A personal best for protecting the places you play, alongside your training for the TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS.
You’re motivated to get to the start line.
You’re already doing the training.
Are you ready to make it count for something bigger?
Over 20 weeks, you’ll take on simple, powerful pledges that fit into your training,
helping you protect the places you play.
WHAT?
Across 5 phases, you’ll:
1. Make a pledge for each training phase
Each phase has 1-4 pledges to choose from.
2. Train with it
Build it into your day, your runs and routines, commutes and club sessions.
3. Track your impact
Log your actions and see your CO₂e saved and waste reduced.
4. Stay consistent
Weekly tips, reminders, and content to keep you on track.
5. Reach your goals
See your impact add up in real time, and contribute to the collective community goal.
6. Win along the way
Each phase, a Pledgend of the Month is awarded a Pledgendary prize (including access to 2027 TCS Sydney Marathon spots!)
There are 5 Phases, one for each month from now until race day.
Each phase has 1-4 pledges to choose from and a goal to reach, with live impact leaderboards,
accountability tracking and epic prizes.
Reduce everyday waste through food and training habits
Goal = 60 waste pieces
Turn your commute into training, reduce emissions
Goal = 20kg CO2e
Take action with your community or club
Goal = 100 waste pieces
Make a bigger impact at home
Goal = 100kg CO2e
Run the race. Respect the place.
Goal = 60 waste pieces
Potential impact per runner
Multiply that across 500+ runners
=
With epic prize drops each phase, including:
Earned by tracking your pledge progress, amounting to CO₂e or waste reduced via Pledge for the Planet platform.
You’re not doing this alone. Join a growing community of runners taking action.
Share your journey, tag @pledgefortheplanet and show us how you’re running the talk.
Planet PB is your personal best for protecting the places you play. It’s a 20-week sustainability training plan designed to sit alongside your training for the TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS, helping you build habits that reduce waste and emissions.
No. Anyone can take part. Whether you’re training for the marathon, another race, or just moving your body regularly, Planet PB is open to everyone.
No entry fee. You join by committing to a simple, sustainable action.
Kickstart was a 21-day introduction. Planet PB is the full journey, a 20-week training plan where you build habits over time, just like you build fitness for race day.
Planet PB runs for 20 weeks, from April through to race day in August
Planet PB is broken into 5 monthly phases: Waste, Travel, Community, Renewable Energy, and Race Prep. Each phase has a small set of pledges and a clear goal to work towards.
No, but the more phases you join, the more impact you create, and the more chances you have to win prizes.
Each phase includes 1–4 simple pledges to choose from. You can pick what fits best into your routine.
Pledges are designed to fit naturally into your training life, things like:
- using reusable bottles or cups
- commuting via running, walking or cycling
- plogging with your run club
- switching to renewable energy
- reducing waste during race prep
We track:
- CO₂e reduced
- waste avoided
- habits built over time
You’ll see both your personal impact and the collective impact grow across the community.
Each phase has a simple, achievable goal, for example:
- reducing waste pieces
- lowering CO₂e through travel or energy
- taking action with your community
These build up to your overall Planet PB by race day.
Both. You can take part solo or alongside your run club. Either way, your impact counts.
Yes. You’ll be able to see how you’re tracking, alongside the wider community, as impact builds across the journey.
Yes. Each phase, one participant is crowned Pledgend of the Month, with prizes like:
- Sauna Project Sydney sessions
- Pledgendary prize packs
- entry into the draw for a 2027 marathon spot
Each month, we celebrate someone showing consistency, creativity, and community spirit in their actions.
Yes. You’ll be able to see how you’re tracking, alongside the wider community, as impact builds across the journey.