about 1/5 of my long (10mi +) runs involve an 'emergency' bathroom break. I get warning signs of
cramps, etc. and then I have about 5-10 minutes to find a suitable spot to explode. My diet is
healthy, and I do not eat large meals prior to running. I am curious how to handle this during an
upcoming marathon; no solid food for a couple of days, Imodium AD the night before....some of my
running partners in the past with this issue have sworn by the anti-squirt medicines prior to a race
or long run.
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"Hmmm" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
My God! Your posts are gushing out uncontrollably too! Your really DO have some serious issues!
Roger.
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Is an activity where you [censored] yourself 20% of the time, really worth pursuing?
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The marathons I have any familiarity with have a fairly good supply of porta-johns, distributed more
or less evenly along the course. You might have to wait a minute or two in line, but I suppose that
is better than the alternative.It would surprise me if going without solid food would be conducive to a good marathon, but in any
event, don't try anything on the big day that you have not tried on training days. That's what
they are for.Brian Jones "Hmmm" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...Quoted message said:
about 1/5 of my long (10mi +) runs involve an 'emergency' bathroom break. I get warning signs of
cramps, etc. and then I have about 5-10 minutes to find a suitable spot to explode. My diet is
healthy, and I do not eat large meals prior to running. I am curious how to handle this during an
upcoming marathon; no solid food for a couple of days, Imodium AD the night before....some of my
running partners in the past with this issue have sworn by the anti-squirt medicines prior to a
race or long run. -
Brian Jones said:
but in any event, don't try anything on the big day that you have not tried on training days.
That's what they are for.Yes but.....
..the one thing you do on race day that you never do in training is to run further and faster in the
race itself. Some problems just can't be prevented/avoided/anticipated as racing *isn't* the same as
your training runs.Tim
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You know, I gotta agree with the dumb [censored] this time.
(Miss Anne Thrope) said:
Is an activity where you [censored] yourself 20% of the time, really worth pursuing?
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"Tim Downie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:<[email hidden]>...Quoted message said:
Brian Jones said:
but in any event, don't try anything on the big day that you have not tried on training days.
That's what they are for.Yes but.....
..the one thing you do on race day that you never do in training is to run further and faster in
the race itself. Some problems just can't be prevented/avoided/anticipated as racing *isn't* the
same as your training runs.Tim
Agreed, Tim. I was just suggesting that I would not suddenly decide on race week to start starving
myself of solid food. If I had not tried some very long runs under the same conditions, I would go
ahead and eat, and then scope out the john situation on race day.Brian Jones
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"]news:[email hidden]...My God! Your posts are gushing out uncontrollably too! Your really DO have some serious issues!
Just like you woger
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