Comments on: School’s out, running’s fine, bugs are annoying

By: Dad

Dad — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:21:12 +0000

Hey Scott, don’t you wear those bug deflectors in the OR? But, just think Kevin, you got your daily requirement of protein in one bite!! Glad to read about your runs. Even if it includes a stowaway. Enjoyed seeing the pics of the camping trip too. Reminded me of a recent camping trip with another family member. Can you imagine of all of us were to get together on one! Loads of fun!!!!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:25:57 +0000

Thanks Scott! I wonder…maybe it was actually on my epiglottis after all! I felt like I was choking first, then it moved, and I could breathe again, but I still felt it in my throat (stuck in-between where I could cough it out, and where I could swallow it…I couldn’t get it to go anywhere!). Whatever it was on, it was certainly less than pleasant! Glad you enjoyed my misadventure…and yes, I think I’ll avoid the “put the lotion in the basket” look…better to keep that off the trails!

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:18:06 +0000

HAAAAA – I’m laughing my butt off Kevin! You need to send this in to Runner’s World. Suz was really laughing too. Now…as a medical nerd, I have to correct some anatomy for you. The little punching bag is called your uvula. The epiglottis a little further down and is the trap door that covers your trachea (windpipe) when you swallow. So, you’re actually lucky that this smart bug wasn’t smart enough to find your epiglottis. That could have caused some serious and potentially dangerous breathing issues. Maybe you should look into developing a bug deflector for runners. Although, the only thing I can picture is that mask from Silence of the Lambs, and that probably wouldn’t go over well when you’re coming up behind a female jogger on a trail run! Glad to see another good blog post and hope you have a summer full of great (and bugless) runs!