Virgin744 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 903 posts, RR: 5 Posted (8 years 2 months 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 7020 times:
Did anyone spot the quick pit-stop Paula made to relieve herself whilst running the London Marathon today? I couldnt believe it when my wife said she stopped to urinate, and then the BBC replayed it again & again just to show the nation that, Yes she stopped to take a piss in the street. I guess when you have to go, you just have to go.
I have to say I've heard loads of stories about long distance runners either pissing or shitting themselves during or directly after finishing a race but I never thought I'd see it done so seemlessly!
Congratulations to Paula anyway - she really is a true champ!
Horus From Egypt, joined Feb 2004, 5230 posts, RR: 62 Reply 3, posted (8 years 2 months 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 6920 times:
I ran the marathon today and I'm absolutely knackered. I was able to finish it in 3hrs 2mins and 1 sec (40mins off last year's time). I made a post about this last year but got flamed from some members so I decided to keep it 'quiet' this year ( http://www.airliners.net/discussions/non_aviation/read.main/540910 )
Well done to Paula, I met her before the run and she's a great gal.
British767 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2005, 284 posts, RR: 23 Reply 4, posted (8 years 2 months 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 6904 times:
Well done Horus! 'Tis a shame about what happened last year when you mentioned it! Shaving 40 minutes off of last year's time must have been a real achievement!
Jbirchall From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2005, 19 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (8 years 2 months 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 6784 times:
Sorry to be so indelicate, but she actually took a dump. I read an interview with her in the Times yesterday in which she acknowledged that she has a medical problem that means she can't always digest food properly. This results in her having to 'produce' her breakfast during the race, often totally undigested.
It happened to her in Athens as well. If you watched carefully today you could see her ask an official at the finish if her rear area was presentable!
Scbriml From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2003, 11444 posts, RR: 50 Reply 12, posted (8 years 2 months 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 6717 times:
Quoting Jbirchall (Reply 11): Sorry to be so indelicate, but she actually took a dump.
I believe so! From the BBC's website -
Quote: The only moment of drama for the Briton came late on when she stopped by the road-side and squatted down for about 10 seconds before resuming the race.
"I think I need to apologise to the nation for having to stop like that but I was losing 10 seconds every time my stomach cramped up," she said.
"I must have eaten a bit too much, I waited a bit too long. I didn't really want to have to resort to that in front of hundreds of thousands of people.
If you've eaten too much and have stomach cramps, you don't normally have a piss!
I predict this event will now enter the language in two ways -
I'm going for a quick Paula - to take an al-fresco dump, and along the lines of "Is the Pope a Catholic?" - Does Paula dump in the gutter?
Congrats to the lass, takes balls to do that. Well, you know what I mean!
Was it a number two then? Seems like she is admitting to a quick blast out of the tradesman's entrance after a bad reaction to a meal. Food doesn't make you pee after all!
QR332 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (8 years 2 months 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 6658 times:
Congrats Horus, thats quite an achievement! We had 2 teachers from our school fly over to England two years back to participate in the marathon, they also raised quite a bit of money.
Did you raise money for the same charity again this year?
UK_Dispatcher From United Arab Emirates, joined Dec 2001, 2553 posts, RR: 32 Reply 17, posted (8 years 2 months 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 6650 times:
Quoting Virgin744 (Thread starter): I have to say I've heard loads of stories about long distance runners either pissing or shitting themselves during or directly after finishing a race
Quoting WhiteHatter (Reply 9): Surely not even a legendary athlete totally focussed on her performance would get her clam out in publc.
Quoting Virgin744 (Reply 10): it was definitely a piss. I'm sure I saw something like a trickle coming out
Quoting WhiteHatter (Reply 14): Seems like she is admitting to a quick blast out of the tradesman's entrance
It makes me proud to be descendant of you fine people....
It is very hard to take a piss or a dump while running...it tends to smear down the legs on the way down. She was being practical.
I wonder if one of those sicko paparazzi will make a scoop (literally) and sell the business on Ebay??
Jeez Kirkie, did you just say something nice?????? Naah, I'm sure that must of been a typo, right?
Well it was definitely worth missing Carlisle for it
Thanks anyway!
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