The incident happened around halfway through the 280km race of attrition.
I did not count how much time it took me, Politt said.
But today I had an upset stomach.
I can’t think of a worst time to have the runs.
At the minimum you gotta lie about stomach issues.
Just say you had to go to the bathroom, leave it vague.
I do have questions though.
Obviously guys have this happen to them when racing for roughly 6 hours.
Everything is time oriented with them, he even says it in the quote.
That’s a risky game because do they wipe properly?
Also why not just take as much Imodium and stuff like that as possible?
Back yourself up for a day and then unleash hell when you’re not sitting on a bike.
The more I think about it, the more I think this is the worst case scenario.
It’s hot, everyone knows that feeling.
You get some rumblings in the stomach and you’re outside?
Just leave wherever you are and go home.
I don’t care how far away you are, get home.
Get in air conditioning and your normal toilet.
No one wants this feeling away from home.
You want the comfort, the feeling of normalcy.
