Yeah this will be the last Vegas post. I promise. ha.
Just some official photos…
Please note the horrendous face. I was dying. Or just being dramatic.
Anyways, besides these photos I have nothing to say. nothing. I’m going running. That’s about it.
So since my friend Tucson Jamie always harasses me to do Would You Rather… questions, here’ s Would You…
Would You run a once in a lifetime PR
if
You had to crap your pants while running?
This guy’s famous… at least on SR. You can find him on my SR Goals page too!
We’re talking you will NEVER run this fast or even close to it again. A serious PR. But you have to poo yourself like this at the halfway point and keep going. Would you?
*If we have 51 people answer the question, I’ll have a giveaway next post. If not, I’ll just keep it for myself! seriously, I will, I’ve always wanted my own jockstrap.
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Hell no, I would definitely run off the course and hide if I had poo on me like this guy does, certainly not worth the PR, no one would remember you for your awesome time, just the poo running down your legs.
I would pass up the chance for the PR to stop in the porta potty. Not big on crapping myself. I hope that this image does not stay forever burned in my mind…
I am with stacy on this one…having it happen to me as an 8-year-old child while stuck in a metro…it was a traumatic experience, and I feel like this image is seared into my brain.
There’s no way in hell I would crap my pants. I would wait and go for a PR the next race. There is always another day to PR, but pictures from me crappin my pants would be all over the internet and my friends would NEVER let me live it down.
Lol. This post makes me laugh hardcore. I would take the slow time. But I’m a slow runner, anyways. Lol.
Um, NO! Hell no! A PR will never be THAT important to me…
Hell to the naw! If I were a professional athlete & would earn lots of $$$$$ for doing so – then yes. Otherwise – no thanks.
Negative. Just not worth it.
Maybe I am not hardcore enough, but a PR is simply not worth pooping my skirt. Blah.
Um…. absolutely not…that is just awful!
Nope, I totally would not. Besides, I don’t want a PR that is so far out of reach that I can’t even compete with myself anymore. Where’s the fun in that?
I definitely would not!
I love the pictures from your race.
That photo made me gag a little. I am one of the crazies that is going to say I would pretty much do anything for a PR…..including crapping my pants.
Nope, nope, triple nope! If it means pooping myself…my bod is telling me that I need to push less hard.
And you truly look like you were ready to finish!
Ummm…GROSS!!! I would most definitely forfeit the PR!
Oh my god! That poor guy – that is disgusting! No way would I take crapping my pants for a super fast PR.
Ha. I would totally do it. No shame here.
absolutely not. people would forget about your amazing time, but would NEVER forget about shizz running down your leg.
Ha ha too funny, can you imagine the chafing!!!??? I would have to say maybe. ( to finish though not PR) I wear capris black ones so it wouldn’t be as noticeable. I’m not very competitive and my goals reflect that but still a marathons a lot of of work I would hate to invest myself and not finish.
vanity wins over pride. I’m not pooping myself in public.
Amen!!
No! The total humiliation would NOT be worth it to me, there’s always another race.
Nothing is worth crapping my pants for! There’s plenty of time for that when I’m OLD.
I think it would depend on my outfit and where I am at in the race, but I probably wouldn’t really be able to do it.
Um, I definitely think I’d forgo the PR to not have to poop my pants. Even if solely for the fact I know my husband would never let me forget I pooped my pants…”remember that race where you pooped your pants?!”
Oh my, that is scary. I’d try for a PR another race thank you very much!
Oh my gosh that is un real. Who would do such a thing.
Although I’m not an avid runner, I have crapped my pants while walking my kids home from the park. I did not get any PR-just laughter from my kids and a great lesson learned! Never eat chili dogs then go for a walk to the park!
ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!. . .that is all I have to say
Thanks, SR. You just ruined my breakfast.
Yeah…I’d skip the PR so as to not have poo all over myself.
Yikes! I wouldn’t want a PR that bad. I would run off the course and drop my pants.
OH. MY. GOD. No PR is worth having spectators look at you like those people in the background of that pic!!!
No way! I would rather drop out of the race and kiss that PR goodbye then shat myself.
Absolutely not! I would rather walk the rest of my life than do what that guy did!
OMG>>>>>>>>>>>Forget it! That is just nasty. I would walk before I pooped my pants.
