In addition to runners from all over Austria this "Clean Clothes Team" included runners from Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Romania, Slovakia, Yugoslavia, and even the US and Japan. The best runners from the CCC team ran the course in under three hours, which means that they are not only socially-aware, but are also really good athletes. Importantly, this strong showing on the part of people who care about working conditions drew the attention of the media, including the very popular Krone newspaper, which ran two articles on the action. In addition to the 360 runners that participated in the marathon, the CCC had 25 people distributing over 10,000 flyers to runners who took part in the marathon.

In the months leading up to the marathon 22,000 CCC flyers were distributed at eight major running events in Austria and full page advertisements placed by the CCC in various Austrian running magazines raised even more awareness for CCC issues. Perhaps most impressive was the fact that some 300 runners who turned out at a trade fair just two days before the marathon signed up to run for the CCC.

Interest in the CCC at the trade fair, where Nike, adidas and all the other major sportswear companies had booths, was so high that the Austrian CCC ran out of T-shirts and had to give out stickers to the remaining runners. As a result of these marathon actions, 1,000 new activists ordered the Austrian CCC's newsletter.

For more information, please see the Austrian CCC website: www.cleanclothes.at