Answering "the call" during a sprint

this all reminds me of Ron White's bit on the blue collar comedy tour video staring jeff foxworthy.  it is hilarious. 

i hope i am not the only one to have seen this?

One of the good things about early morning tris, is that your body is typically not over-hydrated.  This might not become a huge issue for you.  MAKE yourself go at least 10 minutes prior to your wave being called.  Once I get going on the bike, I'm typically fine until I hit that finish line and down that first bottle of water.

Man, just thinking about this...

Here's my take.  If you're so hydrated that going right before the race doesn't take care of the problem, then your pee will be pretty much clear.  Assuming that it's clear, it's mostly water and indistinguishable from water dripping off you.  So, my advice?  Practice your Kegels and let it go little by little.  I have done this in a road race and my tri.  You don't actually have to empty your whole bladder to get to a more comfortable state.  Also, the chamois in your tri shorts ought to mask it somewhat.  And, thankfully, tri shorts are pretty wicking overall.

It may not be ladylike, but then again, we didn't decide to be triathletes to be ladylike.

this thread has gotten pretty nasty.  force yourself to go before the race!  try to hold it the rest of the way.  if you can't, please don't pee next to someone.  hahaha

especially if i am there!  haha

And DO practice, it is not as easy as it sounds to relax enough while biking to 'go', I have tried and yet to manage it.  

(Did you ever think the day would come when not being able to pee and bike would be an issue?? )

Yeah, I think the bike is by far the hardest event to pee during.  The run isn't too bad.  You can get a rhythm going. ;-)

And there are plenty of strange concerns that I've developed now that I'm into triathloning!  It's strange how it changes you.

Interesting..... the men and women have generally taken two different sides to this issue....it appears the subject has grossed out their masculine sensibilities.    Shame on us gals!

Yeah, it sounds kinda silly, but it's not about always about the time.

 I did  4 races this past summer, there were 2 porta potties near the T1/T2 site - all on the other side of the fence.  It was more like a 5 minutes trek - and you need to have the "urge" at that particular time. Being female, I'm not as comfortable finding a tree and simply turning my back to the road ! The run had no porta potties - so it's more logistics than a time issue for some of us. (not to say that there is anything wrong with it being a time issue, I'm just not fast enough for it to matter ..!)

Although on the marathon route there were portapotties they had long line ups, again all sorts of males running off the side of the road - but I don't know what the women did - I was just happy that I could wait till the end!

Edited by Laerka 2004-09-30 5:35 PM