tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post2408905560172682935..comments2023-07-06T10:03:31.089-04:00Comments on Feet Meet Street: Runners: Don't Drink the WaterNitmoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108597328135023198noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-61880795076440862932011-12-15T21:32:16.318-05:002011-12-15T21:32:16.318-05:00I'm all for not drinking water during a marath...I'm all for not drinking water during a marathon. I am quite adept at managing the martini glass without spilling a drop, even while running (yes, I have done that before). Vodka for water is a sacrifice I am willing to make for the love of the sport...Elizabethhttp://www.elizathon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-66151348522634531292011-12-15T20:51:21.542-05:002011-12-15T20:51:21.542-05:00I've run in over 50 races since 2001 (several ...I've run in over 50 races since 2001 (several of them Rock 'n' Roll events) and this was the first one I've been in where I witnessed so many people getting sick. By the way, I've run in colder temperatures than that evening running in Las Vegas. I did not get sick, but newbies and seasoned runners both became ill and all at about the same point in the race. It was like a war zone. My Canadian friend who trains in the snow became ill. My personal issue with that race, that day, is how ridiculously over crowded it was and Competitor did not plan accordingly. It was a cluster f*** of people at the finish line and after. It took us well over an hour to walk less than a mile to our hotel room. <br /><br />PS:<br />I just read something that was published today that states, through testing and following up with 1,000 people who ran, that it wasn't the water or the way it was distributed. That's kind of curious, though. If not the water, then what was it?Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163803961338323135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-42762273004924454872011-12-15T13:53:02.692-05:002011-12-15T13:53:02.692-05:00Danny, most large races don't have scads of pe...Danny, most large races don't have scads of people complaining of feeling that ill afterward.<br /><br />Hydrant water! Don't dogs pee in that?Danielle in Iowa in Irelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274576534281164011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-34613287387299383122011-12-15T11:59:23.960-05:002011-12-15T11:59:23.960-05:00Don't you just love it when something doesn...Don't you just love it when something doesn't go someone's way and the first thing they do is try to assign blame? They made the decision to run RNRLV. They made the decision to continue to race even though it was freezing temps and windy. If I was a physiologist right now, I would start investigating the effects of cold weather, wind chill, scantily dressed people moving at slow rates of speed (6mph) on the stresses of digestion and fluid absorption. I'm sure we are bound to learn something new about the human body.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-82086529209873481572011-12-15T09:14:14.089-05:002011-12-15T09:14:14.089-05:00Standard Practice where?Standard Practice where?The Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10146223883009444708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-9518986012769745702011-12-15T08:50:33.276-05:002011-12-15T08:50:33.276-05:00I always use race water and thankfully have been o...I always use race water and thankfully have been ok. However this event does make you pause. I guess as long as I get sick "after" the race I'll probably keep using their supplies.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946013805052703096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-4314699772564124272011-12-15T07:39:02.190-05:002011-12-15T07:39:02.190-05:00I always take my own water in a race. One of our ...I always take my own water in a race. One of our local races, I took water from an aid station and thought it tasted funny....probably because I saw them pumping it from the local lake right from hose to the cups. If I won't swim in it...I am probably not going to drink it either.<br />I think booze on the course is a sweet idea - margaritas would be perfect.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849990679231435718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-13345430871681156882011-12-15T01:40:45.282-05:002011-12-15T01:40:45.282-05:00The last two aid stations on the Pikes Peak Ascent...The last two aid stations on the Pikes Peak Ascent are done this way - it is the only way they can get water to the participants (I can't call myself a "runner" on the top part of this race, cuz I ain't running, I'm gagging on 44% less oxygen at a 20% incline so participant is a better word); they use a loooooong hose at the top at 14,11s' and drape it down to 12,500' and fill garbage cans this way. 'Cept this year, when the hose sprung a leak on a jagged rock (go figure) and there was no water in the garbage can when I got there and my Camelbak was bone dry. I'm actually now thankful I was dehydrated and dizzy at the top of that thing.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174883718651790845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-6092995686374379252011-12-15T00:44:05.832-05:002011-12-15T00:44:05.832-05:00Thank you -- that made my night.Thank you -- that made my night.The Boohershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00704821698472546895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-33840664452803528762011-12-14T19:04:12.482-05:002011-12-14T19:04:12.482-05:00This is precisely why I drink nothing but my own s...This is precisely why I drink nothing but my own saliva and sweat.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07941566888301999445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-79294351354068091502011-12-14T16:54:59.675-05:002011-12-14T16:54:59.675-05:00Drinking some type of liquor is probably the safes...Drinking some type of liquor is probably the safest way to go.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875001377964050508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-3015776702244947922011-12-14T14:57:45.772-05:002011-12-14T14:57:45.772-05:00I was no Charlene but I felt like crap for 36 hour...I was no Charlene but I felt like crap for 36 hours after the race. I did eat some raw chicken that was along the side of course, but I don't think it was that.ShutUpandRunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145904735605609951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-39836277179579267042011-12-14T14:42:13.143-05:002011-12-14T14:42:13.143-05:00that whole race was a disaster from what i've ...that whole race was a disaster from what i've read. next time it's probably safest if everyone just gets handed unopened bottles of beer or tequila.B.o.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09778073562721277426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-29360768441974855782011-12-14T12:32:42.455-05:002011-12-14T12:32:42.455-05:00Perhaps all RnR Productions should be relabeled &q...Perhaps all RnR Productions should be relabeled "Adventure 'Runs'" <br /><br />Today's Word Verification = kailliba. I am guessing it's Hawaiian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com