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Wk5 r2- okay apart from needing the loo !

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Why oh why (after going to the toilet twice before I left) do I feel the urge to go to the loo. Felt positive going into the run then halfway through the first 8 mins my bowels started to churn 😱.

So the rest of the time until I got home was concentrating on not having to find somewhere to go to the loo ( in the fields). Worried now about my r3 20 mins later this week.

Lungs weren’t too bad and legs felt heavy, just need to sort my stomach out ! Ruined my run as I couldn’t relax properly 😞.

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carolinestanford profile image
carolinestanfordGraduate

Made me giggle as I do that too!!! Well done on completing run 2!!!! I’m just off to do mine 😊

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JulesL69Graduate in reply to carolinestanford

Lol... was very distracting! Good luck πŸ˜‰

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Ian5KGraduate

Didn’t it happen to Paula Radcliffe? You’re in good company then. πŸ™‚

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JulesL69Graduate in reply to Ian5K

Ha ha.... yes that’s true. However, didn’t she do a marathon not 8 mins πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Well done on completing your second run, I've got mine in the morning! Maybe it's just nerves?? X

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JulesL69Graduate in reply to

Thanks. Didn’t feel nervous... just annoyed. Perhaps I should get up earlier to make sure I don’t get caught out !

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mezziejayGraduate

This made my giggle ! I always pee like 5 times before I go and still want to go when I’m out !! I recon if it’s not nerves it’s excitement !! Well done tho bet it made you run faster πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ’©πŸ’©πŸ’©

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JulesL69Graduate in reply to mezziejay

Ha ha. Yes... ran home to the toilet πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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mezziejayGraduate in reply to JulesL69

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PogglecilliGraduate

I'm sorry, but you made me giggle. Maybe it's the excitement of becoming a runner!! Anyway you still completed the run in spite of everything! Well done! My c25k tonight or tomorrow.....

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JulesL69Graduate in reply to Pogglecilli

Thanks πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ. Good luck for later πŸ˜ƒ

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acountrycabbageGraduate

Kinda handy having your focus on something other than running though maybe?! 😜 Well done on R2! πŸ‘πŸΌπŸŒŸ

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JulesL69Graduate in reply to acountrycabbage

Thank you. Yes, although it was a pleasant thing to focus on πŸ™ˆ.

nowster profile image
nowsterGraduate

I've had that myself, usually just after a hard bit of the route. I suspect it's part of the fight or flight response to stress.

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JulesL69Graduate in reply to nowster

Think it’s jigging up and down lol.

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nowsterGraduate in reply to JulesL69

There'll be a bit of that too.

Exertion does divert blood supply from digestion to the efforts of the muscles. This can have many effects including a feeling of nausea, especially if you've recently eaten.

One thought is the adrenaline rush may cause more urine to be produced and the bladder muscles to tense up, all of which contribute to the feeling of urgency.

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JulesL69Graduate in reply to nowster

Thanks, it wasn’t the bladder that was the issue, the bowels 😱

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nowsterGraduate in reply to JulesL69

I've had both. Sometimes the feeling passes, sometimes it doesn't.

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RoxdogGraduate

Pretty common and the only way to combat it is to make sure you go to the loo before you run. You can train your body to do this. Try to avoid eating before you go out too!

I'm an early morning runner and get up early, drink water and coffee, do quite a lot of warm up exercises at home and then use the loo. It seems to work!

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JulesL69Graduate in reply to Roxdog

Thanks. The issue was that I went twice before I left the house. So annoying 😞. Perhaps I need to get up and move around a bit before I go for my run. I never eat before I go, just some water.

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RoxdogGraduate in reply to JulesL69

Oh dear - maybe just an odd day. Without wanting to over share, I find this happens sometimes on long runs. I know some people take immodium before marathons etc, perhaps not necessary at this stage though

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VPOLLIE67Graduate

All done though!!! I’m so impressed that you kept going and got this done!!!! Well done πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

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JulesL69Graduate in reply to VPOLLIE67

Thank you 😊

CazzaW profile image
CazzaWGraduate

Really well done for sticking with it though and getting it done πŸ‘πŸ‘

Badrun profile image
BadrunGraduate

Did you ever find a solution to this issue ? Week 7 here and finding the same thing. πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ

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