“Wear sunscreen”, the classic commencement-speech-turned-Baz-Lurhmann-song tells us, but sadly, not all of us listen 100% of the time. Who knew?
A runner participating in an extreme 69 mile (111km) ultra-run along Hadrian’s Wall in the United Kingdom failed to reapply sunscreen, leading to literal sacs of pus bubbling up along her legs.
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Okay. Here it is:
Oh what an agonising day (meaning, I’ve been in agony all day!) .. pus drained, re-dressed, pain relief. Sorted. #burns pic.twitter.com/nR9YHUMnzT
— Julie Nisbet (@julienisbet) June 20, 2017
Julie Nisbet, 34, took some 21 hours to complete the ultra run. She told the Daily Mail that she was wearing sunscreen at the start of the day, but somewhere along the gruelling race forgot to reapply.
“Sweat and water had pretty much got rid of what I had on the backs of my legs,” she said.
She was “screeching in pain” after the run and eventually went to hospital, where the first lot of pus was drained and she was bandaged up.
Oh my days, the agony! #idiot #sad #idiot #sunburn pic.twitter.com/NfW6TJ10LG
— Julie Nisbet (@julienisbet) June 19, 2017
“The joy I’ve felt at completing this ultra is now being overlooked by the agony I’m in with the burns,” she tweeted. “Sobbing like a baby. I’m really peeved with myself. Wanted to feel happy today, not screeching in pain every few minutes.”
My legs are screwed. Not because of the running, but damn sunburn. Utterly devastated. #agony #painful pic.twitter.com/FAOluUNTKF
— Julie Nisbet (@julienisbet) June 18, 2017
The mum-of-two later tweeted that “she’d rather be in labour right now”, if that gives you any indication of the pain factor.
I fear I may have to sleep on the sofa all night! #comfy pic.twitter.com/dAFEr9B190
— Julie Nisbet (@julienisbet) June 19, 2017
A few days later, she joked about losing weight after “the next lot of orange pus” was drained, which begs the question: just how much pus does one horrific sunburn continue to produce??
Once the next lot of orange pus has been drained from my legs I’ll probably lose another 4lbs!
— Julie Nisbet (@julienisbet) June 21, 2017
And a few days after that:
Just had a sneak peek under my bandages. Oh, my. #gulp
— Julie Nisbet (@julienisbet) June 26, 2017
I suppose it could be worse; I could be a politician in the U.K. right now..
— Julie Nisbet (@julienisbet) June 27, 2017
I’m on the mend ???? pic.twitter.com/NXqqPlrL7H
— Julie Nisbet (@julienisbet) June 27, 2017
Oh god. Let this be a lesson to each and every one of you that if you are going to attempt something as insane as a 111km run, go fuckin’ HAM on the sunscreen. Possibly rethink your life choices, too. 111km is just so crazy far. But also: sunscreen.
Photo: Julie Nisbet / Twitter.
