Cool runners pee their pants

Right?  That's what I'm telling myself at least.  The morning of the race was a lot of fun.  I now understand why Jeff is always pacing the floor for a few hours before he races.  Really, I don't know if I can compare the 5k to his races.  I had made a comment to my niece about how I ran the wimpy race after she asked me if I ran with her dad(he ran the 1/2 marathon).  But, my brother in-law insisted there was nothing wimpy about it, so I'm going to believe him.  We were a little rushed getting there and were actually running to the start when the gun went off.  So I didn't get a chance to go to the bathroom before, big mistake.  I also made a rookie mistake by trying to hydrate myself the night before.  Do you know where I'm going with this?  The first mile was awesome, I felt great and was actually enjoying the run.  Minus the granny in the hot pink shirt I could not catch(seriously, she had white hair).  Mile 2 was a little hard, not horrible compared to some struggles I had during my training.  Although, my bladder felt like it was going to explode.  I was too stubborn to stop because I had a goal to finish without stopping at all.  By mile 3 I was feeling pretty good again and was excited to cross the finish line.  I had been practicing my runs with speedwork at the end so that I could finish really strong(for me anyway).  Jeff, Kristen and I were getting ready to round the corner for the start of the finish when we decided to really push it.  Two seconds into it I felt a warm gush, oh crap I thought.  I started slowing, but Jeff was encouraging me to keep going-so I did.  After several warm gushes, I knew I had to slow down.  I still finished strong enough I guess but all I was thinking about was "I'm peeing my pants". HA HA!  I'm hoping that it is a right of passage to have an embarrassing moment like that and not just really bad luck(I have a great relationship with that).  The really funny part is that on the drive up in the morning we were talking about the marathon.  One of us asked what the runners do when they have to go to the bathroom.  Jeff started talking about how some of them just pee while they are running so they don't have to stop.  I was so grossed out by that and kept saying-that is so sick.  Karma paid me a visit, I can't stop laughing. Overall, it was a great experience.  I finished with a pace of 11:57, my goal was at least 12, I'm happy about that.  I'm working towards a half marathon for the end of summer, maybe I'll wear depends for that one!!