tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post5107651218806449960..comments2024-03-28T02:14:52.220-07:00Comments on Shut Up + Run: I Did Not Deserve That “Thank You”ShutUpandRunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06145904735605609951noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-48904728993557632102015-02-08T19:16:25.205-07:002015-02-08T19:16:25.205-07:00Trail running has taught me to be prepared. Pack a...Trail running has taught me to be prepared. Pack a few lengths of TP folded up inside a sandwich bag and tuck them in the waistband. Keeps them handy and waterproof. Summer time requires less preparation with all the foliage to choose from. Plus if you squat just right, no need. Ah, but back when I was an inexperienced roadie - there I was clenching for all I was worth, maybe 1/2 mile from home and it was just not gonna wait. At least it was pre-dawn, but then again I had a bright yellow vest on and headlamp, with winter gloves. That was just way too many variables to deal with, but somehow I managed, and pulled up the pants just as headlights revealed my "hiding spot" right next to the road. Fast finish workout indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-62878829202411807312015-02-05T10:36:58.845-07:002015-02-05T10:36:58.845-07:00That was hilarious! During the week, I run in the...That was hilarious! During the week, I run in the predawn hours and it's 4 miles between my house and the closest bathroom. I ashamedly admit that on a couple of occasions I've had to "drop trouser" in a less than ideal place because there was no way on God's green earth I was going to make it to a bathroom. I always apologize before and after to those who I know will stumble across the scene of my crime. (The Hub once told me I was gonna get arrested one day, and I don't doubt that.)<br /><br />I have also on more than one occasion simply not been fast enough or had the clenching strength to keep from having an accident - thus, on more than one occasion I have had to endure the "Walk of Shame." Atomic farts, they've been called - because there's fallout. And from posts above, I'm on good company in that regard!fatozzighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750765982711157404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-71591537652739932562012-11-30T19:10:24.135-07:002012-11-30T19:10:24.135-07:00I love your blog- it really makes me feel so much ...I love your blog- it really makes me feel so much better about myself. I unfortunately have issues most of my runs. I finished my first marathon with poop running down my leg and all my race pictures have background pointing or staring in disgust. <br />I know not only where every bathroom but also which doors to use to be less seen and what time each building is open both during the week and on weekend in my city. I also know the best places in the woods and carry TP with on a good bit of run. <br />I recently completed my best marathon because I just ran with a pad (always ultra thins no wings lots to body glide to the butt) just because I didn't stop and didn't worry about it. I think having a plan and not worrying about it really helped the most. <br /><br />I also was thinking of you the other day, I was running on a single track trail with lots of down leaves and on the side of a mountain (not like yours but still very down to the left). I was really concentrating on not falling and passed someone. As they passed me, I realized they said hi and I didn't - I think I mumbled it. So maybe the people that don't say hi are just trying not to fall and die. Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337999923898947554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-8767118397622402712012-11-30T18:54:30.164-07:002012-11-30T18:54:30.164-07:00I had a friend of mine do this not only once but t...I had a friend of mine do this not only once but twice. She looked it up after that. Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337999923898947554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-82093024449042896882012-11-30T18:52:18.651-07:002012-11-30T18:52:18.651-07:00That is awesome and I am totally going to do that ...That is awesome and I am totally going to do that one day. Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337999923898947554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-23299068075808885992012-11-15T18:58:47.603-07:002012-11-15T18:58:47.603-07:00Had an emergency during an 18 mile training run an...Had an emergency during an 18 mile training run and had no choice but to crash the porta potty at the nearby soccer field only to emerge to find a line of about twelve 9 year olds looking at me aghast. I felt so bad as I ran off, looking back to them opening the porta potty door and exclaiming, "WOO WEE! NO, GO YOU FIRST!!!" <br /><br />Poor kids. <br /><br />I sure felt better though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-1763385728570121022012-11-15T17:17:48.851-07:002012-11-15T17:17:48.851-07:002 words to remember when using an especially small...2 words to remember when using an especially small cafe/shop R/R - courtesy flush. I've been told you learn about that procedure early in the Navy aboard smaller ships. As soon as you've completed the bulk of your business "meeting", flush immediately to remove the "bulk" and with it, a lot of the odor. <br /><br />Luckily, I've not had any real close calls, hope it stays that way. