BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Running shoes and a garbage bag. That's all a group of community members needed in Larkinville on Saturday to clean up while getting fit.
"It's a great activity, you give back to your community by picking up trash and cleaning up the neighborhood, but you also get exercise," said Dennis Brinkworth, CEO of Urban Run Group.
It was the first "plogging" event of 2024. The tradition hails from Sweden, combining the Swedish term for picking up, "plocka upp," with the English term jogging.
"It's just a really good feeling for everyone involved," said Brinkworth.
Some ran four miles, others did a two-mile walk, and all grabbed any piece of trash they saw to throw away.
After the run, ploggers got to have some fun at Flying Bison Brewing Company.
If you want to be a plogger, it's free to join them. They'll be at the Buffalo Marathon in May and on July 13, they'll do some plogging on Ohio Street, picking up trash along the waterfront.
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