Originally Posted by wyldblyss

During some marathons when you give everything you have got, have nothing more to give, sometimes you have *accidents*. Your bowels or bladder will let go. I remember watching one marathon where this women ran an incredible race, she was in the lead for women by far..she was almost there, and then she just had nothing left, her bowels let go, shortly after she started to stumble and appeared drunk like she was about to collapse. Other female runners came up from behind as she was stumbling, trying to stay standing and move forward to the finish line. A male runner ran past her...then shortly after turned around and went back to her. He put his arm around her waist and helped her to the finish line.

They spoke to the woman about an hour later, she had recovered quickly, taken a shower and was just fine.