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timmitchell · Post by **timmitchell** » 4 Jan 2009, 4:40pm

Yesterday, whilst out in the peak, climbing out of Longnor, on to Tideswell and then Bradwell my chums and I lost count of the number of sports gel wrappers at the side of the road. New Year resolution for those of you who discard 'em. Take them home.

rogerzilla · Post by **rogerzilla** » 4 Jan 2009, 5:54pm

I was given one on last year's Dunwich Dynamo. Apart from nearly making me sick with its vile taste, those things are STICKY. I did take the wrapper home, but it made a right mess of my jersey.

Cunobelin · Post by **Cunobelin** » 4 Jan 2009, 6:57pm

timmitchell wrote:Yesterday, whilst out in the peak, climbing out of Longnor, on to Tideswell and then Bradwell my chums and I lost count of the number of sports gel wrappers at the side of the road. New Year resolution for those of you who discard 'em. Take them home.

You are Matthew Parris AICMFP :wink:

eileithyia · Post by **eileithyia** » 4 Jan 2009, 6:59pm

Mine went into the bin at Booths when I got there today

paulah · Post by **paulah** » 4 Jan 2009, 7:20pm

What puzzles me here is - who would want to eat something like that when they're heading towards the ice cream shop in Bradwell?

eileithyia · Post by **eileithyia** » 5 Jan 2009, 9:25am

Of course if there was a considerable amount in one area, this presumably indicates they were handed up and then discarded during an event; are we sure this might have been a cycle event, or it could have been some sort of marathon, long distance walking event?
Perhaps we should not always point the finger at ourselves.......?????

Daniel Fox · Post by **Daniel Fox** » 7 Jan 2009, 1:55pm

I did athe Etape Caledonia last year and was disappointed by the amount of gel wrappers that were dropped by the side of the road.

emergency_pants · Post by **emergency_pants** » 7 Jan 2009, 1:59pm

It might be worth writing to the companies that make them and lobby them to make them with biodegradeable wrappers.

kwackers · Post by **kwackers** » 7 Jan 2009, 2:04pm

They're completely useless anyway, a mental crutch for someone who's struggling...

By my calculations they provide enough calories for me of about 4 minutes at race pace, 5 if I'm cycling rather than running.

Should check if it was an organised event, if so the organisers should clear up after themselves.

Beakyboy · Post by **Beakyboy** » 7 Jan 2009, 2:08pm

Daniel Fox wrote:I did athe Etape Caledonia last year and was disappointed by the amount of gel wrappers that were dropped by the side of the road.

I'm doing that this year its looks like fun and not too taxing. What was it like?

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