Fast food trash...gum wrapper...beer can...SNAKE?!?!

That's how it goes when you're picking up trash on Clark Lane in Columbia. You never know what you'll find!

Luckily, 9 brave Socketeers put their phobias aside and went out this week to clear the litter from our Adopt-a-Spot stretch of roadway.

23 bags of trash to be exact.

Well, neither had we, until the Susan G. Komen Mid-Missouri Race for the Cure this past weekend in Columbia.

But our masterful face painter made it happen, decorating racers' cheeks with pink ribbons, inspirational sayings and more. Pink was plentiful!

It was the least we could do as a sponsor of the event to support the thousands of Missouri runners and walkers who came out to raise money for breast cancer research, screening and education.

Socket is proud to be a sponsor at this weekend's Susan G. Komen Mid-Missouri Race for the Cure.

Thousands of runners and walkers will participate in this 5K race in Columbia to support breast cancer research, screening and education.

The race takes place Sunday, September 18 at 8:30 a.m. but come by early for health information, giveaways and contests from national and local sponsors.