Trials mystery solved. Did Marty Hehir wipe when he took his poop break at mile 18 at the US Olympic Marathon Trials?

In a trail 50k I had to take a leak. I pulled down my shorts and walked backwards while peeing.

This “technique” is a good compromise because you don’t stop and you don’t piss yourself. You do however widely display your junk. If your running through the woods essentially alone, it’s great.

For an urban marathon maybe reconsider.

Shiity thread, dude.

rojo wrote:

Co-Flounder wrote:

Hard hitting journalism. After 20 years your focus is on poop.

THis is a serious concern for all serious marathoners. When I was training for my first marathon, I remember thinking, "What do I have to do if I need to go the bathroom." I wasn't worried about poop but more so pee so I practiced and peed my pants once in practice to see how bad it was .

Lukcily for Hehir, it appears to not have cost him any places in the race of prize money as they nearest guy was 42 seconds ahead.

5. Augustus Maiyo, U.S. Army, 2:10:47 PB

6. Martin Hehir, Reebok, 2:11:29 PB

i was originally taken aback when i had first read this thread, but i actually began to understand after reading your reasoning.

good on you for tackling a topic not many would touch

rojo wrote:

Co-Flounder wrote:

Hard hitting journalism. After 20 years your focus is on poop.

THis is a serious concern for all serious marathoners. When I was training for my first marathon, I remember thinking, "What do I have to do if I need to go the bathroom." I wasn't worried about poop but more so pee so I practiced and peed my pants once in practice to see how bad it was .

PB

Serious marathoners plan ahead. They avoid contact with sick people in the weeks before the race. They learn while training what foods cause problems and avoid those foods in the days before the race. They don’t overeat the day before the race. They don’t eat salad or spicy foods the day before the race. If the race is out of town then they drink bottled water instead of local water.

On the morning of the race they wake up early enough and drink water or coffee to help clean out the pipes before the marathon. Before heading out to the race, if they notice any rumbling in the plumbing then they’ll take a dose of Loperamide (Imodium AD) to clog the drain so they can get through the race.

Never ever pee on yourself unless the race is almost over because the injury from extensive chafing might lead to dropping out. Major marathons have port-a-cans so use that instead. If you need to pee then you didn’t learn to hydrate properly for the marathon during your training.

If your digestion is a factor in the marathon then it’s because you weren’t well prepared for the race.

Back in my day we would just let it out while running. When you are in a pack of guys and the pace is steady, you can't afford to stop. It's not pretty, but you gotta have your priorities straight. This was for a shot at the Olympics and he should have just let it run down his leg.

I'd imagine though that some people can do all of this and still have problems. Take, for example, Paula Radcliffe. She's a serious marathoner. Yet she had the poo malfunction.

1970 the wrote:

This was for a shot at the Olympics and he should have just let it run down his leg.

I agree actually. And surely if he's training to be a doctor he's seen way worse than that. I wouldn't like to be left thinking 'what if'.

Co-Flounder wrote:

Serious marathoners plan ahead....

If your digestion is a factor in the marathon then it’s because you weren’t well prepared for the race.

So for the record, let me make sure I understand this. You are saying that a guy who just got 6th at the US Olympic Marathon Trials isn't a serious marathoner and wasn't well prepared for the race?

rojo wrote:

Co-Flounder wrote:

Serious marathoners plan ahead....

If your digestion is a factor in the marathon then it’s because you weren’t well prepared for the race.

So for the record, let me make sure I understand this. You are saying that a guy who just got 6th at the US Olympic Marathon Trials isn't a serious marathoner and wasn't well prepared for the race?

If he was better prepared he would have qualified for the team

rojo wrote:

Co-Flounder wrote:

Serious marathoners plan ahead....

If your digestion is a factor in the marathon then it’s because you weren’t well prepared for the race.

So for the record, let me make sure I understand this. You are saying that a guy who just got 6th at the US Olympic Marathon Trials isn't a serious marathoner and wasn't well prepared for the race?

Yes. That is exactly what I said. He didn’t train and plan for every contingency. Ultimately, he let important details slip through the cracks.

If his goal was to qualify for the Olympic team then he wasn’t as well prepared as the 3 men who did.

Crap writing, plz hire someone competent.

everyone here wrote:

rojo wrote:

So for the record, let me make sure I understand this. You are saying that a guy who just got 6th at the US Olympic Marathon Trials isn't a serious marathoner and wasn't well prepared for the race?

If he was better prepared he would have qualified for the team

He was well beaten by a 43 year old who was "well prepared" by association with Farah.

Beavis and Butthead want to know, buttwipes.

Do people not remember that Steve Jones took a dump in the middle of road en route to winning the London Marathon?

They don't make em like they used to.

Co-Flounder wrote:

rojo wrote:

So for the record, let me make sure I understand this. You are saying that a guy who just got 6th at the US Olympic Marathon Trials isn't a serious marathoner and wasn't well prepared for the race?

Yes. That is exactly what I said. He didn’t train and plan for every contingency. Ultimately, he let important details slip through the cracks.

If his goal was to qualify for the Olympic team then he wasn’t as well prepared as the 3 men who did.

What a joke. Those issues happen to the best. A long list of elite marathoners including many major champions and Oympic medalists have had stomach issues during a marathon. You can't always control if something is going on in your body. You can prepare as perfectly as you want but in real life, there is always uncertainty.

You could argue that dropping a large load of #2 (especially if water rich) or #1 could drop your weight enough to offset the time penalty, if done expediently. Maybe not 4%, but 1 or 2 %.

Hehir was 7th in the 2016 US Olympic Trials Men's 10,000 meters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eif2XvNYL-8

Deuce Bigelow wrote:

zoomx83 wrote:

It was Commonwealth 82.

Not if you watch the Rotterdam video.

Just curious, I watched that race back when it was live, and parts of it since then, at what point in the race does it happen?