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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Take whatever water you need.  The cups are not tiny, like the bathroom size. They're mid-size.

Make sure you have run  in every article of clothing--underwear, socks, bra, shirt and shorts. This is not the time to buy something new for the race.

Wear a old sweatshirt you don't mind giving up on race day. It will be chilly in the morning and you'll need it.  [b]Then after a mile or so into the race, take it off and toss it.[/b]

Remember that you just have to get to every mile marker. Focus only on that. I trained to "reward" myself with a 60 second walk at every mile marker. I needed that mental push.

Good luck! I ran my first (and only so far) in 2010. Did the Marine Corps. Loved it! [/quote]

Please don't litter during these mass events. Keep your gu packets; don't just toss clothing in the gutter. Just because you're participating in a recreational sporting event is no excuse for behaving irresponsibly. [/quote]

This is a common practice.  There are volunteers at the big races who pick up the discarded clothing and it's donated to charity (Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc)[/quote]

Have to agree with the immediate PP. The courses are cleaned after the race, and they know to look for, pick up, and likely donate discarded clothing. It's not really litter. It's a controlled temporary chaos with no lasting impact. If you're that worried about it though, plan to have supporters near a certain spot and throw it toward them. [/quote]

It's pleasant to think so, but whenever I walk or cycle through a running race course the day after, inevitably there's a bunch of discarded GU packets, and other crap all over the place. The idea that "someone will pick all my litter up" is  a polite fiction that runners tell themselves.[/quote]

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