Swallowing gnats while running!

[Courtney]

Hello to all you fellow runners!

Thought I'd just share a pet peeve. For the past few days here in Siberia the air has been thick with gnats and nasty flying things. I run FAST - with my mouth open - and can't seem to avoid swallowing a couple of the damned things every day.

Now, insects......they ain't part of a raw food diet, right? I'm on the 30-day challenge for August. Does this make me less than 100% raw? Damn!

Any nutrients in flies, I wonder?

Courtney

[Veganforlife]

Yep, they are full of protein. And I'm sure they probably taste like a green smoothie! HAHAHA!
NO! Don't wanna bad-mouth the GS's!!!
Just make sure they aren't stuck in your teeth and when you smile you're flashing a big old gnatty smile!!!

[justinesmith]

At least they aren't cooked!! :D Actually, even gorillas and monkeys eat bugs ~ I've often wondered if they aren't good for you?? :confused: Yikes! Can't bring myself to purposely eat them ~ although fruit flies taste sweet.

[Courtney]

At least they aren't cooked!! :D Actually, even gorillas and monkeys eat bugs ~ I've often wondered if they aren't good for you?? :confused: Yikes! Can't bring myself to purposely eat them ~ although fruit flies taste sweet.

Well, maybe I'm getting in some free B-12. He he.

Courtney

[rawsurfer]

well we are all about living on LIVE foods anyways...

[rawsurfer]

plus its not like youre being overly cruel or anything, their life spans are only likie a day long or somthing like that:p

[Courtney]

:D
plus its not like youre being overly cruel or anything, their life spans are only likie a day long or somthing like that:p

Thanks, Rawsurfer.

That's comforting. Just don't wanna be disqualified from the 30-day raw vegan challenge... Hope I didn't swallow icky germs.

Courtney

[rawsurfer]

na man ur probly gettin some good bacteria cultures with those bugs lol

[tinystrawberry]

my old teacher ate bugs and other insect-y things. he was the coolest person i have met so far:)
maybe if you didn't mind looking a little strange, you could wear a bandana around your mouth? or would that mess with your breathing? or you could practice breathing through your nose but gnats can get up there too!:D :D

[Priscilagj@mac.com]

this use to happen to me all the time.
but you're post just made me smile, and laugh actually.
i don't think it's too much of a problem.
i mean, you're running. =]