Heart rate monitor band. That was unpleasant.
And though it’s probably bad for me, there’s a reason I take Immodium before races.
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It’s a part of the macho mythology of some runners: I have to show how concentrated on running I am by dropping the cup just anywhere, rather than in the container that’s right there. And it’s mostly the wanna-be runners way back in the pack who do this; the real runners toward the front don’t need such pretenses.
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Absolutely spot-on. And most races aren’t really long enough for rehydrating; the water is just there for the hungover aging chubbies who shouldn’t be out there anyway. Dude, don’t give yourself a heart attack, just buy some Viagra and a Miata. I have been running for years and the rudeness of some race runners is absolutely shocking… throwing clothing, water bottles on the street, pissing in people’s yards, starting up front and then leisurely jogging five abreast, blocking anyone from passing… the list goes on and on. I think some people think that just because they’re “serious” enough to put on running shoes at 8AM on Saturday that they’re entitled to be littering slobs in order to “enhance their performance”. Spot-on pitting, IMO.
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I have been running for years …
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What you do on the toilet doesn’t count.
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Absolutely spot-on. And most races aren’t really long enough for rehydrating; the water is just there for the hungover aging chubbies who shouldn’t be out there anyway. Dude, don’t give yourself a heart attack, just buy some Viagra and a Miata. I have been running for years and the rudeness of some race runners is absolutely shocking… throwing clothing, water bottles on the street, pissing in people’s yards, starting up front and then leisurely jogging five abreast, blocking anyone from passing… the list goes on and on. I think some people think that just because they’re “serious” enough to put on running shoes at 8AM on Saturday that they’re entitled to be littering slobs in order to “enhance their performance”. Spot-on pitting, IMO.
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Bolding mine. Nice attitude there Brain Wreck. Full of yourself much?
Not long enough for re-hydrating? Lot’s of people are talking marathons here. Anyway you should go back and read post #45 by Scylla. You may learn something.
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I think some people think that just because they’re “serious” enough to put on running shoes at 8AM on Saturday that they’re entitled to be littering slobs in order to “enhance their performance”. Spot-on pitting, IMO.
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Or again, maybe they’re following the directions put forth by the race organizers who, I would guess, know more about the cleanup procedures than you or I. As was also pointed out earlier in the thread, it is easier for them to cleanup empty cups off the street than half filled cups from garbage cans, hence the instructions that they ask that you discard litter on the street.
Again (from the New York Marathon website on information for entrants:
“When discarding a cup, toss it gently toward the side of the road or straight down toward your feet. Make sure you do not hit other participants with your cup or its contents.”