Nature's Path® Whidbey Island Marathon
What the Nature's Path Whidbey Island Marathon is doing to be more 'Green-Friendly':- On-site Recycling & Composting: In 2007 our race participants played a significant role in helping us make the event more green. Via an onsite recycling and composting program supported by the WSU/Island County Waste Wise Program and the NAS Whidbey Island Composting Center, the event sponsors, vendors, participants and staff successfully recycled and composted more than 51% of the waste created during the event weekend. Knowing that 2007 was the first year of our recycling and composting program, with your help we look forward to recycling and composting even more in 2008.
- The All-Organic Pasta Dinner: The All-Organic Pasta Dinner benefits are two-fold. Not only will the attendees get an amazingly nutritious dinner in prep for the race, but in sourcing the foods from a variety of certified organic sponsors, the attendees will know that no pesticides were released into the environment because of their meal.
- The Use of Recycled Paper: As we did in 2007, this year the Nature's Path Whidbey Island Marathon will be using 100% post-consumer recycled paper bags for the participant goodie bags distributed at the event expo. These bags, graciously donated by Nature's Path, can also be used as your clothing drop bag on the morning of the event. In 2007, the event also printed all of our event brochures on a partial post-consumer recycled paper ?we plan to do the same in 2008.
About the Nature's Path Whidbey Island Marathon
Want to run a gorgeous scenic course on country back roads and along waterfront coastline? See snow-capped mountains, beaches and wildlife? If so, come join us for this year's Nature's Path Whidbey Island Marathon and Half-Marathon!
Whidbey Island is the perfect island weekend getaway where you can leave the city behind. Just north of Seattle, on Washington State's Puget Sound is Whidbey Island, one of the longest islands in the United States. As a destination vacation playground for many, the island provides a vehicle accessible getaway from the busier mainland. Providing picturesque ocean views and tranquil farmland, the full marathon and half marathon courses of the Nature's Path Whidbey Island Marathon & Half Marathon are definitely paths through nature.
April 13, 2008
Whidbey Island, Washington
For more information:
http://www.whidbeyislandmarathon.com/
