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Phil Gore\u2019s legs have delivered extraordinary numbers, including running more than 1,000km last month in a solo attempt during a backyard ultra marathon. This week, they produced another: 500ml of pus, roughly the equivalent of a pint.<\/p>\n
The 40-year-old Australian saw a doctor earlier this week after a pain in his leg was not going away following his extraordinary, 152-hour solo ordeal aided by Nerds, meat pies, Coco Pops and a cheeseburger<\/a>.<\/p>\n In his left thigh, what was initially thought to be a haematoma \u2013 a swelling of blood that usually disperses on its own \u2013 turned out to be something more serious.<\/p>\n \u201cI just didn\u2019t quite feel right about it, so I wanted to get a second opinion,\u201d Gore posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n He went to a different sports doctor on Monday who went to aspirate, or suck out, the buildup.<\/p>\n \u201cHe went to aspirate it and realised it wasn\u2019t blood,\u201d Gore said. \u201cIt was pus, which means that there\u2019s an infection, more likely an abscess, and he suggested I go back to ER [emergency].\u201d<\/p>\n Gore checked in to the Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth, and had the procedure.<\/p>\n Allow Instagram content?<\/p>\n This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/gu-island><\/figure>\n \u201cSurgery went well. I got a [roughly] 12cm incision in my thigh and about 500ml of fluid was cleared, and I\u2019ve got a drain in now, still clearing more out. I have to stay in the hospital for 48 hours while it drains and I\u2019m kept under observation.\u201d<\/p>\n He added he was grateful to the hospital staff because \u201cit could have gotten a lot worse if left untreated\u201d and apologised to supporters for not replying to their well wishes.<\/p>\n Gore won last year\u2019s Backyard Ultra World Championship by covering 764km in Tennessee, USA<\/a>.<\/p>\n In backyard ultras, the winner only ever covers slightly more than the runner who finishes in second place.<\/p>\n
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