The Distract me from 2020s P&CE Thread Part Deux

It is!

 

Can't do it on the road.

No problem in the mountains.

 

Everything is a trade-off. After breaking my hip, 100miles sounds way easier than soccer.

 

And you're still alive
People I know died within a couple of weeks after breaking their hip.

 

I just want to acknowledge how hard of a left turn the last 2 sentences are. I did not see that ending coming.

 

Ultras, at least for slowpokes like me, are kinda like chemotherapy. The success rate is much better if you're able to have an appetite. Also, hey look pretty bird!

 

Well, I wasn't even 40 yet. But I was in a bad place, about 1hr from the nearest town, which had a crappy hospital. But then a 3hr non-emergency ambulance ride back to the "big" city (granted, we have a great hospital and university) to get fixed.

My wife nearly killed me though. She just got a HUGE promotion and we had a not-quite-2year old and a 4year-old.

 

lots of my friends have issues throwing up if they push too hard too early. Eating is always a struggle.

 

Only time I yakked in a race was an 8 hour repeating loop run I did shortly before my son was born. It was August and really hot. Because I knew it was my last hurrah for a while, I ended up camping out and drinking the night before the start. Somewhere around 2am, I discovered that the post-race beer truck had already been parked at the finish. Lo and behold, the taps were on. So, I drank until about 5:30am prior to the 7:30 start. I managed to sleep until about 7:25 on a blanket underneath my back bumper. While I've run many times hungover, that was the only time I was at peak sheetface at the gun. Hangover started kicking in at about hour 6, so I had some margaritas before my last time through. Amazingly, those weren't even the worst decision I made. After the race, I had a two hour drive home. Between the beer, running, 90 degree heat, and sleeping outside, I knew I stunk badly and I pitied the seat of my new car. I had not, however, realized how badly I had chafed until my drunk and exhausted mind decided that it was a good idea to clean my ass with hand sanitizer. Bad idea.

 

On second thought, probably nobody should listen to my running advice.

 

I thought this was standard issue?

Oh my god, that must have stung for hours!!!

 

I did a 120mile bike ride without training (at least not on a bike) on a sunny 100F day where my other friends and I polished off 3handles of bourbon the night before. I managed not to yak, but I completely bonked halfway through when the wind kicked up, and only made it to the finish by tagging onto the back of a group that started late and were sprinting to get one guy done in time to be the best man at a wedding. It finished at some fairgrounds that had a creek running through it. I stripped down to my undies and sat in the creek for a couple of hours. That arguably saved my life. I'm pretty sure I was headed to heat stroke.

Also, I discovered the pleasures of pickle juice at about mile 80. 10/10. Highly recommended.

 

Pickle juice rep.

Definitely a great way to replenish on long bike rides.

 

+1 on the pickle juice. I've enjoyed jars of Kalamata olives during races too.

 

So, this year I heard some really stupid stuff. One of the races I helped with is called The Bear. It runs Logan to Bear Lake.

It takes place usually on the same weekend as a popular Logan-to-Jackson (Lotoja) bike ride that is over 200 miles (course changes as roads are under construction and other considerations).

Apparently, a guy, or a couple of guys, and possibly a girl, have been running The Bear in under 24hrs and then going back to Logan to ride the full Lotoja.

One of the rumored gentlemen is also said to have run The Bear, then swam from the race end to a few miles (~7ish?) up the shore to where his family has a cabin, and then hopped on his bike and rode back home to Draper, UT about 150miles away.

 

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Whilst all you guys a retching on the side of the road I've just learned that life expectancy is pegged at 78.7 yrs. I keep hearing this tune...
♫
Look over your shoulder
I'm walking behind

 

I can see how that would be really useful in a lot of ways. People who go on long trips in an RV sometimes have a small car in tow because you can't really drive it to the convenience store to pick up stuff. Having a couple of these would solve a lot of problems, and the back would work well for carrying stuff.

I had close to a whole set of the 1968 baseball cards. For some reason they crudely covered over the logos on the Astros players' hats and while all the other teams used nicknames, theirs just said "Houston." Strange, because they had changed their name from the Colt 45s to the Astros about 3 years earlier.

 

My algorithms must be off. I googled fat bear and it took me to dating apps

 

Woman takes photo of whale milk which is super fatty.

But this is even more shocking

Whale vomit or ambergris is produced by some whale species and is valuable as it is often used in perfumes. However, whale milk is of little commercial value.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-ph...-sight-never-thought-id-see-it-005503652.html

 

Well, this prompted a Google search.

Unless two people are making the same joke, apparently you can buy whale milk:

https://www.figglesonwhalemilk.com/

But they are out of stock. And this place sells whale cheese:

https://www.deepseadairy.com/products.html

They are also sold out.

 

There are always stories about people striking it rich by finding big chunks of ambergris. Ambergris Caye in Belize is a great place to base a dive trip, if that's your thing.

 

Oh my.

I should get some and make the Mrs. a ham & cheese sammy