Running and "trotting"

tri_d00d - 2009-08-28 10:53 PM So, at mile 6 today I had to jump in the bushes b/c of "GI distress"

first time for everything, I guess.

didn't have anything to clean up with, sooooo, pulled up shorts and just finished the run...

shorts are getting an "extra" dose of detergent after that one...

maybe the shoes will, too.

anyone else?

multiple times... comes out of nowhere... and is seemingly independent of whether or not I used the facilities before the run. 

welcome to the club.

there are no safe havens by me, but i've done several runs of over an hour duration, and never encountered that issue. I'm sure i would take the quickest path home if it happened to me...

Years ago my girlfriend (now my wife) and I were on a train in North Africa.  The local food had given GI issues.  When we pulled into a train station I ran into the bathroom....which turned out to be a damn hole in the floor!  Didn't matter as I had to go and I had a serious blowout!  I then looked around and there was no TP!  Nothing! 

As I got back on the train my girlfriend asked "Hey, what happened to your socks?"  I said, "Don't ask!"

~Mike

A bear and rabbit were both taking a dump.  The bear asks the rabbit, "Does crap stick to your fur?"  The rabbit says "Yeah."  So the bear wiped with the rabbit.

Well where we'd think a thead on this subject was heading?!

~Mike

Been there, done that, used a T-shirt.

Not really the t-shirt, but I did have to duck into the bushes once, and on one run had to just lean my back up against some guys fence in an alley and let it go. No leaves or grass that time, just pulled my shorts up and had to finish the run. That second time was in the middle of town so I was really glad no one came by. I have also popped into several gas stations and convenience stores to beg to use their restroom.

The bouncing of the digestive system definitely brings things out.  As stated earlier, early morning runs in particular.  I used to run around the golf course and they had a portoilet on the back 9, pretty convenient.  

Once got some poison ivy in with my leaves, not good.  It was hot that day and sweat ran down my legs..I had a huge case of poison ivy from bottom to toe.  Been more careful since then!

If you are in the woods and have to use what nature provides, just remember the old saying "Leaves three, wipe with thee."  Or something like that.  :-)

~Mike

I've never had to stop, but I get horribly gassy on almost every run over 30 minutes.  Nutrition makes no diffrence on the outcome.

Have often joked with my buddies that everyone has a story.   Never expected but does happen.  Just about everyone has had it happen.

Yep - member of the club. All my long runs were Sun. mornings training for NYC marathon. Many folks in the neighborhood were without their Sunday funnies from their papers in the driveway...