by Emily Zirkle | Apr 30, 2018 | News
For the third year in a row, Rainier Fruit had the honor of sponsoring the Boston Marathon. In formal terms, we’re the official apple of the Boston Marathon (keep that one in mind for your next trivia outing). What does that mean? Our apples show up in a few different...
by Emily Zirkle | Jul 13, 2017 | Boston Marathon
Even though we are almost three months past the Boston Marathon, we don’t forget the experience and neither do the fans or the runners. Fans from around the country continue to contact us after they find our fruit in stores and tell us how much they love it and that...
by Emily Zirkle | Apr 13, 2017 | Boston Marathon
Our apples hit the road last week. Galas, Lady Alice® and Honeycrisp have been carefully packed and labeled for important destinations. They are ready for their days ahead with one job: to fuel the athletes and volunteers that line up for the Boston Marathon. Speaking...
by Emily Zirkle | Apr 6, 2017 | Boston Marathon
The days are counting down until the Boston Marathon. We might not be running, but we are just excited as we make our final preparations to pack the apples and ship them to Boston for each of the runners, volunteers and staff. But over the next 2 weeks, more than...
by Emily Zirkle | Apr 3, 2017 | Boston Marathon
The 121st B.A.A. Boston Marathon is only a few weeks away. It was only a couple of weeks ago when the temperatures here in Boston soared to above 70 degrees and we all started getting nervous about a possible “heat event” and what we would do if the temperatures went...
