Endless Mileage Project

Welcome to the Endless Mileage Project ♻️ Founded by Olympian @benfblankenship, we exist at the intersection of sustainability and track & field Our current areas of focus are The Fast Forest and Recovered Running. Follow our journey here, or at EndlessMileage.org

In town for the Olympic Trials? We have a donation bin at the @GraduateEug in downtown Eugene - drop off any new or gently used athletic gear and we will redistribute it to young athletes in Oregon! @endless_mileage

A record-setting 80 athletes are being inducted into the Fast Forest‼️ 2023 was a historic year for the mile, seeing 69 American men and 11 American women dip under the 4-minute & 4:30 barriers—the most ever in one year The Fast Forest now consists of 838 trees 🌲 WHO’S NEXT?

Special thanks to our design maestro Lule Juarez for making this incredible donation bin out of a recycled garden barrel. And immense appreciation to Caroline Alcorta (@C_Alcorta), Erin Wagner, and the whole @oiselle team for making this dream a reality.

He will also be back up for the Thursday Night Flight Club on Thursday 2/29 at 6:30 p.m. - Leaping for Leap Year (3, 6, & 9 mile run option, walk option). We hope to see you out there!

Thrilled to share that we are partnering with the @oiselle flagship store in Seattle to set up our first Washington-based Recovered Running gear drop-off site. Throughout February you can swing by the store and drop off your new and gently-used running gear! 📷: @bjvcreative

Happy #GivingTuesday! We are so grateful for the support we’ve received from the running community thus far, making significant impact on the environment through the Fast Forest and hundreds of local athletes through Recovered Running Make a difference ➡️ endlessmileage.org

.@endless_mileage named recipient of P&G's Athletes for Good grant, @benfblankenship wins IOC's Climate Action Award for Athlete Advocacy 📰 buff.ly/3LJaiSK

Sport can be a part of the solution to the climate crisis. Congratulations to the winners! #IOCClimateActionAward | @Deloitte | @Airbnb | @MarcusMepstead | @COE_es | @worldsailing | @palomaschmidt | @OlimpicoCol | @WorldRugby | @benfblankenship

On behalf of the entire @endless_mileage team, thank you to @Olympics for your support of athlete initiatives through the #IOCClimateActionAwards, and thank you to @ProcterGamble for your generosity and belief!

This grant will allow us to foster even more sustainable programming - expanding engagement efforts as we distribute track & field gear through Recovered Running and planting trees as the Fast Forest continues to celebrate every US athlete who has broken 4 / 4:30 in the mile.

So excited to accept this year’s @olympics Climate Action x Athlete Advocacy Award, as well as an Athletes for Good grant (supported by @proctergamble) for my work with @endless_mileage !!

10 American women have broken the 4:30 mile barrier for the first time so far this year Four came from @SirWalterMiler just last night Welcome to the Fast Forest 🌲

Meet the Athletes competing for #IOCClimateActionAward in Athlete Advocacy supported by @ProcterGamble: @benfblankenship @endless_mileage 🌳 project & redistributes used sports 👕🩳 @oscholfield helps all levels of sports events to adopt sustainable practices. @marcusmepstead develops ♻️🤺equipment from 🌊 plastic & is an ambassador for @Treesftf @farndalej works with Athletes of the World to inspire athletes to become climate leasers.

@endless_mileage As athletes who work outdoors, we experience the climate crisis first hand. It can be overwhelming to wonder how an individual can do anything meaningful in the face of such challenges, but @endless_mileage is my attempt to do something - to honor athletes and serve our planet.

.@endless_mileage was an idea in my head for a long time; with the help and support of many, it became a reality. I’m honored to be able to give back to the communities that have shaped me, & I am blown away by the investment and passion of those who keep the effort going strong!

Proud to share that I’ve been announced as a shortlisted candidate for the first @olympics #IOCClimateActionAwards in two categories for my work with @endless_mileage ! The awards are: Athlete Advocacy supported by @ProcterGamble as well as Innovation supported by @Deloitte

We spy a familiar name in the #IOCClimateActionAwards shortlist! A huge (and much deserved) congratulations to our founder @benfblankenship 👏 Read more: olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-a…

The combined impact will go a long way in helping to eliminate barriers to entry in track & field for girls and young women across the state

In addition to the incredible donations from individual fans during #USATFOutdoors, five brands committed to donating 100 sports bras each! We’d like to extend the biggest thank you to (in alphabetical order): @adidas, @brooksrunning, @Nike, @PUMA, and @UnderArmour