carbon emissions of race operations with carbon credits and RECs purchased from NativeEnergy.

Here’s How You Can Help Us Become Evergreen:

Recycle and compost your trash from start to finish. Our goal for the 2022 TDB2B10K is to recycle and compost 90% of the waste the race produces.  To ensure we meet this goal, the TD Beach to Beacon 10K will have recycling bins at the start, we are composting the cups on the course, and we’ll have Green Team volunteers staffing Waste Stations at the finish. On the food-tent field, runners put their trash on the tables at the Waste Stations, and our Green Team volunteers make sure it goes in the right bin for redeemables, compostables, recyclables, landfill trash, plus a bin for waste fluids.

Recycling shoes at the Expo. Bring your old running shoes to the Nike booth at the expo and the staff will recycle them through Nike’s Reuse-a-Shoe program. The program keeps old shoes out of the landfill (they take hundreds of years to break down) and provides a second life for the materials in such things as playgrounds, basketball courts, and tracks.

Reduce your carbon footprint by riding your bike to the race. In partnership with the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, the race is again offering free bike parking at Fort Williams for runners, volunteers, and spectators. Shuttle buses to the start will be provided only for runners who use the bike parking service. Visit our Bike Valet page for more information.

Use Satellite Parking and Take the Shuttle Bus. The TD Beach to Beacon 10K is providing transportation to and from the race from satellite parking lots. Please plan to use these parking lots and the shuttle buses as they reduce traffic congestion near the start on race morning and reduce CO2 emissions.

Carpool. If everyone shared a ride, we’d cut our carbon footprint from travel in half. That’s a big deal because runner travel accounts for the vast majority of the race’s overall carbon footprint. What’s more, carpooling can dramatically reduce traffic congestion. So please share a ride to the race with friends, family, and team members.

Go Plogging. We encourage all runners training for the TDB2B10K to make at least one training run a plogging run. Carry a bag (preferably a reusable tote bag) and collect trash along the road or trail. Bring it home, sort it, and give yourself a hug for helping to clean up the planet!

Share your plogging with us, post your photos and tag us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter:

Twitter: @beach2beacon10k

Facebook: www.facebook.com/tdbeachtobeacon10k

Instagram: @tdbeach2beacon

Race hashtag: #TDB2B10K

Not racing but looking to have fun on race day? Then volunteer for the TDB2B10K Green Team here. We need Green Team volunteers at Fort Williams Park from 6:45 am until noon on race day.

The TD Beach to Beacon 10K is committed to respecting and including athletes and volunteers of all abilities and does not discriminate based on age, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, race, or religion. If you have comments or suggestions for how we can enhance and strengthen this commitment, please contact us.