Dedication can be carried a bit too far
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It happened to a woman friend of mine in an ultramarathon. A woman in the crowd helped her out by giving a couple of water bottles and helped was her off before she got to the finish line. It's not all glamour.
@kluurs said in Dedication can be carried a bit too far:
It happened to a woman friend of mine in an ultramarathon. A woman in the crowd helped her out by giving a couple of water bottles and helped was her off before she got to the finish line. It's not all glamour.
Glamour? Where’s the glamour at all? I suspect you can name 10 winning marathoners. I suspect if we poll the entire forum without googling, we would collectively be able to name 10 winning marathoners…
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Not sure why the woman felt the need to share that news. LOL
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Back in my marathon-ing days, I would often take like 10 pee breaks during the race. Usually would try and find a tree but to be honest you see a lot of people squatting in the woods, men and women. Only one time did I have need to poop, and for that I found a portapotty. Even though my running partner continued running and was only a few minutes in front of me when I exited the bathroom, it took me like 6 miles to catch back up with him LOL
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Back in my nights on the pee, I'd frequently eat 10 Marathons in an evening between pubs.
Sadly, they changed the name to Snickers, totally ruining the joke.
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@kluurs said in Dedication can be carried a bit too far:
It happened to a woman friend of mine in an ultramarathon. A woman in the crowd helped her out by giving a couple of water bottles and helped was her off before she got to the finish line. It's not all glamour.
Glamour? Where’s the glamour at all? I suspect you can name 10 winning marathoners. I suspect if we poll the entire forum without googling, we would collectively be able to name 10 winning marathoners…
@LuFins-Dad said in Dedication can be carried a bit too far:
@kluurs said in Dedication can be carried a bit too far:
It happened to a woman friend of mine in an ultramarathon. A woman in the crowd helped her out by giving a couple of water bottles and helped was her off before she got to the finish line. It's not all glamour.
Glamour? Where’s the glamour at all? I suspect you can name 10 winning marathoners. I suspect if we poll the entire forum without googling, we would collectively be able to name 10 winning
It’s not uncommon. I think quite a few who train for these events have an “Oh my gosh .. I need to go NOW” moment. It’s part of learning, getting to know what fluids, sugars & foods to put into your body before, during your races, especially in hot weather. For me, my ‘moment’ was during my 1st ING NYC .. the port a potties were full with lineups and I had to be scooted into a funeral home’s bathroom by a Jewish volunteer fellow. I made it. No mess. The lesson I learned was half-strength Gatorade only during my races.
