Intestinal Fortitude?

Apparently the bug that infected me at least a week ago decided to travel to hidden regions of my intestines. On Monday I decided it best not to risk running, thinking at the time this was just the result of food I ate over the weekend, so I stayed indoors, near the bathroom, and lifted weights. Tuesday I felt better, after two days of running to the bathroom 5 or more times, so braved the outdoors. Knowing a port-a-john was in the village aided my self confidence. I was actually doing well on a day made for running. Then, at 6 miles, the bug surfaced. An immediate need for a bathroom became quite clear. Fortunately I was about 300 yards from the port-a-john. I got on the canal path, headed for the bathroom, and...it was gone! Gone for the season! Man, this was not good, not good at all. I was in crisis mode. What to do?
Well, the only thing I could do was waddle, slow jog/walk and squeeze my cheeks tight until getting to some woods about 300 yards away at Pineway Ponds. The only thing I could hope for was the dry leaves were not poison ivy. The immediate relief allowed me to complete the run and get home before another incident suddenly hit.
On Wednesday feelings of possible distress continued. It wasn't too bad, just that I would get hungry, eat, and 15 minutes later, all gone. So I stayed home and lifted weights. Thursday I needed to run. I got up before work and too scared to go outdoors, ran on the treadmill. It worked out well.

Jan and Eileen began running at some ungodly hour on Wednesday, something like 4:30am. That's just crazy. I think Jan ran 10 miles or so before work. Goofy.

Comments

  1. AnonymousOctober 19, 2007 at 7:12 AM

    no making fun of those running at 430am! I was also out at that time on wed...only I did 3.5 hrs

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  2. AnonymousOctober 22, 2007 at 6:11 AM

    Note to all Sals runners. All routes passing Pineway Ponds Park are to be avoided until after winter. No wonder all the deer are in my backyard now.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 23, 2007 at 5:37 AM

    now we know the reason spencerport schools go to lock down mode some days

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  4. AnonymousOctober 24, 2007 at 5:53 AM

    Mike,
    There is still a p-o-p near the dpw where all the water project equipment is stored.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 24, 2007 at 11:30 AM

    Good to know about the p.o.p. I think there is also one at the end of Evergreen. Unfortunately, when the emergency need struck I was on Canal road, much too far away from alternatives other than the woods.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 24, 2007 at 11:32 AM

    I thought Spencerport schools went into lock down, or had the lights turned off, so teachers could get more time off?

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