While the college men were in the paddock at the Penn relays, I winessed one of the racers whip out his junk and urinate on the side of the wall directly underneath one of the national television cameras. I was wondering what peoples opinions were on this matter as it greatly disturbed me to see a competitor so readily expose himself infront of almost 60,000 people.......what are we comming to?
what are we coming to indeed! If we were meant to be naked, we would've been born that way. Really.
Well, if ya gotta go ...
Many may remember the Grete Waitz marathon from the 1980s (I think NYC), where she had made a couple of port-a-potty stops already and the shit was still running out of her pants and down her leg while she ran on national TV. Obviously, you always want to do your business in private, but if you have no other options right before the race, semi-private is better than in front of everyone.
I've gone on the wall at Penn, at the starting line at Hayward field, behind buildings and dumpsters at road races, in the bushes at nearly every cross cross country meet ever.
Bottom line as the race approaches and the adrenaline kicks in you've got to go.
You're lucky the guy was only taking a piss.
they clerk you so damn early at that meet you have no choice sometimes
Nancy...I think you liked it...and thats ok..let loose honey..everything is ok
Nancy, I can hold you until your trauma ends.
More often than not I'll need to relieve myself before races. On the starting line C. Urish, P. Welch and others have squwated and peed. This is about compitition, not descentsy. Come'on though, lets not get crud about it. on the line you do what you got to do.
I don't remember a meet in my entire life that I DIDN'T take a piss where I wasn't supposed to.
Wouldn't it be smart to put a port-a-john in that paddock since they keep you there so long?
The problem is not the issue of visual exposure, that shouldn't bother anyone. The real issue is the possible spread of germs. Plumbing in crowded areas is one of the greatest developments of civilization, we should use it. He could have at least aimed down a storm drain.
I guess I'm one of the few that are pretty discusted with this.
shoot, I don't recommend running Boston then. From what I hear there's people pissing and shitting all over the place there. All up in people's yards and junk...dis-gusting.
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shoot, I don't recommend running Boston then. From what I hear there's people pissing and shitting all over the place there. All up in people's yards and junk...dis-gusting.
Thanks for that insightful post. Do you often give advice without actually having the experience to back it up?
Boston is nothing compared to the inmate lock down for the NYC Marathon. People start peeing in the corrals; next they tinkle on the back of your leg as you complete the slow death march to toll plaza; the grand finale is the European runners pissing liberally onto your shoes while you sing your National Anthem.
Pissing on a cement wall is downright civilized.
Carol???? Priscilla????? A couple of fine lasses to be sure. I'm sure it must have been the most dire of circumstances in order for either of these ladies to "squat & trot". Love you Carol.
a bit of irony...the penn stadium bathrooms have you literally pissing on a wall - there just happens to be a drain at the bottom.
uhhh...what?
i love penn, but hey, sometimes you gotta go. when i pr.ed in the 5k, i peed off the starting line. sometimes you gotta rock it.
What's the problem? That's better than taking a shit.