I’ve heard some crazy stories about athletes cheating in training sessions and at races before (for God only knows what reason), but honestly, this one takes the gold!
Check out this article by about how this decorated ultra-runner won the 24-hour race at Across the Years at Camelback Ranch in Phoenix, Arizona by hiding in a porta-potty…and was ultimately DQ’d.
Creative? Maybe. Stupid? Yes. How will he ever be able to look himself in the mirror again? So humiliating. Good grief.
Keep up all your hard training work. Enjoy the process. Mix it up. Make it tough. Make it fun. Be prepared…it’s worthy of doing. And then, let the chips fall where they may. There’s always another training day, another race.