[bomelia]

You guys would never make it in the ultra running world. There, you come into an "aid" station, middle of the woods. Bags of m&ms, fruit, whatever. People grab at that stuff with dirty, snot covered gloves & hands to get stuff. And then you come in after them and do the same. No doubt you are eating your own boogers and other's too. Increases resistance to disease & viruses. Well known effect. Many ultra runners cannot remember the last time they were seriously sick. Now, ocasionally, a sneaky stomach virus gets into the mix and that is a another thing altogether.

Mike