5.11.2009

Strength = Holding Your Peep for 11 Miles

First off, let me say that I am sick. Like, I probably should be in bed not out communicating with the world...but thanks to Mucinex and Extra Strenght Tylenol, here I sit at my desk. The allergy/sinus/cold/flu/whatever that I've had going on for the past couple weeks is now genuinely illness, and not just allergy bother. Anyway, I feel like roadkill, so I'll keep it short today. Since my half marathon race is this Sunday(!), I will be doing everything in my power this week to be well by then...hmmm, perhaps I should be at home in bed afterall...well anyway.

Saturday - 12 miles in 1:52
Sunday - OFF due to sickness

Had a great 12-mile long run with 3 others from the running group Saturday morning. We were at my favorite place, the High Line Canal Trail, and I had gotten up with plenty of time for breakfast, hydration, a sinus rinse, and 15 minutes of the weekend Today Show (and wow, I am not missing anything by not watching it normally, that is one fluffy waste of the very-loosely-used-term "news anchor"). I even had time for the hydration to go through me, and got TWO pre-run potty breaks in (I am just talking #1 here, or as Shortie2 calls it, "peep"). So I figured with two preparatory peep breaks, I should be fine for the run, as there are no bathroom stops on the trail.

Unfortunately, just a mile in, I was again hit with the very strong urge to pee. And, as previously mentioned, I was with a group (2 of them men) so it was clear there would be no sneaking off into the bushes for a quick leak. And let me tell you, I have now decided that the true definition of strength is not staying up all night with a sick child, or giving birth without drugs, but is the ability to hold your peep on an 11-mile trail run (did I mention the entire trail runs next to a bubbling, gurgling, water-filled CANAL?), while making pleasant conversation all the while. At least I know my kegels are strong.

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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 11, 2009 at 10:48 AM

    That's hard core. I'm pretty sure I would have caved and jumped behind a bush (men or not!). Now you know you can perform even if you suffer the massive porta potty lines like I did!

    I hope you feel better, and good luck for the weekend!

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  2. HeatherMay 11, 2009 at 11:14 AM

    Wow, that sounds like torture! Don't love that feeling when you want to speed up so you can pee sooner, but you're afraid if you run faster, a little pee might just come out?

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  3. AnonymousMay 11, 2009 at 3:45 PM

    Mucinex is good stuff. Hope it works for you.

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  4. Glaven Q. HeisenbergMay 11, 2009 at 6:06 PM

    You should have just peeped yourself. Then you'd know who your real friends are.

    Full Disclosure: I would not have been one of your real friends.

    Ian used to call it going "peepers". So now, teh 'Bride and I call it that still.

    We are a constant source of embarrassment to him, just as our parents were to us.

    *Sigh* Circle of life.

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  5. joyRuNMay 12, 2009 at 3:52 PM

    I'd never be able to to that! My kegels are shot thanks to childbirth.

    Rest up & get well :)

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