tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post9079759582782945090..comments2023-10-23T23:12:27.656+08:00Comments on Genetically Challenged Athlete: One day I'll laugh about thisGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08281336239355942919noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-63217498369384955262014-05-02T17:56:46.976+08:002014-05-02T17:56:46.976+08:00I have no kids. Seriously, if I had kids I would p...I have no kids. Seriously, if I had kids I would probably never do half the shit I do.Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513784959590239514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-66323885137192832062014-04-30T18:35:46.487+08:002014-04-30T18:35:46.487+08:00Dude - what a sh*tty problem to have! But what a g...Dude - what a sh*tty problem to have! But what a great story. Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281336239355942919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-6864912545096540262014-04-30T11:32:40.913+08:002014-04-30T11:32:40.913+08:00Wow, what a horrible sh*t-storm of events! Literal...Wow, what a horrible sh*t-storm of events! Literally! <br />One good story deserves another, so here's mine -- I was running around Lake Merritt in Oakland, which has restrooms spaced about 1 mile apart. On one particularly inauspicious day, the restrooms were closed and I *had* to go, but I was about 2 miles from my apartment. So I found a very small clump of trees and brush that barely passed for privacy. I pulled down my shorts and immediately felt horrible pains -- the stings of yellowjackets! Turns out that I was going to the bathroom on top of their nest! Luckily, I did not get stung in my privates, but I did run out of there with 3 very painful stings -- the one to my ear hurt like hell. It was horrible but also hilarious, in a ridiculous way.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691910446074747797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-26836349061285405482014-04-29T09:19:32.861+08:002014-04-29T09:19:32.861+08:00Ohhh - I wish I was in a remote enough area to do ...Ohhh - I wish I was in a remote enough area to do that, but there are no leaves and no privacy! Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281336239355942919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-1463254539637142332014-04-29T09:02:38.991+08:002014-04-29T09:02:38.991+08:00Ha! Sometimes that pigheaded stubbornness takes me...Ha! Sometimes that pigheaded stubbornness takes me a bit too far and that's why the universe has to smack me upside the head to tell me to rest. On a related note, where do you find enough spare hours for ultramarathon training?! Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281336239355942919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-21687298342159447962014-04-29T07:21:09.110+08:002014-04-29T07:21:09.110+08:00You have my utmost sympathy on the tummy troubles....You have my utmost sympathy on the tummy troubles. I've been there more times than I can count. I have used bush toilets when there's nothing else around and I've used leaves for toilet paper. It makes you enjoy the good runs so much more.Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819714901550763235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-85750233024925885822014-04-28T22:05:49.001+08:002014-04-28T22:05:49.001+08:00I have mad respect for the way you kept trying to ...I have mad respect for the way you kept trying to get your run in despite everything - EVERYTHING - thwarting you. Honestly, I would have probably been like "eff it" after just the late night of work, never mind the rain and female troubles and all that. I like to think of it as the universe telling me to take a break instead of signs of laziness. :)Caitlinhttp://fitandfeminist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com