Comment from Gail Denham

Excellent

This happens in bicycle races also - all kinds of debris end up in the eyes, the nose, themouth. Our son has done road racing for years - he's sort of semi-retired now with 6 kids he keeps busy - but we went to many a race and their faces were often black when the race ended.
good short story

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2019

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reply by the author on 02-Sep-2019

Haha.... it's like that with riding a motorbike wearing an open-face helmet, too. You can tell a happy motorcyclist by the bugs caught in their teeth.

Comment from Susan X Smith

Excellent

I think this was a difficult assignment and you managed to pull if off. The use of the two meanings of "dash" to start and end with was very clever. Keep writing.

 Comment Written 01-Sep-2019

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reply by the author on 01-Sep-2019

Thanks Susan. I thought the variety would not be so predictable in such a short write.

Comment from Lobber

Excellent

Well..you should BEE lucky that it didn't sting you.. or maybe it did...(hope not)...mayBEE you shouldn't have been dashing about unless you're quite dashing. - Lobber

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2019

I think when the bee could not find any pollen or honey up there it flew away again, but not before the race was lost, unfortunately. Fatsos can't go dashing about because of their bulk, so the runner was probably rather dashing to look at... but maybe even on the 'too skinny' side.

Comment from Thomas Bowling

Excellent

Yes. That always slows me down, too. When my cousin and I were kids, he was complaining about how tight his shirt was. "I can't take it off."

A bumblebee flew in his shirt. It quickly slipped right off.

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2019

It's interesting how quickly clothes can be removed in certain situations.

Comment from Y. M. Roger

Excellent

Eeeeeww! :) ;) One of those unpredictable circumstances in the world of track - - thanx for sharing! :) ;) Great job & best of luck to you at the polls! ;)

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2019

Thanks, Yvette!

Comment from Peter Nwaobi

Excellent

Oooops... A bee in the nose is something that's only best imagined. In life generally, we spend so much time planning and preparing... But in end, it may not just work out as planned or as we would have wanted it to. The key is not to get discouraged.

I wish you all the best in the contest

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2019

There's always next time, with no bee hopefully.
Thanks for your review.

Comment from Jeffrey L. Michaux

Excellent

What can you do about something like that? That's such an unfortunate break. You've got the race locked up and suddenly, a bee flies up your nose. Do you think that the judges would understand and help you out? Umm, no. This is funny and I enjoyed reading this well written work. Well done!

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2019

Thanks for your review. I think that bee was trained by the ruthless opponent.

Comment from Jannypan (Jan)

Excellent

Well, 'dash it' is a calm way to express your thoughts/feelings over this predicament, Mystery Author. Good job with the prompt. I enjoyed reading your contest entry. It is interesting how the same word at the start and end works with two different meanings. Thnks for sharing and best wishes. Jan

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2019

Thanks for reviewing - I figured a word with 2 meanings would make the limited story more interesting.

Comment from Dolly'sPoems

Excellent

Ha ha ha! A bee? Up the nose? Oh my goodness, how painful that would be! You made me smile here and this write is inventive, good luck with the contest, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2019

Thanks for your review. It hasn't actually happened to me on a running track but I did get a wasp in my motorcycle helmet once and it stung my neck. Not nice.

Comment from Sallyo

Excellent

Thanks for clarifying that hyphenated words issue. I was wondering about that. I like the humour you've injected into this one with the entrance of a bee! Misbeehaving, too.

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2019

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2019

Thanks for your review, Sallyo. Let's hope the bee didn't sting - that it just went visiting up the athlete's nose.