The unspoken dangers of trail running!!

amyhoss

The grossest thing happed to me today during my trail run. First of all, I don't know why, but I have been peeing more often than usual today. So, when I started my run, I kinda felt like I had to pee (even though I had just peed 15 mins earlier). It's hot here and I run near a lake so there can be a lot of bugs. I was huffing and puffing and inevitably, inhailed a bug that went right into the back of my throught. I freaked out and tried to cough it out. This action caused me to pee a little bit. But the bug was still there so I tried to hack it up again, thus peeing again. I don't know what happened to the bug at that point; I either swallowed it or managed to get it out. I'm just glad that I keep an extra pair of underwear in my gym bag.

JustJennie1

You should log the calories from the ingested bug just in case you did eat it. :laugh:

I was training for a half marathon and my husband and I were on our long run and were probably about three quarters of the way out and lets just say I was VERY glad that I brought some tissues with me. :blushing:

ket_the_jet

It sounds like you have a bladder infection. Or maybe a urinary tract infection. Either way, make for the penicillin.

That said, here is the actual grossest trail running story. As a lot of runners know, your body gets used to what you eat immediately before and after a run. Eating something different, even if it is healthy like, say, an apple, can cause gastric distress and make a run uncomfortable.

Anyway, I was running on the W&OD trail that runs from Washington D.C. out to Leesburg and happened to see what looked like a fairly attractive female running a little ways in front of me. So I started running a little faster to catch up and pass her [what can I say? I'm a show-off]. As I'm making my approach, she collapses, falling over and explosively ****ting herself. I mean, it was a real Julie Moss scenario.

There were enough people on the trail at that point ready to help her that I just kept running. Sorry, they were new shoes.
-wtk

Edit: At first I didn't like the censored bit, but now I think I like it better.

amyhoss

WOW! Just, wow! That is the most embarrasing story I think I have ever heard.