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Old March 3rd 06, 01:25 AM
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"delltodd" wrote:

By the way, there were far too many foil wrappers littering the trail.
I don't recall seeing so much litter in years, since many skiers have
gotten away from foil in favor of the little fueling jugs. It bummed
me out to see the beautiful Birkie trail & Creation treated that way
by skiers, who as a lot, are all about nature. We need to re-think goo
foils. AT LEAST take your feeds before the aid stations & litter there
were it can be picked up. Next best: stuff it in your race suit for
later disposal. It's easy to not litter. Not only is it "litter" but
it's also clearly a safety hazard (witness Mark's tale above) and I
recall Nathan Schultz skiing over a goo pack @ the TC Vasa and getting
a klister effect for half the race, which wasn't fast. Either way,
it's avoidable & it needs to stop.


On a local Twin Cities group, Marsh recounted going down hard on a
wrapper. The next day I strided from Mosquito Brook north to 33k and
then south to Duffy Hill (45k) and noticed, especially on the northern
section in the two k before MB, that for every gel wrapper or similar in
the middle there were three or four in the tracks, both sides. Pretty
odd, but don't know what to attribute it to.

BTW, where exactly is Bitch Hill?

Gene
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