We are trying for Zero Waste, Carbon Neutral.
In our efforts to make the world a better place to live now, and for the future, we have implemented steps to reduce the environmental impact in the presentation of our event.

The following steps are being strictly adhered to by the Marin County Marathon:

• Power will be generated by solar energy.
• On site recycling will be utilized to the maximum effort.
• All paper products will be post-consumer recycled.
• All utensils and cookware will be corn-based compostable.
• Toilet tissue, soaps, paper towels, etc will be biodegradable.
• We will not use regular plastic bottles of drinking water.
• Post event meals will be only natural and/or organic.
• Coffees, teas and other beverages served will only be organic and fair trade.
• Our race packets will not be the typical plastic bags.
• Our goals are to minimize the waste and carbon footprint generated by our event.

Please check back on this page as we update further actions to occur.

People interested in ride sharing or carpooling to attend The Marin Marathon are invited to sign up for a PickupPal account and become members of a growing and dynamic community.

It is free to join and to use. On the site members can post routes as passengers and/or drivers, they can complete a profile, upload a photo. Within their account, PickupPals can track the number of rides they have given or taken, the number of miles they have traveled via ride sharing and The Marin Marathon can keep track of the amount of emissions we have all reduced as a result. See it yourself, click here to go to the website.