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12691839959756606991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-51243113642767458812012-11-15T16:42:44.360-07:002012-11-15T16:42:44.360-07:00I was thinking about you last week when I realized...I was thinking about you last week when I realized that I keep a toothbrush in my bathroom specifically for scrubbing poop off my shoes. It seems that some mornings I hit the back of the heel and last week I stepped in it. I celebrate the runs when I don't need to stop and poop. Another reason for running in the dark. Yes, I've pooped in my pants many times, had poop all over my thighs other times. Been lucky finding porta johns and Starbucks / McDonalds / 7-11s many a day time run. I had a PR in a 10k with a potty break and was first in my age group in a tri once after stopping on the run to pee. Fortunately, that one was in the woods and only the woman who came in second knew what I'd done.<br /> RichmondCRBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198028334330760770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-35600620700448735642012-11-15T16:41:05.330-07:002012-11-15T16:41:05.330-07:00Ha! Ha! I love this post! It is so true! During...Ha! Ha! I love this post! It is so true! During my first 10K race in about 10 years last April there was no where to go except in my shorts (no porta potties on the course and I wasn't as brave as some others to ask a homeowner to use their bathroom, but it definitely crossed my mind)! Bleeding hemmorhoids and all, I had the runs all the way home and eventually threw out my underwear in a hotel bathroom. If anyone had seen what was in the garbage can, they would have called the police! I've tried talking about it with my friends because somehow it makes the experience less traumatic, but they keep saying, "TMI, TMI!" To which I respond, "Shit happens!"runshamelessly.comhttp://www.runshamelessly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-67161458582525078162012-11-15T16:25:40.574-07:002012-11-15T16:25:40.574-07:00All I can say is thank God we live in a rural area...All I can say is thank God we live in a rural area surounded by lots of cornfields and corn leaves are large. I did feel bad, though. No one deserves that. At detasseling time some have port-o-johnnies. Of course I never have tummy troubles then. After harvest and until the corn grows tall enough, your best bet is a ditch along a gravel road. The only gas station is 1/2 a mile from home, then there's not one for about 12 miles. Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765234724073702006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-48479919416544900532012-11-15T14:26:20.968-07:002012-11-15T14:26:20.968-07:00You are going to LOVE this one. I am a notorious s...You are going to LOVE this one. I am a notorious shitter and when I've gotta go, I've gotta go (I'm considering using Immodium for the 15K I'm running this Sunday). A couple years ago the "trots" came upon me along a country road near my house so I stopped behind a pine tree and emptied my bowels. Not wanting to lose a sock as I have many times before, I decided to use a handy and rather large leaf for toilet paper.I finished up and went along my merry way--another 5 miles. Days later I began itching and breaking out in a rash. Turns out I wiped my ass with poison sumac!! To this day I STILL do not know what that looks like. I had to go to the emergency room, endure the laughter of ER docs plus a shot of prednisone in each cheek and remained on steroids for 2 weeks. Seems when poison sumac gets into the mucous membranes all hell breaks loose.glickwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12261410972529517217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-12374623391170673442012-11-15T14:08:23.698-07:002012-11-15T14:08:23.698-07:00I had this happen once on a golf course. Not sure...I had this happen once on a golf course. Not sure what happened but there was no way to get back to the clubhouse. <br /><br />You do realise that most houses along a golf course are rather expensive? I walked up and knocked on the door and asked if I could come in.<br /><br />Later I remarked to my golfing partner how embarrassing that had been. Really? he replied. "You weren't the one in there making small talk through the whole episode."<br /><br />Alice Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835465251764574013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-89833057038304165402012-11-15T13:49:45.584-07:002012-11-15T13:49:45.584-07:00OMG this is why I love my readers: "I pooped ...OMG this is why I love my readers: "I pooped my pants on a bicycle once." This had me in hysterics. Not that all of the other comments are any less funny. You guys rock.ShutUpandRunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145904735605609951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-17802568624708960252012-11-15T13:33:40.819-07:002012-11-15T13:33:40.819-07:00You are too hilarious! This happened to me at the ...You are too hilarious! This happened to me at the gym once. I was on the treadmill and half an hour in I had to go. I "casually" went to the bathroom and while I was on the toilet had to wait for the lollygaggers to put on their gym clothes and get out. Courtesy flushing was not going to work. I got my business done and headed back to my treadmill. I'm sure everyone knew what I was up to. