Today was the 15th annual Ljubljana marathon with 10,000 participants from 35 countries. There were bands, and booths, and crowds, and costumes, and lots of men in those nice, muscle-defining black running pants.
But something stood out today, and it wasn’t those flashy yellow shoes that EU marathon runners seem to prefer nowadays. Instead, it was the bodily perfection and color of the winners, the high incidence of temporal vasodilatation of the runners at the finish line, and the trash.
Clearly there is something about extreme sports that breeds in the moment behavior. Perhaps it is obvious that focus on oneself, and not on what you're excreting-- be it sweat, saliva, vomit, or plastic bottles—is a necessary component of success in competitive sports. It’s understandable. What’s the use in recycling, when you feel as if you're likely to die any moment?
And besides, who wants to be a loser, when they could just be a litterbug instead?
We’ve all read those shocking articles like, “Mount Everest; The world’s largest trash dump”. In fact, according to estimates, there are nearly 120 tons of litter, and 120 dead bodies, on Mt. Everest.
So it should come as no surprise to know that even in this greenest country on earth, sports are trashy business.
Mount Everest trash
Ljubljanski marathon trash
Next, one couldn’t help but notice the high incidence of temporal vein dilatation on the runners heads at the end of the race, verses the beginning.
temporal venous dilitations
Finally, and most strikingly apparent, was the bodily perfection and color of the men who grabbed the top ten spots in the race.
Kenyan Winner
On the heels of the winner
Blanket of champions
Another (beautifully shaped) Winning headThe Kenyans didn’t grab all the top slots though. That Slovenian gene pool made a good showing, and many of the septuagenarians and octogenarians running were Slovene.
And you can bet that Slovenian dog gene pool was there as well.
4 comments:
looks like a fun day as long as you were not on trash detail.
runners look great -----can't say much for the dogs-----ugh
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looks like a fun day as long as you were not on trash detail.
runners look great -----can't say much for the dogs-----ugh
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and don't forget The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also described as the Pacific Trash Vortex, a gyre of marine life in the central North Pacific Ocean, extending over a very wide area, with estimates ranging from the size of the state of Texas to one larger than the continental United States; the exact size is unknown, however.
awww...keep up the doggie pictures. Just love them!
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