Tamara Torlakson's digestive tract is a well-oiled machine. Whenever she has a race or a long-run day, her bowels automatically clear before she hits the road.
Nothing was different the day of the Mountains 2 Beach Marathon, her sixth race of the 26.2-mile distance, in 2018. And yet, about halfway through the race, she realized she needed to go again.
How she handled the urge was unusual — by pooping her pants — but she believes it served her well: Torlakson ended up achieving a personal record as well as legend status in her running circles.
Tamara Torlakson's digestive tract is a well-oiled machine. Whenever she has a race or a long-run day, her bowels automatically clear before she hits the road.
Nothing was different the day of the Mountains 2 Beach Marathon, her sixth race of the 26.2-mile distance, in 2018. And yet, about halfway through the race, she realized she needed to go again.
How she handled the urge was unusual — by pooping her pants — but she believes it served her well: Torlakson ended up achieving a personal record as well as legend status in her running circles.
How hot is that?
Pretty awesome to finish a race with a giant turd in your shorts for the majority of the event. One of the years I ran Chicago I came up on someone who had clearly shit themselves earlier in the race and you could see folks parting around either side to go around them and avoid being downwind for too long. That was a rough smell.
Post by SouthernYokel on Dec 6, 2021 15:43:52 GMT -5
In the work bathroom this morning, finished getting ready for the day. I had my earbuds in their case on the counter. Picked it up and missed my pocket putting them away. When they hit the floor, the case popped open and both buds flew out. One went directly into the toilet. I shoved my hand in there to get it without hesitation. Washed my hand. Then i looked for the other bud and realized it had gone down the sink drain. Which does not have the normal trap at the bottom - so thanks to my handwashing, it was long gone. I fished my hand around in a public toilet for nothing (at least i was the last person to use it and i remembered to flush).
