jack's-hy-dration-hi-jacked
That is kind of my attempt at a KAYAK blog title. Isn't it weird what the mind comes up with after two hours of running?
But there is a story here. More to follow once I get hosed off and re-fueled.
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Ok, here it is. I dropped off a couple of 32 oz. Gatorade bottles along my route prior to getting started this morning. I didn't really plan it too well, because I basically hit the same bottle at miles 2, 4, 6, and 8. At 10, I got back to the other bottle. It was still full, minus a swig I had taken at the very start. I took a long pull, wiped my mouth with the back of my hand, and became vaguely aware that there was some sand or crumbs on my lips. It made me think of sand on a drink at the beach. That made me look at the back of my hand. That is were I saw a host of ants, the same ants that were all over the bottle...and my mouth. I briefly worse cased it to be a fire ant incident, which of course it was not. It was just a bunch of little garden variety workers who had a hankering for lemon-lime flavored fructose. I spit and spewed a bit, got a nice adreneline rush, and moved back out.
I finished the run quite thirsty.
===> 16 miles, 153 bpm, 2:19:56
| Today | Week | Month | Last Month |
| 16 | 42 | 113.2 | 125.6 |
posted by Jack @ 9:37 AM
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6 Comments:
Thanks for sharing. What a story! The next time I hide a water bottle I’ll definitely take a closer look at it. :)
I think you just hit on it. I usually drop off WATER bottles and not sugary Gatorade. I guess that is why I haven't had an ant problem before. I don't mind bugs, but it did peg my gross-o-meter.
"Ewww and Ick" were my reactions to your hydration hijacking! Despite the fact the little creatures weren't the dreaded fire ant variety, (as they would have been on National Geographic and Animal Planet channels), they still were a nasty experience.
Glad to hear Dr. J's OR was successful with the toenail. Continued good healing and running.
Re your previous "Tempo Day" blog - I really liked the pictures chosen by G and C1! Great additions.
My best,
L
I am sure Outside Magazine has done a piece on what to do if you ingest fire ants though it is not as glamorous as a cobra bite or a shark attack. It probably ran in the Outside (for Suburbia) edition.
My big fear in leaving bottles lying around on my long runs is that someone is going to come along and pee in them! That's what I get for being a Central Park runner I guess.
Coming back to a bottle that has been peed in is a source of concern that I too have had. I have never actually seen someone Easter-egg hunting for runner's bottles, but I am on the lookout now.
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