A great reminder for today - it's important to keep the race course and your training route clean:

Out There: Don’t Be A Seagull

A great reminder for today - it's important to keep the race course and your training route clean:

Out There: Don’t Be A Seagull By Susan Lacke Published 4 hours ago comments Tweet Share Share Print Give a hoot, don't pollute. If you’re going to take after a bird, be more like Woodsy Owl. Give a hoot, don’t pollute. The fall season is upon us. Kids are in school, everything is pumpkin-flavored, and as runners tackle their last long runs before the marathon season, their feet shuffle through piles upon piles of colorful, crinkly… Garbage. Yes, trash as far as the eye can see! It’s all over the trails and roads, creating a charming autumn scene of neon labels and metallic foil. Half-empty gel packets ooze drops of sugary goodness onto the sidewalk. Empty bottles of sports drink dot the landscape. Discarded bike tubes snake along the gravel. I’m still trying to wrap my head around why people do this. Some folks have explained they don’t want to stuff empty wrappers and oth...

Full article: http://running.competitor.com/2012/09/out-there/out-there...

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@lindathome » 25 Sep '12, 2pm
Don't Pollute (for my running/cycling/hiking friends) [link]
@Techie5K_10K » 21 Sep '12, 4pm
Happy Friday! If you're running over the weekend, keep your routes clean! [link] via @RunCompetitor
@RunCompetitor » 20 Sep '12, 9pm
Out There: @susanlacke says if you’re going to take after a bird, be more like Woodsy Owl. Give a hoot, don’t pollute. [link]
@smithna21 » 20 Sep '12, 6pm
RT @usatriathlon: A great reminder for today - it's important to keep the race course and your training route clean: [link]
@usatriathlon » 20 Sep '12, 6pm
A great reminder for today - it's important to keep the race course and your training route clean: [link]
@SusanLacke » 20 Sep '12, 6pm
Quit throwing empty gel packets on the ground. It's angering the humor columnist. (New post on @RunCompetitor) [link]
@ZenTriathlon » 20 Sep '12, 6pm
RT @usatriathlon: A great reminder for today - it's important to keep the race course and your training route clean: [link]
@tonygale » 20 Sep '12, 6pm
RT @usatriathlon: A great reminder for today - it's important to keep the race course and your training route clean: [link]