Cleaning Up Cleveland

Ran the half marathon in Cleveland, OH this morning. It was pouring down rain at the start, so of course everyone was sporting their trashbags. Once it stopped, or for some, slowed down, the bags came off. People decided to throw them everywhere: middle of the road, sidewalks, in the grass, near the sewer drain. Essentially, everywhere BUT the trashcan (where, in my very strong opinion... they belong).

So I dedicated my race, not to a great time, a PR, or a top finish in my age group, but a cleaning up of Cleveland. I picked up approximately 80 trashbags (rough estimate, I was not counting) scattered all over the course, and carried them until I found a trashcan to deposit them in. Finished in a respectable time, despite all the circumstances: 2:02:58.

Sometimes it's the simple things that make a race worthwhile.