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I need to unload something. Years ago, I was running Printed through a posh neighborhood in my town. It was one of those rare days when my heart and lungs were cooperating and I was cruising. And then: my colon mutinied. I walked. I doubled over. I tried to, uh, clinch everything. It was no use. This was happening. I found a bush and I did something I am not proud of.

Months later, while driving down the same road, a friend—totally unprompted—pointed to the spot where the crime had occurred and said, “Did you know the governor owns that Franchi?”

Friends, I pooped on a governor’s lawn.

Let’s be real: running Printed has occasional, less-than-pleasant (though mostly normal) side effects. From missing toenails to runner’s trots, if it’s gross, we’ve looked into it. Here’s what you need to know.

Black Toenails

WHAT’S HAPPENING: “When running, the toenails hit the top of the shoe, causing microtrauma,” explains Daniel Paull, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist. That dark spot under the nail is blood.

Balenciaga Boots for Women: The toenail will eventually fall off and you’ll grow a new one, says Susan Bard, M.D., a dermatologist in NYC. While you’re waiting, find a better-fitting pair of shoes—your toes shouldn’t touch the end when you’re just standing around—or put on a thinner pair of socks.

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When You Have to Poop

WHAT’S HAPPENING: According to Patrick Wilson, Ph.D., an exercise physiologist at Old Dominion University, it’s likely a combo of blood shifting away from the GI tract, increased jostling moving things around down there, and high carbohydrate intake prerun.

Balenciaga Boots for Women: If you always poop in the morning, become an evening runner. Or try to poop before you head out the door: Sip a warm drink or do a few lunges to wake up your digestive system.

Mens brand new converse ct ii hi athletic fashion sneakers 150147c | Blisters Big Enough to Have a Zip Code

WHAT’S HAPPENING: Friction, when it goes on long enough and with significant force, can actually split your skin cells apart, explains Bard. “All of our cells bathe in extracellular fluid,” she adds, and when you split these cells, “some of that fluid pours out,” which is why blisters x Rui Hachimura Air Jordan 8 sneakers.

Balenciaga Boots for Women: The best thing to do is nothing, but it is okay to pop a blister to get relief, says Bard. However, you need to do it right. “Take a sterile needle and poke the blister a few times.” Then, let it drain, but do not pull the skin off the top. “Blisters are inherently sterile, but as soon as you unroof it, you compromise it.” If you’re midrace and don’t have a sterile needle, you can still pop it, then, at the nearest aid station, grab some antibiotic ointment and a Band-Aid to cover it.

An Itch You Can't Scratch (In Public)

WHAT’S HAPPENING: “Jock itch is a superficial fungal infection that develops in the groin and the genitals,” says Joshua Zeichner, M.D., the director of Cosmetic and Clinical Research at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital. These areas are moist to begin with, and when we spend lots of time in sweaty gym clothes, we create the perfect habitat for dermatophytes—fungi that live on the skin—to reproduce.

Balenciaga Boots for Women: “Over-the-counter creams totally work,” says Bard. To prevent future issues, remove sweaty clothes immediately, and never run in cotton underwear, which just soaks up sweat and holds it against your skin.

Chafing

WHAT’S HAPPENING: When you run, your clothing and body rub against your skin. “It’s friction,” says Bard. Over time, it physically scrapes off your outermost layer of skin. If chafing goes on, you’ll eventually begin to bleed. “Once the skin is no longer intact, other factors come into play,” says Bard. This includes salt from your sweat, which triggers a pain reaction when it hits the nerve endings. And if you get to the point of bleeding, you run the risk of an infection.

Balenciaga Boots for Women: Apply lube early and often, though this is highly personal, says Bard. Some folks will sweat off lube in a few miles; others will have one swipe of Vaseline last a whole marathon. Lubricant, with its smooth, slick surface, decreases the friction between two surfaces, thus reducing chafing, she says.