Triad Compost Service

Love this reuse idea GSO Goes Green

Old Halloween costumes haunting your closet? Instead of keeping them stored away, donate them to the City's Costume Comeback. Your gently used costumes and accessories will help stock a free community costume shop in October, giving them a second life and helping keep reusable items out of the landfill.
Visit www.greensboro-nc.gov/costumecomeback for drop-off locations.

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Good Idea GSO Goes Green

Old Halloween costumes haunting your closet? Instead of keeping them stored away, donate them to the City's Costume Comeback. Your gently used costumes and accessories will help stock a free community costume shop in October, giving them a second life and helping keep reusable items out of the landfill.

Visit www.greensboro-nc.gov/costumecomeback for drop-off locations.

Seven Sisters is so good!

Local watermelons from Seven Sisters Farm in Denton, NC are here! 🍉 We have both seedless and seeded melons while they’re in season. Shop local and support community farmers!

We use Biobag. They work so well for our residential customers!

This bag has one job.
To carry your food waste — so it can become something new.
Designed to keep the cycle going, without getting in the way.

What a great event that turned green this year! We loved being apart of Beat The Heat this year.

♻️ Together, We Made Beat the Heat 5K Greener Than Ever! 🌎💚

One of our goals is to leave a positive impact on our community—not just through running and charity, but through sustainability.

Thanks to our incredible Green Team volunteers and our sustainability partners, we sorted event waste into recycling, compost, and landfill, diverting an amazing 65% of our waste by volume and 91% by weight away from the landfill!

2026 Sustainability Highlights:
🌱 91% landfill diversion rate
🍎 Most leftover perishable food was donated to Samaritan Ministries , helping neighbors in our community.
👟 Dozens of pairs of used running shoes were collected to give them a second life.
🙌 Hundreds of participants helped make better choices by using dedicated waste sorting stations manned by volunteers.

A huge thank you to our dedicated Green Team volunteers, who carefully sorted waste after the race to maximize recycling and composting efforts. Their hard work made these results possible!

And thank you to our outstanding sustainability partners for helping us build a race that’s better for our runners and better for our community.

💚 Every bottle recycled, every compostable item diverted, every donated meal, and every pair of shoes collected helps make a difference.

Together, we’re proving that a community race can also be a community steward.

Twin City Track Club
Piedmont Environmental (PEA)
Cook Medical
Triad Compost Service

Great advice!

Jean suggests this if you find yourself consistently throwing away produce: BUY SMALLER MORE OFTER 👍

Buy a few apples, bananas, peppers and other produce versus a whole bag, bunch or package 🍎🍊🍅🍋🫑🥔🧅

Tip: If you need a small amount of lettuce for toppings such as on tacos, grab what you need from the store's salad bar instead of buying a whole head of lettuce.

💸 Half-used food that rots costs more than used food from a smaller purchase saving money in the long run.

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🏃 Triad Compost Service is proud to partner with Twin City Track Club for the Beat the Heat 5K!

We'll be onsite collecting food scraps for composting and sharing how you can compost at home with our curbside service. Stop by our table and enter to win (3) FREE months of residential compost service!🌱

Hope to see ya'll there!

Hi runners! Continuing our series profiling competitors in the Elite Races at the Twin City Track Club's Cook Medical Beat the Heat 5K coming up July 18 in Winston-Salem. Learn more about the event at BTH5K.com.

CLEO BOYD

Home
Charlottesville, Va.

Club
Ragged Mountain Racing

Coach
Steve Boyd

University
University of Virginia (2017)

My Bests
Half Marathon: 1:12:26, Pittsburgh Half Marathon (2026)
10K: 32:53, Cooper River Bridge Run (2026)
5,000: 15:44, Raleigh Relays

Honors
Three-time Canadian 10K Championships medalist (2022, 2024, 2026)
Two-time Canadian 5K Championships medalist (2022, 2024)
ACC champion 5K and 10K (2016)

Fueling and Refueling
Pre-race: Bagel and coffee
Post-race: Burger and beer

Favorite Trail
Carriage Roads, Acadia National Park

When I'm Not Running
"Reading and going to the beach."

Top Workout
600-meter repeats with 400 meters at 5K effort and 200 meters at mile effort

Must-Have Gear
"Just my shoes!"

What I Like About Beat the Heat
"The gender equalizer race and the amazing crowds."

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Get out and Beat the Heat 5K! These folks are working hard to beat the waste, too! That's not small feat, and we admire the leadership and dedication it takes to pull off responsible event management. Well done. And good luck runners!

🔥 JUST 2 WEEKS TO GO! 🔥

The Cook Medical Beat the Heat 5K is almost here — and this year, you have the unique opportunity to run in a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP race right here in Winston-Salem! 🏆🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

But Beat the Heat isn’t just for elite runners. Runners and walkers of ALL levels are welcome. Whether you’re racing for a championship, chasing a PR, walking with friends, or simply showing up for your community — there’s a place for you at the starting line. 💙

💰 SAVE MONEY. RAISE MONEY. MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

❤️ Become a Charity Runner and raise $200+ to earn a FULL REFUND of your race registration.

👟 Join or create an Open Team and save as your team grows — with refunds/discounts of up to $15 per person!

Beat the Heat is about more than racing. It’s about friends, teams, local charities, volunteers, and a community coming together.

🔥 2 weeks. One starting line. One incredible community.
👉 Register today and join us July 18!

Twin City Track Club
Road Runners Club of America
Visit Winston-Salem
Cook Medical
Jones Racing Company
Junction311 Endurance Sports
We Run Winston
ASICS Running
The Go-To Winston-Salem