Running. Down Your Leg?

This past year was my first as a Cross Country coach. I learned a ton. One thing I did not expect to learn was the urinary habits of female runners.

We were hosting a meet, and it was minutes before the girls’ race at the starting line. I’m getting our team ready, and I overhear a runner from the other team say, “I have to go to the bathroom.”

I prepare to say, “You’ll never make it. The race is going to start.”

But before I can say it, she spreads her legs, moves her shorts to the side, and… pees. Standing up. Right at the starting line. In plain sight.

My mouth drops open. The race begins. She’s gone.

Disgusting.