The root of the problem, as someone who ran with IBS for four decades, is plant fiber, especially bran fiber from grains. Steer clear of whole grains especially but fiber in general the week before a marathon. Eat lots of saturated fats like butter, coconut oil and bacon to keep the system well lubed and protected from irritation.
Yeah, we all know this happens. The real question is: would you poop yourself if you were on for a PR rathe than stop to use the toilet and potentially coat yourself valuable time?
I sometimes wonder why Letsrun has always so many trolls but then realize that one of the founders is the original troll of the site. Honestly one of the best ones as well
Do people not know how the website works? I've thought about changing the website motto (and have for today) to "We surf the net so you don't have to." Each day we spend hours surfing the interent looking for article sof running. We have a base list of 40-50 sites we look and then I also do some internet searches, etc.
Rather make an employee work on xmas, I did it on the 24th and 25th and found that article, found it interesting and put it up.
The real question is: would you poop yourself if you were on for a PR rathe than stop to use the toilet and potentially coat yourself valuable time?
it's happened to me 3 times, i didn't even consider stopping and wasn't anywhere near a PR for all three. real men shlt themselves, slap it off when it starts dribbling down the leg, and shake hands at the finish line.
For some most of us older runners, this is a feature, not a bug. Not actually having an accident, which is usually due to poor planning, but using gravity, motion and black coffee to stay "regular".
As a suburban runner I stash paper towels in zip lock bags at strategic locations on my regular routes for emergencies, especially in the winter when municipal bathrooms are closed for the season.
I sometimes wonder why Letsrun has always so many trolls but then realize that one of the founders is the original troll of the site. Honestly one of the best ones as well
Do people not know how the website works? I've thought about changing the website motto (and have for today) to "We surf the net so you don't have to." Each day we spend hours surfing the interent looking for article sof running. We have a base list of 40-50 sites we look and then I also do some internet searches, etc.
Rather make an employee work on xmas, I did it on the 24th and 25th and found that article, found it interesting and put it up.
This is hobby jogger sh1t. No pun intended. Any serious runner knows you brew a cup of black coffee prior to your run in order to clear the pipes. I have never had runner's diarrhea using this method.
This is the answer to the problem and I’m surprised only one person mentioned it. Drink a little black coffee in the morning, clear the pipes, then proceed with your run.
This is hobby jogger sh1t. No pun intended. Any serious runner knows you brew a cup of black coffee prior to your run in order to clear the pipes. I have never had runner's diarrhea using this method.
The root of the problem, as someone who ran with IBS for four decades, is plant fiber, especially bran fiber from grains. Steer clear of whole grains especially but fiber in general the week before a marathon. Eat lots of saturated fats like butter, coconut oil and bacon to keep the system well lubed and protected from irritation.
Presumably much of the world is stupid to be consuming whole grains just fine. It’s simple minded inanity to think you should “eat lots of saturated fats like butter… to keep the system well lubed”. Simple minded logic also says bacon grease will clog any plumbing system.
Sometimes you think you’ve done that, but still get diarrhea mid-run. It’s not so much an urge to clear previously unshed load, rather something about the running upsets your stomach and causes it to diarrheate whatever little is inside, and there’s always some stuff making its way through your insides.
As my username implies, I have a very long list of LetsRun-related accomplishments. Perhaps the greatest of them all is the time I wore the famed LetsRun singlet during a half marathon after a long night of drinking and almost no sleep at a college teammate’s house one summer . . . and stopped to take a dump three times during the race. If I tried this now I don’t think I would survive. Enjoy your indestructible bodies while they last, young runners!
(To be clear, we were of legal age and Robert had no involvement with this.)