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Posted 12/7/2020 9:59 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, it’s been a while since I have posted anything, but I want to make sure I get this in.
When I was diagnosed in 2015 (deets below) I had run two marathons and was preparing for a third. I had RP in September 2015 and one of the great inspirations for my recovery was an Irish distance runner, who called himself “The Prostate Runner”who blogged about his recovery from surgery and his return to training and running.
Since my surgery I ran another four marathons (including New York) before falling in with a gang of trail runners. Since then I have been running ultras (still at the 50K) level but hoping for a 50 miler next year, Covid permitting.
This is a very large forum and I am guessing there are quite a few trail runners out there. Is there a thread for it? There are issues I face that other runners do not: Mainly the addition of Shields to my gear LOL. I have full continence at all times, except while running long distances. Pounding appears to have a cumulative effect. Shields work great, but I would be interested in learning how to live without them...(But I run with a group, and half of them are women, so I’m a little self-conscious LOL)
Are there any runners out there with similar stories?
Thanks!!
My signature is wrong - can not update.
I am 62 years old now.
Posted 12/8/2020 12:23 PM (GMT 0)
Runner here, but no stories like yours, sorry.

Have dropped to ~45 miles/week running, hiking, walking through the forests with my lovely lady Labrador. That is down from my usual 50 miles/week running. Continent, no pads since 3 & 1/2 months after RARP. Since I go solo or with wife I just pull over and pee as necessary. I do not do group stuff, marathons or formal meets. I avoid any kind of crowds at all times. When camping or long distance driving I bring along my trusty portable male urinal.

I do have some minor stress incontinence, nothing much though. I hang with a local club of young distance runners, both male and female. They do the same as I do - if somebody has to pee, they pull over and do that, regardless of sex.

There are some other runners here though. smile
Posted 12/9/2020 2:33 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks, Trailguy. Nice to know you’re out there. Yeah we all pee anywhere it suits.... Just want to make sure it’s outside my pants!
50 miles a week is good running!
If I can find the Prostate Runners’s link again I’ll post it in this thread.
Posted 12/9/2020 2:53 AM (GMT 0)
Trailguy, I am a runner that has regrettably not been able to for some time - just got second lumbar spinal fusion to hopefully be able to get back into it.

I am mostly continent - have gotten in the habit of wearing a pad for the occasional (every few days) small leak. While I was running, I realized (initially embarrassingly) that I would leak fairly significantly after about 6 miles. After my marathon, pad was pretty full, partially just from the sheer amount of sweat that amount of running involves (but mostly from bladder leakage).

I don't really have any advice for you except for the obvious - wear a pad while running, wear a more substantial pad for longer distances. One encouragement that you might have figured out - with the pads available these days, you really can't tell they are there if they're anything less than overfull, and nobody's really going out of their way to notice anyway.
Cheers, Jeff
Posted 12/9/2020 3:28 AM (GMT 0)
Yep, I'm a runner. I used to coach high school cross country and got in lots of miles back in those days. I've run a couple marathons, lots of halfs, 10Ks, and 5Ks. Nowadays it's just about fitness and social. Last week I did 33 miles, which was a little more than usual.

After RALP I was incontinent. I really never improved and was doing 5-6 heavy duty pads/day. I kept running but it was hassle although I tended not to leak as much when I run. I did the Pittsburgh half in '19 and only used one pad. 4-6 weeks later I had an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) installed. It's great. Dry all the time.

Living in Montana my runs are both road and trails. I'm usually the one that has to stop and go. The "have to go" alarm seems to ring early since all my surgeries. Finding a spot to go isn't a problem but I have learned to ignore the alarm and just take care of things later. Summer, when I am extra-hydrated, that isn't as easy.
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