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Paris Marathon bans single-use water cups and bottles (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Zagorath@quokk.au to c/running@lemmy.world

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BBC Sport speaks to two runners with opposing views on the fact there will be no single-use cups or bottles at this weekend's Paris Marathon.

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[–] worhui@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The article is also short on details. How exactly do they get enough water to each runner? Are there hundreds of filling stations at each water stop? Will runners setting records, or trying to qualify, now have teams where a literal water boy carries water for you.

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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Easy, water hoses.

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