"Poopy" Run... Yes, It's What You Think...

I left out some details from my last post about my recent long run.

It was the day after the Super Bowl, and I may have consumed the majority of a jar of queso. This is important for later.

My run went well (as I posted about), but I felt a fart brewing that I was afraid I couldn't trust somewhere near the middle of it. It went away quickly. And it came back as I started my cool down with about 2.5 miles to go. That feeling came and went a few times, but I figured I'd make it home.

But then it started getting worse. Now I KNEW I wasn't going to make it. I met a pair of runners and then saw no one else. I rounded a corner (RIGHT next to the house of a family I know from my son's school) and darted across the road into a little over-grown area as my sphincter was losing its battle. I got my shorts down as quick as I could and left a pile in the snow. I was squatted there in the dark as 2 cars went by, but no one could see me (THANK GOD). It was a soft pile, and I didn't have much left on my cheeks - the final mile home was just a little squishy, but not bad. I got in the house and cleaned up right away:

Yes, that's the inside of my shorts as I hit the basement bathroom. NOT CLEAN, but not horrible either.


Easy to spot the UNEXPECTED DETOUR on my Garmin.


Text exchange with my wife later that morning.

I was running yesterday with my cell phone, and at the last moment, I smirked and thought "I wonder if *IT* is still there from 2 days ago..." I ran across the road, and I found my foot prints and a "pile" that had melted its way farther into the snow because of the sun we've had the last few days:

I'm NOT editing this photo to make things any clearer! YOU'RE WELCOME.

Also, notice my feet were facing the road, so I wasn't mooning the cars as they passed. I have SOME dignity. Behind me was a stone wall outside of a fancy country club, so no one saw anything inappropriate.

Oh, and there appears to be fresh dog tracks to the right. Someone's dog got a sniffer full of something unpleasant...