Another Reason To Love The Oatmeal

While I think oatmeal is a delicious and nutritious breakfast meal, wonderful for pre-run eating, I LOVE The Oatmeal.

Consider yourself warned, many of The Oatmeal's pages include foul (and hilariously used) language.

The artist/author's writing and comics crack me up on a regular basis. They can also be educational. I've used several of his posts to educate my coworkers on the proper use of punctuation. Specifically ...

How to use an apostrophe. (Source: The Oatmeal)

 When to use i.e. in a sentence. (Source: The Oatmeal)

 And How to use a semicolon (Source: The Oatmeal)

Then, of course, since I'm notorious for being a bit of a crazy cat lady, I have a special place in my heart for The Oatmeal's cat comics.

But today The Oatmeal posted about his recent ultra marathon (anything over 26.2 miles) experience. First, he runs. Yay! Second, I love that he shared his experience on his website. Third, his bit about runner's trots is amazing. I laughed a lot. 

So, if you're looking for a fun running-related read, check out The Oatmeal's blog about his first 50 mile ultra marathon.

I'm So Going There

Okay, I'm not actually going to go there myself. But it's a topic I've always wanted to ask about. Not surprisingly, no one seems to bring the topic up. And you'll see why. Consider yourself warned ... digestion is involved.

Thank you to the writer at Active.com for "going there."

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