Our sport of trailrunning seems so natural and in touch with the earth and even though we don't want to, a lot of trash comes about from running events. This year, we who are part of the Fifties want to do our part to try to cut-down on the garbage created by our event. There are so many things we as runners can do to help make a difference.
We like to be generous with the number of aid stations that are provided during the race but this does create a lot of cup garbage. The NUMBER ONE thing that we would like to ask runners to do is to carry your own refillable water bottle or hydration system. We will have pitchers of liquids at the manned aid stations so we can fill you up quickly. This can be done quickly and should not negatively affect your race time.
We also ask that if you do have garbage that you throw it into a proper garbage receptable. Brightly colored garbage cans and trash bags will be at each station. We will continue with the policy that anyone who is caught littering will be disqualified. We have no tolerance for littering.
We want to have the forests and trails available to us for many years to come, so please help us eliminate as much waste as possible. Please e-mail fl50s@yahoo.com if you have any "green" ideas that we might be able to utilize - we can use as much help with this project as you can give!