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Something to keep in mind at those Obstacle Races

  • 02-05-2014 1:51pm
    #1
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,517 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I've not done one myself and really have no interest, but still something that might put some people off

    http://gawker.com/obstacle-racers-are-getting-sick-after-literally-eating-1570518034
    Under the brilliant headline "The latest obstacle in obstacle racing is bloody diarrhea," the Washington Post reports that the growing trend of competitive obstacle course running—now practiced by 1.5 million people—comes with a growing trend of falling in the mud and catching a mouthful of animal feces.

    The CDC found Thursday that 22 racers who got sick after a 2012 Tough Mudder race had swallowed mud laced with cattle or swine feces and become infected with Campylobacter coli. This common bacteria can bring on a week of diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain and fever.


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  • #2
    drquirky
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    Cabaal wrote: »
    I've not done one myself and really have no interest, but still something that might put some people off

    http://gawker.com/obstacle-racers-are-getting-sick-after-literally-eating-1570518034

    I guess you could call it the final obstacle! Hilarious stuff


  • #3
    TRR
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    This is timely as I was questioning my sister (not ososlo) why the hell she was doing one of these events. Pointed out that she lives beside a field that is regularly grazed by cattle and that if she wanted to roll around in mud and ****e I'd gladly accept her 40 euro and set up some obstacles for her!


  • #4
    nerraw1111
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    Excellent headline.

    The race took place on a ranch so no surprise there.

    I'd be more concerned about drowning.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs0gYU7uBcE


  • #5
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,517 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    nerraw1111 wrote: »
    Excellent headline.

    The race took place on a ranch so no surprise there.

    I'd be more concerned about drowning.

    Response time on that is seriously shocking,
    Its one thing running through a certain amount of water but it seems awful stupid to have a load of people jumping into deep water like that at once.

    Esp when you can't see **** in the water because of all the mud


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