No way! (Unless there was money involved, then maybe)
If I had poo running down my legs, I think the PR would be the last thing on my mind. Ick.
No way!
I can’t think of too many things i’d crap my pants for but its not a PR in a marathon thats for sure. Cash maybe–and lots of it. Or a chance to be stranded on a deserted island with the Swedish Women’s Synchronized Swim Team. The stranding would have to be days long–I’d need to give them time for desperation to set in before they came after me. But it seems worth a little crap down my leg.
NO way!!!! Absolutely not!
Holy shit no! No PR is worth it. I don’t run fast so my chances of qualifying for Boston are equal to my chances of becoming the next President of the United States. So, even if said PR would make me qualify for Boston, I still would’t do it. I have to keep whatever small amout of dignity I have intact.
OMG!! I’ve never seen that pic before.
If I ended up on your blog again like he did, then I would most definitely choose the PR
haha!
I can not type NO WAY fast enough!
I love the first photo of you with the two men in the background barely keeping up!
I value my image/dignity over a great PR. People won’t remember a random runner’s PR (come on, unless you win that race, you’re a nobody to everybody but your family), but they sure will remember you as “that person who crapped their pants.” No thanks!!
Is the PR good enough to get in the overall top 3 that includes a sweet cash prize? I might be able to poop myself for that.
I could always hose down at a water station.
NOPE! What’s that expression – “Pain is only temporary – pride lasts forever” Pretty sure that if you crapped your pants . .. your pride is going to be taking a HUGE hit in the process. Besides – forever you’ll have an astricks (* i crapped my pants and now my pix is posted ALL over the internet). Hmmmm – no thank you.
No! I would be happy with a slower time…that is just something it would be hard to live down esp after it was on the interwebs.
Sweet.Jesus. NO WAY! That looks terrible!
I would rather not poo myself. Ish.
This guy’s face says it all. And, the spectators smiling and laughing. Not worth a PR to crap myself.
Hell no, no PR is worth being infamous on the internet for crapping yourself. I’ll even give up a BQ to find a porta potty.
GROSS! Big fat no from me.
hell to the no. A PR is not worth shit in the pants.
Now, pee in the pants is a different story. I’d totally pee myself for a PR.
I think I’d much prefer PR-ing on my sprint to the nearest portapot, but that’s just me.
Ummm…no. Seriously gross.
Never.
Ever.
Nope.
I prefer the comfort of my toilet.
If it meant me winning the race and winning money= hell yes. Otherwise, NO!
Oh my goodness this made me laugh so hard! No, I wouldn’t do it – far too embarrassing! That poor guy!
No
freakin
way
one time my husband said “someday maybe i’ll do a marathon”
i yelled “people POOP themselves in marathons!” as a counter argument.
so yeah, no pooping thanks
I’d stop at the porta potty! No poo pants for me. The PR isn’t worth it, even if it were a BQ.
I would definitely pee my pants, but pooping is where I draw the line!
No effing chance. I’d rather take the non-poo time and my dignity.
Now I’m going to pretend that was just a great photoshop project so that I can finish my breakfast. Thanks.
No words for that pic (him, not you
) but CONGRATS! Your running is insanely inspirational…I need to GET ON my next PR/goal….
xoxo
Sara
There is only one way I would poo all over myself while running a marathon…for a gold medal in the Olympics. And since I couldn’t even dream of being a runner of that caliber, I’ll wait in the long lines at the port-o-crappers.
This is the first time I wish I could “unread” a post. The bad thing is I check your blog often and now I may have to stop so I never have to see that again.
NO WAY!!!!!!!!
OMG, no way!! My dignity isn’t worth a few seconds or minutes shaved off for a PR. No…way…
Ugh…
That is so gross. I would definitely be PR-less. For ever.
Although it does make me think of Sex and the City….
YAY!!! 31 peeps! And H.E. double HELL no I would never keep running with crap on me! HAHAHAHA!!
Sorry, there is nothing worth pooping your pants. Other than tons and tons and tons of money.
No way!!!
I don’t think I will ever be hardcore enough where an amazing PR is more important than going to the bathroom.
No. No. No! Ugh! That’s just wrong.
