Week two ended with a 5 mile run on Sunday. Have allergies which are filling my nose with copious amounts of crud. Running helped clear things out but I was shooting rockets like every 5 min. It was a bit windy and chilly so my poor littlle nose was irritated. Tips: propel your rocket away and downwind from you. In a race, have the courtesy to check behind/beside you before launching. This is good etiquette. Unless you are racing to win and don’t care if poop is running down your leg (remember that woman? I think it was Uta Pippig or other in the Boston
Marathon some years back?) you probably also won’t care if your missile lands a direct hit on your competition. But I run slow so the chances of my poor victim catching up to me and kicking my ass or at least being a constant embarassing reminder for the rest of the race are great. Too much detail, I know. But as an allergy sufferer since I was a child, I am fascinated by the amount of goop the human nose can produce. Enough said. Onto week three.
Keep snifflin’,
Amy
5 responses to “End Week Two (mastering the snot rocket)”
Good tip on checking behind you prior to issuing a snot rocket. I make the effort when biking too.
A woman at your last road to the pogue race had carefully fashioned some sort of snot mask during the race. I nearly vomited when she rounded the final corner.
I’m good at “leave no trace”. That’s where taking the extra step to do a quick wipe with a sleeve or shirt works wonders
This woman needed a beach towel.
maybe I should’ve written my post a few days before the event and she could’ve picked up some tips.
Yes, but on the other hand she was incredibly fast so perhaps the secret to winning is harnessing the mystic power of snot.