Kāpiti Half Marathon
Reuse That Fits the Race
The Kāpiti Half Marathon, proudly delivered by Barefoot Sport, is built around community, movement and care for the places people run through - and has long been proactive about reducing single-use on course.
To support the growth of the race, and the thousands of runners moving at pace, 6,000 FillGood reusable cups were placed across hydration stations and the finish line, replacing single-use cups and reducing waste right where it’s generated.
Reuse, Designed for Runners
Barefoot Sport designs events that are participant-first, smooth-running and grounded in place. The reusable cup system followed the same principles.
Hydration stations are one of the most predictable parts of a race: runners arrive, grab a drink, hydrate, and move on. By matching the reusable system to this exact flow, reuse felt intuitive.
Runners used the FillGood cups just as they would single-use - grab, drink, return - with clear return points built directly into each station.
Reuse didn’t stop at the course either. At the finish line, Kaibosh powered their smoothie bike using FillGood reusable cups, giving runners a chance to refuel sustainably and deliciously after crossing the line.
The FillGood Setup
FillGood delivered a simple, on-course reuse system designed to keep runners moving.
The system included:
6,000 FillGood reusable cups in circulation across the course and finish line
Clearly integrated return points at hydration stations and the finish line
The aim was to make reuse the default, without slowing anyone down.
Impact
On the day, the impact of removing single-use cups was clear.
Across the entire event, only 34 kilograms of waste was sent to landfill - a remarkably low figure for a large-scale road race.
Taking single-use cups out of the system played a major role in this outcome. By switching fully to reusable cups on course, thousands of disposable items were eliminated before they could become waste, reducing litter, contamination and clean-up pressure across the route.
This shift was a key contributor to the event achieving an 85% overall diversion rate, with reuse doing the heavy lifting at the source rather than relying solely on downstream sorting.
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Impact in numbers
6,000
reusables used
91%
return rate
3
hydration zones PLUS the finish lines and smoothie bikes serviced!
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