Holy shit. Literally.

[Wines Not Whines]

Personally, I'd find a portojohn....

newsfeed.gawker.com/what-happened-to-the-runner-who-shit-himself-during-a-h-1681442684?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

#poopman

[niq]

He was 18-19 when that happened?! And he ran a sub-1:10 half marathon? What have I been doing with my life?

There's a disgusting article out there -- "seven things that can go horribly wrong when running a marathon" and poopman is #1. There's a woman stopping to pee (Paula Radcliffe? Some race where she did this and still won?), a guy with his nipples bleeding and it shows through his shirt, etc. Talking about it is grosser than actually reading it.

[chitownbelle]

poop man rears his head again. this story never goes away, poor guy. glad to see his positive spin on it! good for him.

[theoriginalbean]

This is one of my biggest fears. I missed my first sub-4 marathon by 10 seconds because I didn't want to crap myself. Good thing I'm not fast enough to actually have to weigh the costs and benefits!

[katandkevin]

That picture makes me stomach turn. Imagine how bad he must have smelled.

[CallingAllAngels]

When we ran Va Beach Shamrock half last year a dude from my running group shat himself and giddily told everyone who would listen.

[clseale]

Jan 23, 2015 19:39:09 GMT -5 theoriginalbean said:

This is one of my biggest fears. I missed my first sub-4 marathon by 10 seconds because I didn't want to crap myself. Good thing I'm not fast enough to actually have to weigh the costs and benefits!

But he wasn't either! LOL Amazing time, but 21st? Newp. He was not still in the race. Stop at a porta potty, or pull up a shrub.

[humpforfree]

lol so hard at "poop man"

[gummybear]

This is something I fear. I have had SO many close calls, I basically plan my running times and routes around my bathroom schedule. Anyway, good for him. I am glad to see him rise above this.

[skwcm80]

And this is why I don't drink coffee pre-run.

[AAM2012]

True story, I shit you not (LOL?). Last weekend during RnR Arizona full there was a woman who shit (shitted?) herself. I was running a solid 3:55 pace and around mile 18 I started to smell something foul. After a mile I realized it was her (and you could clearly SEE it on her shorts) and I almost puked. I was already feeling sick and that didn't help. It forced me to run faster to try and stay ahead of her.

She stuck it out and didn't say or do anything..just kept trucking along. :?

[irene adler]

Jan 23, 2015 22:22:31 GMT -5 AAM2012 said:

True story, I shit you not (LOL?). Last weekend during RnR Arizona full there was a woman who shit (shitted?) herself. I was running a solid 3:55 pace and around mile 18 I started to smell something foul. After a mile I realized it was her (and you could clearly SEE it on her shorts) and I almost puked. I was already feeling sick and that didn't help. It forced me to run faster to try and stay ahead of her.

She stuck it out and didn't say or do anything..just kept trucking along. :?

Lol. Yay for motivation for you!

Also

[irene adler]

I swear on one of my training runs a porta potty materialized out of nowhere when I needed it.

I think I actually cried real tears.

[niq]

Jan 23, 2015 21:05:16 GMT -5 clseale said:

Jan 23, 2015 19:39:09 GMT -5 theoriginalbean said:

This is one of my biggest fears. I missed my first sub-4 marathon by 10 seconds because I didn't want to crap myself. Good thing I'm not fast enough to actually have to weigh the costs and benefits!

But he wasn't either! LOL Amazing time, but 21st? Newp. He was not still in the race. Stop at a porta potty, or pull up a shrub.

I dunno, maybe he was trying to set a record for fastest half marathon by an 18-yo or 18-yo Swede?

[pixy0stix]

He's so wrong. There are times when you allow yourself to quit so you're not labeled poop man for the rest of your life.

[theoriginalbean]

I've had to sprint for a portapotty. I also had to dig a hole in the woods once, out of desperation. Not my finest moment.

[clseale]

Jan 23, 2015 22:50:30 GMT -5 niq said:

Jan 23, 2015 21:05:16 GMT -5 clseale said:

But he wasn't either! LOL Amazing time, but 21st? Newp. He was not still in the race. Stop at a porta potty, or pull up a shrub.

I dunno, maybe he was trying to set a record for fastest half marathon by an 18-yo or 18-yo Swede?

LOL. Possibly, but you could also argue that with having stomach cramps from the 2k mark, he probably wasn't running his fastest time anyway. It's not like things went wrong all of a sudden in the the final mile & he just went with it. They went wrong pretty early. It looks like he shit himself at the half way mark.

I just don't think he cares, which I fine, but IMO a bit crazy & overly intense.

[shauni27]

that picture makes me grimace on his behalf. Poor guy.

But yeah, porta potty, dude. If you were top 3, I could maybe get it, but 21? Nah.

[clseale]

Jan 26, 2015 8:07:30 GMT -5 shauni27 said:

that picture makes me grimace on his behalf. Poor guy.

But yeah, porta potty, dude. If you were top 3, I could maybe get it, but 21? Nah.

It also makes me sort of queasy from a health standpoint. I have had races where people's sweat has hit me. ::shudder:: You see where I'm going with this. No, dude. Just no. He should have been pulled from the course.