How many flies have you eaten this year while running?

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leejprice Jun 2011 3:04pm, 11 Jun 2011 8 posts	0 leejprice I have consumed 3, one escaped my clutches so it was nearly 4. I wonder how many calories your average fly is and if I needed to add an extra k to my run to burn him/her off. Furthermore, running along the river Servern could possibly give me an unfair advantage here.
RichHL Jun 2011 3:09pm, 11 Jun 2011 557 posts	0 RichHL None, but the wee buggers keep having a bite at me. >:-( Someone who hates the bloody things less than I do may be along shortly to help you with your calculations.
clairevmc Jun 2011 3:19pm, 11 Jun 2011 1,445 posts	0 clairevmc Flies are good for protein but I wouldn't think you'd need to run an extra k - maybe a few metres? I'm just back from hols in Germany and on one evening run through a forest, wearing sun cream, I didn't eat any but 'captured' about 1 million flies by them getting stuck to my sun cream. I was covered in teeny tiny flies when I got home. Calorie free ones therefore.
Keefley Jun 2011 3:20pm, 11 Jun 2011 373 posts	0 Keefley None eaten, but I've had them in my eye twice this week
Battlecat Jun 2011 3:39pm, 11 Jun 2011 1,681 posts	0 Battlecat I haven't kept count but easily more than 3! I've had a couple up my nose too. Yak
Andrea B Jun 2011 4:10pm, 11 Jun 2011 392 posts	0 Andrea B Yeah i reckon mines way more than 3.....also up the nose, in the eyes and even one buzzing along in my ear l... that was the hardest to get rid of actually! Eww
Pootle Jun 2011 4:16pm, 11 Jun 2011 7,623 posts	0 Pootle Probably not as many as Santa :-/
JamieKai chameleon Jun 2011 4:42pm, 11 Jun 2011 2,381 posts	0 JamieKai chameleon The other week at the Sweatshop run I ended up with a few flies in my mouth - later as I mooched around Tesco I had a tickly throat, which was only explained when I coughed up an ex-fly
RichHL Jun 2011 4:43pm, 11 Jun 2011 562 posts	0 RichHL Ewww!
iPaul Jun 2011 4:53pm, 11 Jun 2011 376 posts	0 iPaul I'm not sure how many but I think they're the reason I'm putting a little weight on !!!