I am completely baffled by why she should apologize here. I haven't seen any original video or anything of this, this is the first time I've heard of this story, so maybe she won because no one...
I am completely baffled by why she should apologize here. I haven't seen any original video or anything of this, this is the first time I've heard of this story, so maybe she won because no one wanted to continue to run behind her?
At any rate, I find this very funny. Because though it's an embarrassing moment for a person, it's also a very human one. I have friends who have done this while running and I myself have had involuntary bowel movements at inconvenient times, which I reflect on as being very funny given my age at the time (late 20's).
I don't know the full story here, but just based on this article, I say good for her for continuing and going on to win. She shouldn't have to back out of the rest of the series--which this appears to be part of--just because of a mishap she had no control over.
She, and the competition, are being lambasted for the safety issue. If you see the footage, she was literally leaking shit from her legs to the ground. Human shit is a biohazard. It's DOUBLY a...
She, and the competition, are being lambasted for the safety issue. If you see the footage, she was literally leaking shit from her legs to the ground. Human shit is a biohazard. It's DOUBLY a bio-hazard when you KNOW you have diarrhea - that shit is not just generically dangerous, we KNOW it has bacteria or viruses that cause diarrhea.
Not only that, but it wasn't just a race, Hyrox is like a cross-fit kind of thing where it's a mix between running and functional exercises, which means she was getting her bio-hazardous human shit all over the benches, dumbbells, and other equipment other participants were using.
Finally, it would be one thing if it was like, the olympics, but this ain't the olympics. It's like the stakes of one of those community 5k's. It's also, like, full of people, like those community 5ks. It's not 10 elite athletes or something.
Basically, the accusations are
The organizers of the competition (Hyrox) should have disqualified and removed her from the race. Her continuing to be there is hazardous to the health of the other participants. Getting diarrhea happens, but just... leave? Clean yourself up in the locker room, and go on with your day.
She should have removed herself, for common sense. It's disgusting that she thought it was OK to sit on a workout bench someone else was going to have to use while covered in feces. If you had shit dripping down your legs and sat on a public seat on a subway you'd get the stink-eye too.
Additional context: It's literally in the rules that bodily fluids are grounds for removal from the competition. Presumably the only reason this competitor wasn't, is because they were a sponsored...
Additional context: It's literally in the rules that bodily fluids are grounds for removal from the competition.
Presumably the only reason this competitor wasn't, is because they were a sponsored participant. Can't upset the money.
On the plus side we have got some hilarious memes from this event. She will be forever known as Spraygun, representing Pooma.
So part of the issue was that this isn't a marathon, it's like a Crossfit-type thing. You run, do burpees, and use equipment for other exercises. Other competitors were directly behind her, so...
So part of the issue was that this isn't a marathon, it's like a Crossfit-type thing. You run, do burpees, and use equipment for other exercises. Other competitors were directly behind her, so they had to use the contaminated track in her wake. She was using communal equipment while she had feces all down the back of her legs, too, which is just... delightful. And then other people had to decide whether they wanted to expose themselves to her diarrhea to keep competing.
I had a similar reaction as you, at first, since I know this is a thing in running. In this case, though, it's less that she had a bowel issue and more that it became everyone else's biohazard. And she won. I don't know enough about it to speculate on whether that would've happened regardless, but it surely affected the performance of those around her.
The CBC's article adds a little more context. Highlights: It kinda got everywhere, and required decontaminating the equipment. Other sports apparently see this occur semi-regularly Hyrox is a...
Apparently the contest organizers didn't have a plan for this ... seems weird given that people could absolutely injure themselves and bleed on the equipment, which would've had similar (if not worse) impacts. And that's rather predictable for a sporting event. Anyways, sports orgs don't care about the safety of their participants; news at eleven.
I am completely baffled by why she should apologize here. I haven't seen any original video or anything of this, this is the first time I've heard of this story, so maybe she won because no one wanted to continue to run behind her?
At any rate, I find this very funny. Because though it's an embarrassing moment for a person, it's also a very human one. I have friends who have done this while running and I myself have had involuntary bowel movements at inconvenient times, which I reflect on as being very funny given my age at the time (late 20's).
I don't know the full story here, but just based on this article, I say good for her for continuing and going on to win. She shouldn't have to back out of the rest of the series--which this appears to be part of--just because of a mishap she had no control over.
She, and the competition, are being lambasted for the safety issue. If you see the footage, she was literally leaking shit from her legs to the ground. Human shit is a biohazard. It's DOUBLY a bio-hazard when you KNOW you have diarrhea - that shit is not just generically dangerous, we KNOW it has bacteria or viruses that cause diarrhea.
Not only that, but it wasn't just a race, Hyrox is like a cross-fit kind of thing where it's a mix between running and functional exercises, which means she was getting her bio-hazardous human shit all over the benches, dumbbells, and other equipment other participants were using.
Finally, it would be one thing if it was like, the olympics, but this ain't the olympics. It's like the stakes of one of those community 5k's. It's also, like, full of people, like those community 5ks. It's not 10 elite athletes or something.
Basically, the accusations are
The organizers of the competition (Hyrox) should have disqualified and removed her from the race. Her continuing to be there is hazardous to the health of the other participants. Getting diarrhea happens, but just... leave? Clean yourself up in the locker room, and go on with your day.
She should have removed herself, for common sense. It's disgusting that she thought it was OK to sit on a workout bench someone else was going to have to use while covered in feces. If you had shit dripping down your legs and sat on a public seat on a subway you'd get the stink-eye too.
Ah ok, that lends more context.
Yeah, that's pretty disgusting.
Additional context: It's literally in the rules that bodily fluids are grounds for removal from the competition.
Presumably the only reason this competitor wasn't, is because they were a sponsored participant. Can't upset the money.
On the plus side we have got some hilarious memes from this event. She will be forever known as Spraygun, representing Pooma.
So part of the issue was that this isn't a marathon, it's like a Crossfit-type thing. You run, do burpees, and use equipment for other exercises. Other competitors were directly behind her, so they had to use the contaminated track in her wake. She was using communal equipment while she had feces all down the back of her legs, too, which is just... delightful. And then other people had to decide whether they wanted to expose themselves to her diarrhea to keep competing.
I had a similar reaction as you, at first, since I know this is a thing in running. In this case, though, it's less that she had a bowel issue and more that it became everyone else's biohazard. And she won. I don't know enough about it to speculate on whether that would've happened regardless, but it surely affected the performance of those around her.
The CBC's article adds a little more context.
Highlights: