Can you achieve or even maintain an erection while running any significant distance?
My high school contemplated this, and one brave soul even attempted it...only to fail. My collegiate team had no takers.
Let's light the candle on this one. I want to hear everyone elses comments.
I once had a semi-wood going. It was about half way, I was doing a 10 miler and just started thinking about this girl in my Bio class, boy I think she could give me a boner no matter what the conditions are.
Right before a meet one time in high school, my coach overheard us (the guys team) talking about this chick on the other team. He came over and told us to "focus," in a usual-coach like manner, but then he added, "We want to keep the blood flowing through your legs....besides, we wouldnt want anyone to get DQ'd for running with three legs..."
Luckily, we were all able to avoid disqualification...
Could help in a photo finish.
Ah... Very good question indeed. Although I am not the physiological expert to adequately answer this question, it is my belief that if you've run a race while pitching a tent, then this was not your best race (despite any advantage it may provide in a photo finish).
When I was 14 I had a paper route, and on Sunday morning I would get up in the middle of the night and deliver the paper. There was a 17 year old girl who also had a route in the neighborhood. We would always meet at the same place at the same time and go over to the football field at the middle school, take our clothes off and run the length of the field a few times. This was her suggestion the first time we did it. Other than some pretty tame making out, we never did anything other than that. Of course I was only running 100 yards at a time, but Mr. Chubby was there the whole time.
Depending on the man, this might also be the smallest question in men's distance running.
I once had to turn back during a run in Atlanta due to unexpected wood. I was 23 at the time and apparently at the peak of my manhood... that same year, I popped a very noticeable boner after the Peachtree in the free massage tent, while getting rubbed down by a midle-aged soccer mom type. My buddy spotted the action and was kind enough to document it on film... I still have the photo... me with a pitched tent, and the masseuse enjoying it thoroughly.
A classic!!
