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Breaking taboos: The five stages of Runner's trots

Hi y'all

After yet another week of teaching and dealing with normal life it seems to become a little easier to combine it all. I wrap my running schedule around my commuter distances to work and that helps. If I'm not running than I'm riding my bicycle to and from work. It's about an 11 or 13 km bike ride depending on the route I take. So switching biking to work for running back makes up for the 11km on Thursday. Now the title of this blog should be warning enough. So if you do not enjoy the dirty parts of running than by all means...STOP READING RIGHT NOW AND GO ABOUT YOUR NORMAL BUSINESS!!

Good for you. Even after a fair warning you have decided to stick with me and read on. As you are well aware of I'm running for MLDS (CLICK HERE TO DONATE) a foundation that fights to create funding to help people with stomach/liver/bowel issues. Now after the past few weeks I figured let's see what is happening to me on those 8km-something-runs when I am in dire need of a toilet. The cramps are very very painful and running really isn't an option anymore when you endure them. I never thought it was an actual thing but guess what?? About 20-50% of all runners deal with what is known as runner's trots. Now here's the thing...so many runner's deal with it but I had never heard of it...until I Googled it for Pete's sake!! How is that for taboo hunh? Now since the cause I am running for deals with the GI-tract and my man has suffered a truely aweful volvulus several times, I'm dead set about breaking taboos on stool. People seriously: TALK ABOUT IT! It would have made me feel a lot safer if I'd known that it is a common thing for runners. I felt alone and nervous in stead. So here we go. I want to share the five stages of Runner's trots. And yes today we are talking about POOP! Final warning for the feeble minded THIS WILL STINK!

Stage 1

Please don't make me get the trots please! I just want to run this tiny 11km run without having to poop a ton please??

Stage 2

Oooh okay this is not bad. Nothing yet at mile 2? Okay so we're okay today?? Feels like it. Good! Let's have fun than

Stage 3

Wait a minute! Is that a cramp I feel? It is isn't it? Oh yes that is bowel movement. Oh dear. Now what? There is no toilet. No no no no

Stage 4

If I can only hang on for one more mile. Just one more mile. Oh man this is so painful. Just one more mile. One more. Man this hurts. Hang on. Just hang on!

Stage 5

Nope can't hold on anymore. Need to poop now. I have to go NOW. Get out of my FREAKING WAY NOW! NOW NOW! GO AWAY I HAVE TO GO NOW!!
Well so now you know. And remember that about 50% of all runner's face this on their long runs. Cheer us on we need it. That's it for this week. Stay strong and keep the faith. You are all awesome.
As always, until we read again
Love, Marlies

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