I was doing a key workout for my upcoming race - a 4 hour brick (3hour bike/1 hour run) at race pace. At mile 24 of 60 on the bike, a wasp stung me right square in the forehead. I'm not allergic or anything, but it gave me a good headache. I finished my ride and felt ok, except for the headache.
I know on my run, I started too fast, which was stupid... but even so, I thought I should be able to slow it down, and when I started feeling really bad, I figured I could jog it on in the last 2 miles.
Wasn't happening. I made it 5 miles. And even though I had slowed down a lot, I was on the edge of throwing up... so I stopped, walked the last 2 miles to the truck.
Have any of you been stung during a race or hard workout? Did it affect you at all?
(See I'm trying to figure out a way that it wasn't ALL my fault, and rationalize that I'm in better shape than this workout shows.)
Ostrich runner
Stings are weird. A hornet took my legs from under me for a few days last year on a backpacking trip.
http://www.runningahead.com/groups/Indy/forum
Ouch. Hornet stings are tough.
Well, I hobbled through my long run on Sunday about the pace I expected, so I guess there's no permanent damage. LOL!