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Friday, September 14, 2012

Stories Runners Tell

I was so excited to run yesterday.  I was feeling well rested, my hips are feeling pretty good and AND it was a most awesome 46 degrees out when I left the house.  That my friends is my kind of running weather.  Slightly chilled to start with and then perfect all the friggin way.

I decided to try for a long run hoping, maybe just maybe it would feel good and I could pull of a half marathon soon.

Hunting season for birds has opened so I made sure I had some orange on and I good thing too since I ran into a bird hunter along the way. Not that I look much like a bird.
I kept the pace pretty easy staying right around 9 minute miles and did great until...

the belly kind of got crampy, or more specifically the guts got crampy.  Real crampy.  Emergency crampy. I need to take care of the problem before it takes care of itself crampy.  I guess orange chicken with veggies and rice was not a good pre run breakfast.

No problem I thought, I had some TP in my SPI belt.  I opened it to double check.  DENIED!  I had taken it out and forgot to put it back in.

I considered my options carefully.

  • Grass or leaves.. no leaves anywhere and all the grass is dried up and scratchy.. not good.
  • Sacrifice an article of clothing.. what I love all my clothes!
  • Waddle very slowly back to my sister in laws house..2 and a half long long miles away
  • Go au naturale ...eww
Luckily I had worn an old long sleeve shirt I didn't care much about and it had been stashed a mile away.

That is really all I need to tell about that story. Thankfully I run on roads that are not traveled often. Seriously.  

The run went okay but not great.  Left hip feels great, right hip bothered me the whole way.  THE WHOLE WAY.  I guess it isn't that big of a bummer then that the half marathon I thought I found here in October has been canceled until next spring.

I had been wishing for a local half marathon in the spring or early summer so that really is perfect.

Anygood runner problem stories lately?







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20 comments:

  1. MichaelSeptember 14, 2012 at 5:31 AM

    I have to say I've had this issue come up before too, I think most runners who run over a few miles have it this happen at least once and it's never any fun.

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  2. KaraSeptember 14, 2012 at 5:37 AM

    Haha I love this story. I would have gone for the grass. I bet you won't forget the TP again any time soon :)

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  3. fancy nancySeptember 14, 2012 at 5:39 AM

    Good thing for quiet roads!!! I'm sorry to hear your hip is still hurting...bummer!

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  4. Running RicigSeptember 14, 2012 at 5:49 AM

    Please tell me you didn't carry the shirt back to your house. Oh man, that is rough!

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2012 at 6:04 AM

    I HATE pooping emergencies. I run on old country roads near my house- and most of the time I have to GO NOW! so I dart into the weeds or a field and take care of business, and get on with my run. The other day I darted into the weeds and A TRUCK CAME up the road and I was squatting- I could have DIED. I had to quickly weigh my options. 1. Could I duck down and hope they don't notice me (no!) 2. Quickly pull up my pants and act natural (totally what I did) or 3. Continue (never!) I was so freaked out I could not make eye contact with the driver as he drove by. (Another reason to wear sunglasses on runs.) I'm never going on that route AGAIN.
    Kelly (blog-less because I don't want to get sucked in to the time warp of having a blog)

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  6. KaseySeptember 14, 2012 at 6:21 AM

    I had to laugh, if only because I've peed at least 5 times in the same half mile stretch of my usual running path. Thanks goodness it's never been #2! But, that may because I won't run outside if the coffee hasn't done its job yet.
    Hope the hip gets better- I've had hip problems (unrelated to running) my whole life, so I know they suck. DO THE PT. It will help, no matter how boring it is. I had to put up with it for over a year before my left hip would stop dislocating just from sitting down (and here's where we return to bathroom humor)- often at the worst times, like on public toilets. I can't tell you how many times I've been in a department store and had to try to get my pants back up and my hip back where it should be. PT IS WORTH IT! I haven't had those issues in a few years.

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  7. FalonSeptember 14, 2012 at 7:33 AM

    Nothing worse that an emergency dump on deck. I think I would've sacrificed the shirt also... that grass looks mean.

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  8. RainaSeptember 14, 2012 at 7:53 AM

    Yep. Grass does NOT make good TP.
    Neither does poison oak :D

    Glad you had a good solution there with the shirt! Though I must say I am sorry your beautiful run got a bit tarnished. Hopefully no cows were watching!

    Have a great weekend! Yay for FALL. Keep safe, O beautiful bird!

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  9. LaurenSeptember 14, 2012 at 8:35 AM

    Haha I don't have any #2 (or #1) stories... yet. But I do have one that was... pretty bad.

    I think I'll post about it in my blog... it was a few months ago (I wasn't going to share but... aw hell, why not. haha)

    Let's just say it involves a certain aunt named Flo.

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  10. SarahSeptember 14, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    I am cracking up! I LOVE that you shared this! Let's be real: Things like this HAPPEN! I peed in a woods while hiking once... I couldn't wait. Leaves and a lakeshore saved me!

    Sarah
    www.thinfluenced.com

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  11. Kathy McElhaneySeptember 14, 2012 at 11:30 AM

    I am extremely jealous of your 46 degrees! I probably won't see that until December.

    I run in the city, so I'd probably get arrested if I tried that. Not that I haven't gotten in distress a time or two... I just do the slow waddle ;)

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  12. Laura @ Mommy run fastSeptember 14, 2012 at 12:44 PM

    You are definitely lucky there is no one around... thankfully, my stomach rarely acts up on a run. I'd have no where to hide if it did!

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  13. jayloh@runningmovesme.comSeptember 14, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    lol! I was just admiring how cute your outfit looked. I got to the part of your story where I realized you were going to have to sacrifice something. It was a total nail-biter! sorry you had to lose part of your ensemble...

    I guess I'd go with whichever article of clothing would cost the least to replace...

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  14. SheryllSeptember 14, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    What perfect running weather, and a gorgeous outfit too! I haven't had any #2 emergencies, but have #1 emergencies all the time!
    Here in NZ we have a native plant nicknamed 'bushman's friend' for it's nature's own TP qualities - I would have looked around for some of that!

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  15. ElleSeptember 14, 2012 at 4:47 PM

    Oh my goodness... glad you 'otherwise' enjoyed your run... once I had to stop into a tanning salon and ask if I could use the washroom and the attendant said yes but that I would have to REMOVE MY SHOES! I almost didn't make it!

    Is that your Handful hat? Looks great on you.

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  16. Kyria @ Travel SpotSeptember 15, 2012 at 12:02 AM

    That is a good reason to not go commando; it gives you something to get rid of it you need to. Note to self: never touch old panties or running shirts laying around on the side of a road.

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  17. CourtneySeptember 16, 2012 at 12:07 PM

    that pic is beautiful!! and wow the things we runners do!

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  18. Lisa JSeptember 16, 2012 at 7:14 PM

    you are very lucky you have roads not often traveled. this sounds exactly like something I would do- i'd sacrifice underwear for sure- then maybe scratchy grass or leaves (i've used those before)

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  19. Clarinda @ Enjoying the CourseSeptember 20, 2012 at 12:40 PM

    I love your outfit! Glad your story didn't have a disastrous ending. :D

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