As a finisher of two marathons, your story was such an accurate description of the things I felt as I finished my first marathon. A year later I decided to run a second marathon just to make sure the first one was not a fluke. As I got to the halfway point of the second marathon, I realized that I did not need to run a second marathon and I was hating every minute of it! The man ahead of me had exercise- induced diarrhea and smelled so bad that I was gagging for the last thirteen miles! I did finish the second marathon and realized that one would have been enough!
Exercise-induced diarrhea! As if I needed another reason to retire from the marathon grind. ;) That said, two finished marathons is nothing but impressive, especially given the extra suffering you endured at the hands, er, bowels, of another runner. Oof.
Thanks for the guffaws. Several of them. A good way to bring in the new year.
The New Year is gonna spike us in the foreskin one way or another. May as well laugh at it. ;)
As a finisher of two marathons, your story was such an accurate description of the things I felt as I finished my first marathon. A year later I decided to run a second marathon just to make sure the first one was not a fluke. As I got to the halfway point of the second marathon, I realized that I did not need to run a second marathon and I was hating every minute of it! The man ahead of me had exercise- induced diarrhea and smelled so bad that I was gagging for the last thirteen miles! I did finish the second marathon and realized that one would have been enough!
Exercise-induced diarrhea! As if I needed another reason to retire from the marathon grind. ;) That said, two finished marathons is nothing but impressive, especially given the extra suffering you endured at the hands, er, bowels, of another runner. Oof.
Those Girl Scouts. Too chipper when I need dour. Great post my friend
Stay in your lane, Cookie Queen, and peddle the Thin Mints.
Made me laugh. Made me think. Made me never want to run.
Mission accomplished on all three fronts! Happy to have endured the agony so you don't have to. ;)
Beautifully said.
I appreciate that. Happy New Year to you!