According to the BBC, she apologised to her fans for slowing down for getting a stomach cramp. I don't think that's what she was apologising about specifically!
I don't think she would have stopped to wee would she? I know other elite women runners, and have been told that having a wee on the run is quite common place.
Also, I don't think you relieve stomach cramps by having a week.
Regardless - good for her. not a particularly pleasant thing to have to do, but when needs must and all that............
Yes, and congratulations to the BBC on the most gratuitous slo-mo action-replay ever! Funny how they cut mention of it out of the highlights programme. I wonder how long before it appears on What Happened Next?
I don't understand why having a rather discrete wee by the side of the road has caused so much controversy...it does seem people are being very British about this (i.e. on the BBC discussion forum). I'm sure if she had suddenly diverted into a portaloo, she would have been equally criticised for stopping.
Surely this should be a disqualification offence. If a footballer was running down the wing and stopped for a dump a red card would be quickly produced.
Lets face it, its disgusting and shouldn't be allowed. Paula has let herself and all of us down.
Many of us have been "caught out" in training and in races. Mostly, we stop and queue for a portaloo, maybe having walked for a while before we find one.
I have made use of a strategically placed bush on one occasion (fortunately in them thar hills, so no passing cars/spectators/TV cameras).
Not really an option for Paula. She did what she had to, very efficiently as you would expect, and won the race.
Wonder what time she'd have done if she hadn't had the cramps/poo?
Seems all us british folk do is build some one up to break them down, three London wins, world titles, probably the best female distance athlete weve ever produced. And what is the talk of the town "she peed/pooed in public" well whoopy do.
Years ago when Charlie Speeding and I think Steve Jones were running side by side in the lead, one asked the other what to do, and was reminded that they were about to get to the underpace where the prying cameras wouldn't be able to see him. And she could have used the covered bits just before, when she first slowed at Canary Wharf. ..and if she hadn't been in the lead no-one (at least not on camera) would have noticed)
When one has gotta go, one goes! I for one have got caught short once or twice, luckily there has been a bush or a tree around...not the case in London! Queueing for a loo at that stage is agony anyway.
That thread with Grumbly on it was hilarious! Particularly liked the bit when someone said he 'sounds like a pratt'. Yeah, it was a bit disgusting, but we're talking an elite athlete in the process of destroying her competitors here, not Miss Jones from Woking having a jog round the park on a sunday morning.
I think most people who enjoy watching sports appreciate that this sort of thing can happen - the BBC showed various athletes throwing up in the Athens marathon. Wayne Rooney spits, swears, s#ags prostitutes and possibly hits his girlfriend. Really, I don't think Paula's natural body functions are as offensive as that.
It's just a sign of her athletic prowess that she can beat the Women's Only record, finish several minutes ahead of everyone else, AND stop to relieve herself on the way round!
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I haven't got mine on video though.
Also, I don't think you relieve stomach cramps by having a week.
Regardless - good for her. not a particularly pleasant thing to have to do, but when needs must and all that............
My son thinks it was "disgusting" but not me, fortunately I don't have millions of people watch me have stomach cramps.
its better than crossing the line with poo streaked legs like some runners have done in the past
Then just tapped in FLM to see if there was any congratulations threads to post a reply and saw this one!!
When you gotta go you gotta go!
Don't give anyone ideas oi.you!!!!
it was a blatant attempt to change the meaning of :
'doing a paula' after the athens marathon.
FIGHT!
Also, managed to miss the start - was in the queue for the ladies at the time. heard the claxon, thought run or poo - the latter won!
Lets face it, its disgusting and shouldn't be allowed. Paula has let herself and all of us down.
Bob
Many of us have been "caught out" in training and in races. Mostly, we stop and queue for a portaloo, maybe having walked for a while before we find one.
I have made use of a strategically placed bush on one occasion (fortunately in them thar hills, so no passing cars/spectators/TV cameras).
Not really an option for Paula. She did what she had to, very efficiently as you would expect, and won the race.
Wonder what time she'd have done if she hadn't had the cramps/poo?
Personally I found it a kinky turn on. :-))))
I think most people who enjoy watching sports appreciate that this sort of thing can happen - the BBC showed various athletes throwing up in the Athens marathon. Wayne Rooney spits, swears, s#ags prostitutes and possibly hits his girlfriend. Really, I don't think Paula's natural body functions are as offensive as that.
It's just a sign of her athletic prowess that she can beat the Women's Only record, finish several minutes ahead of everyone else, AND stop to relieve herself on the way round!
Good lass. Well done.
:-)