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By: The wee adventure of running « Gone Somewhere

The wee adventure of running « Gone Somewhere — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:52:14 +0000

[...] reststop, run I recently ran across this article on CompleteRunning.com that made me laugh. Its about the need to pee during long (and not so long) [...]

By: Mom On The Run

Mom On The Run — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:42:49 +0000

Been there done that - I've often wished I was a man, then I wouldn't waste time looking for a good bush to squat behind. Mom On The Run's last blog post..The Walking Zombie

By: Marci Glotzer

Marci Glotzer — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:12:16 +0000

Hilarious! I thought I was the only potty-obsessed person out there! After a record-breaking 7 trips to the bathroom before the 2006 NYC Marathon starting gun (and then having to go again the moment I crossed the start line!) I spent most of 2007 finding the magic balance between the amount I can drink and at what point I needed to stop drinking to be, er, “race-ready.” I’ve never met a bathroom I didn’t like, but I’d rather not make pit stops during big races.
MG
PS: I did tie the restroom record –7 pre-race trips — for NYC 2007, but no pit stops! Successful training!

Marci Glotzer’s last blog post..Home Again, Home Again

By: Sandra @ Charity Mile

Sandra @ Charity Mile — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:30:29 +0000

During my first marathon I was shocked at the number of runners making such improptu pit stops. At least that was in Anchorage where there was plenty of trees. I can't imagine being so rude in the middle of a city. I suppose one of the morals of this story is to research the race beforehand to find out if portable toilets will be in plenty supply. And secondly to plan for the optimum food and fluid intake - enough to supply your needs but not too much to have to stop 10 times. Sandra @ Charity Mile's last blog post..AIDS Walk, Athens Georgia

By: Duff

Duff — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:08:37 +0000

One of my goals in a marathon is to not have to make a pit stop in the middle. So far I have held that goal along with finishing. If given the choice of goals, finishing or pit stop. I will take a pit stop drain the lizard or drop a deuce before I drop out of a race. One other thing is Marathoning is not unnatural. Duff's last blog post..An Awesome Encounter on 16 Miles of Dehydration

By: Rahn

Rahn — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:43:12 +0000

Thanks Mike, this made me laugh…so much so I almost peed myself. (Okay, not really, but someone had to make a bad pun.) However, I followed your lead and wrote about

By: Dawn - Pink Chick

Dawn - Pink Chick — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:45:55 +0000

I run trail races and well some of them are not all that treed. They are also double loops for those doing the longer distance. Many of them do not have any facilities at the start. One race in particular I had to go real bad so I ran the first 1.5k along the hilly top piece. Once down in the valley and sort of out of site I checked my watch. I had about 5 minutes before the fast guys would lap me so I stepped off the path and did my thing. I was no sooner back on the path when the lead runners came by. Perfect timing!

It’s not always easy finding a good place to go. In larger marathons (& halfs) the port-a-pottis in the first 10k or so can be lined up so much as to cost you 10-20 minutes if you stop. Sometimes however one is lucky enough to find a restaurant that is willing to let you make a pitstop there. I once saw three ladies duck behind a semi truck that was parked along the race course. Funny everyone saw them head there, we all knew what they were up to a few wished they had joined them..lol.

Dawn – Pink Chick’s last blog post..Nose Hill XC 4k- Race Report – A Cold One

By: Nora

Nora — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:49:14 +0000

I don’t think I’ll ever forget the BBC tv coverage of Paula’s pit stop. The announcers obviously weren’t familiar with the possibility of having to pee. When she crouched down they were like “oh my god! What’s happened?!” like she was injured. And then the picture kind of scrambled a bit as, I suppose, they did their best to give her some dignity.