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Just crossing the earth mound, catch my footing and go flying. Soil all over the clothing, and still desperate for an Eartha. Jobby done at a rush, as no sooner had my parts been exposed than a dog walker appeared (where from?). Hurried exit stage left, to try and find the alternate exit. Emerge from bushes and realise that my bright top is splattered jungle style. 13 more miles to run...
I learned my lesson - nowadays I only ever wear tights or cycle-length Lycra shorts, so my thunder thighs don't get chapped!
Shortly after the bridge, the pavement widens, and there's a large road sign that goes across the pavement. They ran under it but at nine inches taller than them I didn't, and hit the road sign with a resounding "bong" just above the eyes
A wide variety of expressions and comments followed!
no need to pyp
Kwality..
I'm not sure I'll ever drink Isostar again!
ewww!
I only have the typical falling over stories, although more than most people as I'm very clumsy.
It's not THAT bad, but... I use an ipod when running on my own and I have a tendency to sing along without realising it. The other day I ran past a load of blokes who were fishing and noticed they were all gawping at me strangely. Then realised I was listening to Born Slippy and belting out "LAGER LAGER LAGER LAGER" while tearing down the towpath.
I was rather red-faced but it's probably not as bad as doing the timewarp
Running with your pink knickers on show around a busy country park go, as the ass went in your brand new shorts!!! (without my knowledge. Wondered why could hear people laughing behind me).
My 2 year old daughter farting loudly on the bus then saying, poo mama, pumped, smell that, stinks. The joys of children.
Accidentally throwing a tampon across a crowded waiting room whilst pointing out the door to go through to see the nurse. I put it up my sleeve as I had no pockets in my trousers. It landed in a guys lap, hit the floor and he gave it back to me saying 'i think this is yours'
I could go on forever. My life is crammed full of em.
I too have been caught doing the timewarp at work, by the GP I worked for it was On my walkman after a lunchtime run. I love the rocky horror. I also like wig wam bam and 80's music should be celebrated. My era was the 80's and i am not embarrassed to say so (Well, just a little). But hey this is embarrassed thread.
Gonna Make you My Man
.... memory fails me after that though.
What a funny thread. Thanks. I was a bit down in the dumps until I found this. Some truly classic stories.
Here's mine ... not a running one though but Batmouse's tale about her daughter reminded me of the time I had to go to an NHS walk in clinic because I had been suffering dizzy spells and I needed to drive to my Grandfather's funeral and so wanted to make sure it was nothing sinister.
As I'm divorced, I had to take Little Mint in with me. He was 7 at the time.
The nurse asked "could you be pregnant?". Before I could even draw breath Little Mint piped up ... "Oh no. My Dad doesn't live with us any more so she can't be." We both looked at him and blinked, at which point he added "... Unless she's been having sex on a chair at work and not told me ...". Yes, he was just 7 at the time.
Gonna make you my man
Wam bam bam
Gonna get you if I can
Wig wam bam
Gonna make you understand
Try a little touch
Try a little too much
Just try a little wig wam bam
Poetry or what?
Will never be able to think about Rocky Horror or Isostar in quite the same way!!!
I'm notoriously clumsy, particularly when I run but even I can't beat my sister who on getting off her treadie decided to walk across the one next to her to speak to my niece who was on the treadie on the other side. Only problem was there was a man running on the middle treadie at the time. My sister finished up in a small heap on the floor - somehow the guy kept going!!
Actually they're still going (albeit with only one original member). They played the Sweden Rock festival either last year or the year before, and are trying to be a serious rock band. They would have succeeded too, their new stuff is pretty good, only it wasn't what people came for. In the end the crowd started singing "Papa Joe" until they gave in and gave us what we wanted, half an hour of pure cheese - Blockbuster, Hell Raiser, fabulous stuff. Ruined only by Mr Sinewaif who prefers the Macc Ladds take on Blockbuster, and sang different words VERY LOUD!
I went to see the Rocky Horror Show many years ago all dressed up. I threw loads of rice, kit kats and bounties. I still have a photograph of me to my shame..... My friend went recently totally unaware that the done thing was to dress up and shout. Mind you I'd like to go to the Dress up Sound of Music too... Dolly Parton - been on tour recently £65 a ticket (so I'm told.... ;-O )
And my boyfriend looked better in my stockings and suspenders than I did
Do go.
I was out on a very long run in the country with two friends, marathon training. We'd got to the point where we'd talk about anything at all to distract us from the pain of the training. We were at one point discuss the old "spit or swallow" question much too loudly when my neighbour cycled past, did a double take and was clearly horrified to realise that she knew one of the participants in this horrid discussion.
Cut to several miles later, on the return leg of the run. It was really hot, and to cool off a bit we started splashing each other's t-shirts with water, causing us to squeal and giggle loudly. I felt it necessary to shriek "ooh, look at us, it's just like the start of a soft porn movie" just as...yes, the same neighbour cycled past again, whispered "Hello Sho" without looking me in the face and sped off in a great hurry.
She's never quite met my eyes since, and I can feel myself blushing every time I meet her in our street.
I'm a pillar of the community type really, honest, it's just that running seems to bring out the worst in my and my running buddies.
A mate from my running club went to the same gym as me and we were in the gym changing room with loads of non-running gym-members when I asked him if he used vaseline on his nipples.
Now to runners this is a fairly normal peice of conversation but I think the non-runners thought we were some weird fetish group!
I thankfully don't have any embarrassing running stories... YET!! lol
XFR Bear I can relate to 'running' conversations. I was in a pub toilet with my mate on a night out and I shouted to her that yeeha my pee was a nice pale colour. I came out and another woman in there was laughing at me, so I had to explain to her that its good to check your pee colour!!! LOL