EWWW!! All I can think is what did he do right after the race was over and everyone was staring at him?–Just act nonchalant like, what are you looking at? So humiliating! I would never take that route.
no. i don’t think i’d ever poo myself. pee? maybe but no to poo.
i love your race pics. i can’t wait to see mine from this weekend
I consider myself pretty hardcore. but I not go in my pants. THat picture alone almost made me sick.
NO WAY!! Just look at those people staring in the background. Umm, no thanks.
Wow – dang. well i think that probably when it happened, he didn’t have control over it… so i’m thinking that if i’m going for a PR and it happened, then it happens and so be it. I’d be running so fast that it wouldn’t even matter…? Yikes. I don’t know. That’s scary.
If I could be famous on SR for doing it then I would take the PR!
def not….there are more things in life than a good PR. LIke..not having to move 4 states away b/c everyone knows about the crapping your pants incident.
Umm, no. NO. NO. No. I would rather have my turtle times and clean panties than to have THAT happen. Ever.
Run on. Without pooing on yourself.
Nope – I gotta say, I’d stop before I poop myself
I was going to say “yes, without a doubt!!” but then I read the line “We’re talking you will NEVER run this fast or even close to it again.”…and it made me realize that eventually I’d be pretty disappointed after that run knowing that I would never run anything close that ever again. One of the things I like about running is getting better, seeing improvement, and striving for something…so to publicly humiliate myself for a good time that I know I could never get again wouldn’t be that fun.
I would never go for a PR at the risk of a GI explosion. I’m pretty sure the image of poo pants would stop any and all possible endorsements.
No way… I’ll take my slow little legs over crapping my pants!
I don’t think I would physically be able to PR if that happened!
Sorry no pr for me, I’d rather have poo-free shorts
OMG, I would pass on the BM for the PR-not worth the humiliation.
Ew…I’m going to go with a slow race rather than a fast poopy one. No one wants those pictures on the internet.
that takes shiz-art to a new level.. yikes.
Ummm…yeah, I was just taking my first bite of breakfast when I saw that pic, THANKS SR!! No F’nnnn way would I care that much unless there was hundred bajillion dollars on the line….and even then I am not sure!
No way! Absolutely. Not.
Nope. I’d stop at a portapotty and forego the PR.
If it meant winning and getting endorsements….yes….I would.
yuck… that’s grossssss…
not for a one time awesome time/PR. if i could get that every time then yeah. i’d poop my pants every single time ;O)
Hahah that’s awful. No way!
being a newbie to running/races, I’ve just found out that PR’s have a shelf life of about 2 years; the shame of official pictures showing a bowel blow-out last forever. no way to the PR!
No Thanks! I don’t think it be worth it!
I’d do it if I didn’t have shit running down my legs like that guy! I imagine I would be wearing longer pants, so my poo would be less obvious. Except, I’d smell horrible. Oh well. I would get a nice PR out of it…WORTH IT.
No! Came close once in High school but decided to walk!!! Coach was not too happy!
I would rather not ever run a marathon than crap my pants! Especially while running in a place where people could take a picture of me. NO, No, no!!! Just looking at the picture made me feel like puking!
um, hell no!
I would not. Some things are just not worth it. I think I would have used that speed to run to a tree.
I don’t think so…unless that PR was a winning time at some huge race where I could walk away with 100k, and no pride.
Nope – as much as a super awesome PR would be, I would never in a million years crap my pants while running. I’m too much of a clean freak when it comes to personal hygiene to run around with sh*t running down my legs for 10 miles.
Definitely not worth it. No PR is worth that.
Mmmm…pretty sure I’ll pass on the PR and poo stained legs. I cannot even imagine the feeling of actually pooping while running. I can fathom the post-poo embarrassment but not the actual process.
O sick LOL no way. I’d Probably keel over from the stinch!!!
Absolutely no way!!
So not a chance in the world!
Oh my gosh!! No way in Hell would I have done that, porta potty!!!!!
i would give up the PR. NO WAY.
Depends on a few factors. If we’re talking like a 3:00 marathon, then heck yes. Also, who’s watching? If it’s Mom and Dad and a bunch of people I’m positive I’ll NEVER see again, then sure. But if it’s anyone who would blackmail me with pictures, then no.
um..speechless, other than the vomit that just creeped up my throat..blech..not worth it EVER!
Having almost pooed myself once I’d rather just enjoy a run than PR.
