thank you :). Ive been told by others to just "pee on the downhill" but I just can't quite figure out how that would work out.

Hey, there. When you have to go, first relax. Stand up either while coasting downhill or on a flat, and just let it rip! Of course, courtesy dictates you check for someone right behind you because you don't want them to catch your stream. When you reach the next aid station, grab a bottle of water and wash yourself off. You will see others pointing water bottles at their crotches; this is why!

The reason they say to do it on a downhill is that the pee will be blown more behind you than straight down. So if you can do it on a downhill; great; otherwise it really doesn't matter.

And for those of you wondering, urine is sterile, and what you pee during a race, assuming you're well hydrated, is pretty much water, so no worries!

I peed in my 1/2 IM on Sunday. Remember this mantra: Drink, Pee, Avoid the IV!

Ok, I seriously don't think I could EVER do that. I have stopped along side roads on marathons when there was not a free porta potty in sight (and even this I had to get used to) , but I really dont think I could do this :( .

Do you honestly think the pros racing Ironman stop, get off their bike and pee on the side of the road? Heck no! And neither do most of the age groupers. In fact, many of the pros pee while continuing to run. I haven't yet become that hard core, but if I find myself in a position where seconds matter, I will consider it.

It's all a matter of your race goals and comfort level. Most USAT-sanctioned races will have porta potties throughout the bike and run courses. If you want to stop and use them, go right ahead. If you want to stop on the side of the road and just do your business there, that's usually OK, too, although a little discretion is preferred. When I'm doing training runs or running in Ironman and I have to pee (this is a tip for the LADIES), I just pull the crotch of my running shorts to one side and pee. Observers really can't see anything, and even if they could I wouldn't care--it's not exactly an attractive sight!

And come on, everyone knows that the first thing triathletes do after they put their wetsuits on is go into the water and pee! And here's another tip: let's say you're standing around in your wetsuit and need to go but you can't get in the lake. Just stand there and pee into your suit. It will warm you up, and just come out at the ankles. No worries!

I have done the pee in the wetsuit thing.
(this feels like a PA(Pee Anonymous) meeting)

I haven't had a problem during an olympic distance but I did have to stop 2X during a 1/2 IM
on the side of the road.

Do you practice this on long rides?

What if you are on a mostly flat course and there aren't really any downhills?

I just talked to a guy that got a drafting penalty while trying to avoid the jet stream from a rider ahead of him. Worse part: He says to the official "I was just try to avoid that guys piss!" Official says "Yeah, I saw that" and slaps him with a P and 4 mins. in the box.

Hi, 40-something newby here. I've been peeing on the bike for almost as long as I have been riding. I read somewhere early on that this is quite common, but at first couldn't bring myself to do it. Just didn't need to really mainly because I wasn't drinking enough, and didn't know it. But after one quite disastrous ride, where I learnt the painful way that while you can get away with a half hour of riding on minimal water, you can't just do a 2 hour ride on the same basis, I very nearly didn't make it home, and when I looked up the stages of dehydration, I was just short of coma! So from that day, I've always erred to the other extreme - I drink at least a litre of water an hour, usually quite a deal more, and I prefer to not even start on a ride of any sort without drinking until I'm starting to need to go.

I usually have to pee within the first 1/2 hour, and from then on it's pretty much continuous, unless it's a very hot day. I prefer my knicks tight (Pearl Izumi 3D Pro bib knicks) so there's no way to "whip it out" and I also wear undies which makes the whole thing more difficult (yes, I know this is a no-no, but I've tried both ways and I prefer it - I know a lot of the girls do too, so I can't be all that wrong). When the pressure is starting to get to me, I just do as kona_expat says, stand up and let go. When stopped at a park for water, I also often have not noticed the pressure until I stop, and I'll just let go a bit while I'm refilling. I prefer squirts to a full flood, but I guess that depends on the level control that you have. I've done the full flood thing too and with cycling knicks, it really just runs down your legs. Must look a sight from behind!! I never bother with toilets, as getting out of my bib knicks to pee and then back into them again is murder.