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16780487379430291566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-81825857697450714252012-11-15T11:55:11.166-07:002012-11-15T11:55:11.166-07:00I've recently had to squat in the bushes to cl...I've recently had to squat in the bushes to clear some things out of my system for the first time. I was only about a 1/2 mile from home but there was no way I was making it. I feel kind of like a true runner now! ;) Hahaha!Angela @ Happy Fit Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759891522942724251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-46920095135620777382012-11-15T11:30:43.302-07:002012-11-15T11:30:43.302-07:00That is some funny Sh**! Even knowing it happens ...That is some funny Sh**! Even knowing it happens to so many - always mortifying at the time!!!Kimhttp://day-with-kt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-26081963157894691682012-11-15T10:09:22.045-07:002012-11-15T10:09:22.045-07:00I pooped my pants on a bicycle once. Never running...I pooped my pants on a bicycle once. Never running (knock on wood). I was riding home from a cocktail date with friends when the horrible cramps hit. I panicked and rode toward some portapotties along side a construction area, but hit a major pot-hole and poop went flying everywhere. I cried the whole way home. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-4028382334000444712012-11-15T09:44:16.905-07:002012-11-15T09:44:16.905-07:00LOL, my emergency was years ago on a early morning...LOL, my emergency was years ago on a early morning long run! The only place to go was a school playground! I kept thinking about those poor kids that came across it.....TNTcoach Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02022683408145528060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-57578510589483258142012-11-15T09:29:28.846-07:002012-11-15T09:29:28.846-07:00Oh my, that is hilariuos! I have had one real bad ...Oh my, that is hilariuos! I have had one real bad emergency at the Horsetooth Half one year. As soon as I was done running, I knew an explosion was coming, but I drank some beer anyways. I had to sprint twice to the porta potty, not easy to do right after a half. I drove home from Ft. Collins like a bat out of hell since I had the poop sweats so bad I thought would die!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149491749734850917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-100092152665378412012-11-15T09:14:03.830-07:002012-11-15T09:14:03.830-07:00On a recent 1/2 marathon I had said issues...barel...On a recent 1/2 marathon I had said issues...barely made it to the port-a-potty at mile 3 but was hoping to PR so I did my business as fast as I could. Stomach issues subsided until mile 11 but there was no way I was stopping again. I ended up have a small amount in my underwear by the time I crossed the finish line, but continued racing to the port-a-potty to finish. I did end up with a PR just not quite as good as I was hoping for.trishakrapeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303686383180550020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-30826884044237032102012-11-15T09:13:54.286-07:002012-11-15T09:13:54.286-07:00I'll never tell.I'll never tell.ShutUpandRunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145904735605609951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-81685487899064922812012-11-15T09:11:49.528-07:002012-11-15T09:11:49.528-07:00I guess it's just nature's way of telling ...I guess it's just nature's way of telling us not to eat garbage and hit the road! I had it happen once, I thought I would make it to the pot, and darn if I didn't shart. Lovely. Grey running skirt didn't cover it, so I did the run of shame through the rest of the race and headed to my car to change. I was so over it by that point, I opened my car door, grabbed my new shorts, took the old ones off in the parking lot, not even caring that I didn't have undies on. Needless to say, I am glad i had waxed in advance of this race. Everyone within eye shot was glad too. Those were not the race photos to be proud of.<br /><br />I have peed a lot after races, I told you about sitting on a hill in Philadelphia after the broad street run with my feet on the downhill so I could sit in the grass and just pee down the slope. The port-o-potty lines were way too long and too far from where I was. I pretended my laces needed to be loosened. Thankfully, that was a black short day.<br />Amy P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-68569452936285838482012-11-15T09:03:06.579-07:002012-11-15T09:03:06.579-07:00Was it Crane Hollow in Hygiene???Was it Crane Hollow in Hygiene???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11327798692508871837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-16629358958356805422012-11-15T08:51:47.510-07:002012-11-15T08:51:47.510-07:00Cannot believe I'm writing about this, but...I...Cannot believe I'm writing about this, but...I once had an emergency. I run very early in the morning, so I honestly thought I was ok squatting in the corner of some bushes in someone's back yard!! All done... leaf to wipe.. I stand up and see some guy smoking on the porch across the street. :0 Nothing to do but pull up the skirt and run on! MaryEllennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433152851906592254.post-31518413470834939622012-11-15T08:27:44.702-07:002012-11-15T08:27:44.702-07:00BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!DragonLadyhttp://dragonladysworld.com/wordpressnoreply@blogger.com