It’s funny you bring on this post as I was just reading another blog where she was speaking about Tuesday’s marathon episode of Biggest Loser. One of the girls had to poop… a 6 minute poop on the toilet.
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
No, ALOT!!!
No friggin’ way!!!
OMG that photo of that guy crapping himself during a race almost made me lose my breakfast.
I think I just threw up a little in my mouth! Thats awful! A PR is soooo not worth crapping your shorts!
First, thanks for posting those photos. Great morning chuckle.
Second, no way in HELL would i crap my pants for a PR. No way. No. Way.
Absolutely not. A PR for me wouldn’t even be an impressive time, so totally not worth the shame (esp. if it’s immortalized on film. *shudder*)
see ya PR, I’m not dookying my pants. Lucky me, I was taking a bite of my lunch right when I looked at that horrendous picture…wow. ew.
never
Ok so I have only ever run a 1/2 marathon. And by run I mean “run/walk” just to get it off my bucket list.
I did however talk to LOTS of “runners” and they say this happens LOTS! Lots!
And the same lady who told me this happens more than she would like to admit, also shared with me that she had all of her toenails surgically removed so she could run better.
Oh and she sometimes wears depends on long races
dear god no.
Oh and I think I would poop myself if it was a PR in a BIG race!
And then I would laugh about it something to the lines of “Did you see that guy with the knife?”
a girl behind me at the Disneyland Half pooped her pants and just kept running. People were commenting on it as she ran by and she kept saying, “yep, i shit my pants.”… and then she went on to run a 1:40-something half.
the grossest thing was that you could smell her the whole race.
as an aside… i saw you at mile 23-ish (i was at mile 20-ish) and yelled go skinny runner! it seems like i had a hard time at the same points as you did and seeing you cruising by inspired me to run faster… and while i didn’t reach the goal i set for myself – i did PR and re-BQ… so thanks!
I can’t find any info on what the heck race he was in. I want to see where he placed – I mean, I would have to be close to winning the damn thing to go through that.
It also depends – maybe he pooped with only like .10 to go. Then I’d just run through since it already happened and what would I do at that point anyway.
Seriously…shorts and legs can be washed, a great PR is forever!!!!!!!
ew! hell to the no! maybe i’m not hard core enough, but IIIICK. i’ll take my dignity.
I’ll take preserving my dignity over the PR every time but I’m glad that guy didn’t because it makes for one very shocking/funny photo.
Totally not. I would stop running and just go to the bathroom – screw the PR. I would rather come in dead last.
Um, maybe if it was just a shart but that’s full blown diarrhea! Besides, what’s the point of a PR if you’ll never come close to achieving it? I’m too young to peak!
I feel totally sorry for the guy in that photo, I’ve seen it so many places- he’s never going to live that down!
LOL!!! That was disgusting. I feel so bad for him.
Not for a one time PR! If it made me permanently speedy, I might consider it. And this is coming from a chick who HAS pee’d all over herself more than once.
You are hysterical. There is nothing I would do to be in that guys’ situation. Nothing!
PR’s can be achieved at any time. Regaining your dignity after all that… well that’s never going to happen.
I’m not that hard core LoL. Maybe a pair of Depends for the next run might not be a bad idea…
If you read my blog you know the answer to this one. I don’t even need to be gunning for a PR to crap myself. Not intentionally, tho.
i actually thought that was a picture of you. with your hair cut really short. and your leg hair really long.
Poo pants for a PR? Hell. No.
My race photos from Vegas (and every race) are so ugly…but after seeing this guy I feel much better about myself.
heck ya! you ain’t cool unless ya poo your pants!
Haha I seriously considered it until I saw that picture…no way in hell! Ok maybe if I was wearing pants that are extremely tight in the ankle…
By the way, nice race in vegas! I was going to sign up for that marathon but school got in the way. Definitely wouldve gone on the run with you guys the day before though…next time!
Hi I love your blog your such an inspiration running so many races! You also look a LOT like Tara Reid
Looking forward to following
I would absolutely poo myself for a once in a lifetime PR (but it would probably need to be a BQ)-hey no one knows me out on the road!
hmmm…well…everyone will think your tucson friend made you post something about poop.
Oh god. No way ever would I keep running. That was just soooooo gross.
shit no! lol
your race photos=me when i’m mating. the last photo=me when i’m at the gym.
Maybe if the Olympics were at stake…but under no other circumstances!