Running the London Marathon with free flowing period..

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Periods aren't disgusting, far from it.

But the point she was trying to make was a bit unnecessary.

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Reply 21

LostGear

Original post by Changing Skies

I personally don't think there was any need.

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Good to have you back :wink:

And yes I agree witth you on that, it is disgusting ew

Reply 22

Hevachan

Original post by scriberg

she wasnt wearing a pad

I know

my question is, as long as she doesn't sit down.. what difference does it make?

Reply 23

Hevachan

Haha eww! That'd be gross

Reply 24

scriberg

Original post by Hevachan

I know

my question is, as long as she doesn't sit down.. what difference does it make?

blood + sweat + bacteria = UTI

plus periods are normal, she was just attention seeking

Reply 25

queen-bee

God forbid this becomes the new trend. Walking around without wearing any tampons or pads when you're on your period.

Reply 26

Hevachan

Original post by scriberg

blood + sweat + bacteria = UTI

plus periods are normal, she was just attention seeking

But with a period pad it'd be the same, surely? :smile:

Yeah perhaps!

Reply 27

scriberg

Original post by Hevachan

But with a period pad it'd be the same, surely? :smile:

Yeah perhaps!

but you'd want to change your pad ASAP! not leave it in for 4 hours when you're covered in sweat

Reply 28

minimarshmallow

Original post by scriberg

blood + sweat + bacteria = UTI

plus periods are normal, she was just attention seeking

Which would also be an issue with pads.

And she was making the point that there are women in the world that have no choice but to do that, and leave themselves with that risk.

Reply 29

Sabertooth

I find it hard enough to get on with things with a nosebleed :/

Reply 30

scriberg

Original post by minimarshmallow

Which would also be an issue with pads.

And she was making the point that there are women in the world that have no choice but to do that, and leave themselves with that risk.

but you dont leave your pad in for 4 hours when you're all sweaty from running a marathon? (well at least i hope not)

there are lots of ways of making a point, if someone told me to raise awareness about the lack of facilities 3rd world country girls have with their periods, my first idea wont be to parade around town with bloody trousers??

Reply 31

saeed97

Im not liking the way society is going, its sad to see that running a marathon while your period is flowing down your legs is seen as 'wonderful' and 'liberating'.

Reply 32

minimarshmallow

Original post by scriberg

Well if I were running a marathon with a pad, I wouldn't have a choice but to leave it in for the 4+ hours I was running and then however long it took me to get to a loo afterwards...
For some women it may be the case that they had to use both a tampon and a pad - knowing they weren't going to be able to get to a loo for at least the 4 hours of running (I expect it would probably take me about 6 hours) they may need both for the flow.

Yeah, there are lots of ways of making a point, but people are talking about it, and she may have got people to sponsor her and be donating to a charity to help with sanitary protection (I would hope that she was), so she's clearly made the point.

Reply 33

Hevachan

Original post by saeed97

Im not liking the way society is going, its sad to see that running a marathon while your period is flowing down your legs is seen as 'wonderful' and 'liberating'.

I think breaking tabboos is wonderful and exciting no matter what they are :smile:

we celebrate so many things in life, we are not limited to seeing a few things as wonderful.. we can appreciate them all together, big or small!

Reply 34

Changing Skies

Original post by LostGear

Good to have you back :wink:

And yes I agree witth you on that, it is disgusting ew

Thank you

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Reply 35

saeed97

Original post by Hevachan

I think breaking tabboos is wonderful and exciting no matter what they are :smile:

we celebrate so many things in life, we are not limited to seeing a few things as wonderful.. we can appreciate them all together, big or small!

There is nothing to appreciate, that woman is a silly attention seeking fool.

Reply 36

caravaggio2

Attention seeking.
I'm surprised she wasn't breast feeding at the same time. Double whammy. 😊

Reply 37

DiddyDec01

Original post by Hevachan

The main difference is that period blood isn't full of bad bacteria like diarrhoea is.. if it was so dirty then period pads would be dangerous.. cause at the end of the day the only difference was the risk of it being visible, it wasnt dangerous to her or anyone else's health

Is that why they to be specially disposed of then?

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Reply 38

YellowWallpaper

Original post by BaconandSauce

being male I have no opinion on this other than awsome

but as we know it's us males who can't handle this natural part of womanhood

Really. I have a boyfriend (and have had a number of ex-boyfriends), have male friends, a dad, a brother, and they all seem to be fine with when periods are mentioned. When I lived at home, on our calender on the fridge, I would sometimes note the date of my next period. My dad would be fine with picking up a packet of tampons when I asked him to. I think it's a complete myth that the vast majority of blokes can't handle this natural part of womanhood. Some men can't, but they're a minority.

Anyway, in answer to the OP, it's disgusting. I'm sorry, but it's blood. Yes, nothing dirty, but have some regard for the other runners who had to watch, or ended up stepping on the trail and getting someone else's blood on their shoes. If she wants to make a point, then fine, but the woman really should try having some respect for other people.