The Art of a Long Run Running long distances is not just about running a lot. There is a science behind that (or at least I want to think there is). Main worry of female runners: feeling like going to the bathroom when there are still 10 kilometers to go! Guys usually solve that problem easier, and you know what I mean by that. Since it happens to all of us (female runners) at least once, of course I went through that nightmare. Once you feel the uncomfortable sensation of a full bladder the first thing that you do is curse, then you tell someone that is running with you, and finally you do not want to think about it. Hopefully by not thinking it goes away, but it is not what happens usually. Sometimes the route is through the city, so you can luckily find a Starbucks or Tim Horton on your way. Sometimes is in a provincial park, so you can find pits. But sometimes there is nothing, and I mean nothing, that can help you facilitate the liberation process. When I started running I went through all the experiences above, until I decided to find a way out of peeing while running. Our long runs are on Sundays. We meet at the Running Room at 8:30am. A good, responsible runner should have some breakfast. My daily breakfast is a super powerful smoothie. This works perfect for me since I can’t eat solid food before I am going for a run. I feel very uncomfortable and it makes me nauseous. Some people can handle this, but not me. My proven scientific method to not feel like peeing while running my long runs: wake up at 6:00am and go to the bathroom, have my super powerful smoothie, go back to bed until 7:45am then go to the bathroom again. I start getting ready for my run and just right before leaving the house, at 8:15am, I go to the bathroom one last time. By this time every extra amount of liquid has abandoned my body and I know, as a fact and that is why this is science, that I can handle up to three hours without feeling that bugging need again. I feel liberated!!!!! My animal lover note: Hey people, if you want to donate something out of love for animals or for me, just copy paste this link on your browser: http://www.crowdrise.com/theokirunner This is PETA’s site for donations. The money will go directly to them. Everything helps, $5, $20, $100, whatever you feel like giving. The best thing is that I will love you forever!