Sustainability

Our Commitment to Our Athletes, Our Communities, and Our Planet

Current Sustainability Initiatives

In an effort to continue and expand upon our green initiatives, the Life Time Miami Marathon & Half has enacted a few meaningful measures to help reduce our event’s impact on the environment:

  • Reduction of water bottle plastic waste via our partnership with Miami-Dade county to source water at the majority of aid stations from nearby fire hydrants.
  • Utilization of storm drain filters at various points throughout the course to protect Miami’s fragile waterways from on-course waste.
  • Unused finisher food and discarded clothing is donated to charity (more info below!) Finisher shirts that runners have opted-out of receiving – an option we first offered in 2020 – will also be donated.
  • Reduction of paper usage, which accounts for the majority of municipal waste, with the implementation of digital communication/signage where possible on race day.

2024 Recycling Recap

Thanks to our partners at Gradible and Champions for GREEN for their efforts in helping divert waste from landfills to instead be repurposed into new products.

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Future Sustainability Goals

  • Develop and implement an organization-wide sustainability policy that guides daily operations and decisions across all of our events and programs
  • Eliminate cups in the near future

How You Can Help

  • Utilize Reduce.Recycle.Reuse stations installed throughout the start/finish lines and on-course
  • Carry your own reusable hydration bottle, and utilize self-service water refill stations. Reuse the Proud Source aluminum water container received in the Finish Chute to refill water at the stations provided instead of grabbing a new bottle when empty. Remember to recycle your Proud Source bottle in the proper receptacle onsite when finished.
  • Don’t throw away your old running sneakers. Donate them to charities, like our partners at Sneaker Impact, that will redistribute them to people in need or will recycle them
  • Extra Tips –
    • Carpool on Race Day
    • Take Public Transportation when possible

Food Donation

We’re thrilled to enter our third year of partnership with Food Rescue US South Florida to donate leftover food items, helping to provide meals for those who face food insecurity. Leftover athlete clothing discarded along the start area will also be collected and donated to those in need through our valued partner.

Food Rescue US South Florida is the local site for Food Rescue US, a national 501c3 with 40 locations in 22 states and DC, launched in January 2018 to fight food insecurity and food waste – a leading solution to climate change. Our network has grown to include 200+ registered food donors, 1,200+ registered volunteers, and 85+ registered social service agencies. Using the Food Rescue US web-based app, our volunteers rescue surplus fresh food from local markets, hotels, events, and large venues, and deliver it directly to agencies serving the food insecure. By rescuing this food, we prevent it from ending up in landfills where it decomposes, creating potent methane gas that warms our planet and compromises the health and well-being of those living nearby. In six years, we have prevented 10.1+ million pounds of food waste in South Florida. This food, instead, went to agencies, including shelters, food pantries, and crisis centers, and provided 8.4+ million meals.

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