Why "Viper"?

Am I really that self-absorbed and narcissistic? Well, yeah but not because of the name. Come on.

I was bestowed with this running name not because I'm the coolest cat on the circuit but for the very simple reason that I once accidentally shit on a snake at mile 40 of a 50 mile run.

Here is the details, if you must know.

Sly The Shit-Covered Snake