It's always bothered me a little that I don't do things like the other guys, wearing undies (they're minimal) and peeing through them and the knicks, but I really have tried everything, and this works for me. Are there no other guys or girls who have similar preferences? I know this is a triathlon board, but you folks must do training rides in cycling gear from time to time, yes?

robinsl.

So far, I've always pulled up on the run - found a tree - figured the 30 sec delay in a marathon wasn't too bad - and didn't want soggy shoes! :eek: Still deciding if it is worth it on the bike or not. :confused: Must be some sort of mental barrier...

I REALLY had to pee towards the end of the bike during the first race this season. I couldnt. Tried. Hard. Couldnt. Got off the bike, adrenaline kicked in, and i figured I'd make it through the run. Nope. Had to. Couldnt. I hate performance anxiety.

Fat Cyclist has an amusing article on it.

The only time I am going to let it go while riding or running is if by some miracle I am winning at Kona and I have Faris only a few yards back.

Of course if I was doing that I would have already crapped myself!! :D

LOL - The crapping line is classic.

If you ever do have Faris only a few yards back at the end of a race I will pee in my pants in honor of your accomplishment.

I guess I can say that I would never pee while riding my bike! That seems a bit disgusting. :p

I say stop and pee unless it's going to keep you out of the hardware. So your going to pee on yourself for 19th place instead of 22nd then go straight from the finish to the bagels, fruit and chow? Yes I want to stand in the 90 deg sun next to a person who smells like a diaper pail.

That's not hardcore. It's idiotic. Mama used to say stupid is as stupid does and yes I know this from experience :)

I agree with RV -- there are more goals to meet than just hardware ones. Besides, if it's a long enough race that it really is an issue... I'm sure I'll be sweaty enough to smell just great anyways. Not to mention my age group being tiny usually means you have no idea where you are ranked in it until after you cross that line.

if you feel like you need to go, you should go ahead and release.
1. less strain on your bladder. When doing a tri, you're stressing your body out pretty hard as it is, so any kind of immediate relief to any part of your body is good for you.
2. less weight to carry. water is dense and heavy. If you're willing to pay $$$ to save 100 grams off your bike component, emptying out your bladder is like getting free horsepower. do it. drop the ballast and take off like a bat out of hell.
3. this isn't a cocktail party. Tris typically leave puke, blood, sweat, tears, spit, skin on the course. Why not a little pee while we're at it?

Oh, so thats why the pool turns a different color when I get in! ;p Hahaha.

A couple random thoughts:
-I had never tried peeing whie on my bike until 45 miles into my first 1/2, I really had to go, but had performance anxiety, I made it to transition and urinated for about a minute. This year I will definitely practice taking a number one while on a bike.
-I've never had to go wee-wee during a running race, but wouldn't have a problem with it.
-I'm glad that people talked about micturating in a wetsuit, I just got a wetsuit and I don't know what I would have done if I had gotten halfway through a swim and had to take a leak.

Number of terms used for tinkling: 7

Back to the bike & run. My concern is not the fact of peeing - I do it in the wetsuit. But it's more about the feet.
I'm concern about the soggy feet effect. How you deal with that ?

socks - it's ok, you can wash 'em but wet socks give you blister (well they do to me)
shoes - running shoe can be washed but as above : wet feet = blister warning
& bike shoes : do you rince / wash them out ? :confused:
thx

I would stop and pee on a fencepost before I just pee'd while riding my bike...

and my wife thinks peeing in the shower is gross... lmao.. I'd never get her to train with me again if she knew I did something like that

LOL
(this thread has just MADE MY DAY!!)
btw, peeing in a wetsuit or in the water is different because you are IN THE WATER!!

Not that I can, or will do it but I guess if you do it right the pee won't get on YOUR bike, too much anyway

I guess that is the REAL reason they have showers between the beach and T1 !!

oh, and just in case ya'll didnt hear it the first time..

IM NOT peeing while riding the bike..
(there is NO way to avoid it getting ON your bike - you are wearing tight shorts and the surface tension of water will make it run down your legs, yeah maybe as much as 2/3 of it will drip off your seat, but STILL!!!)

JUST CURIOUS... if you will pee on yourself while riding the bike.. will you pee on yourself while in transition or during the marathon(or run)

i did it last race twice. no worries. the only problem was my wet sock. in t2 I took my sock off esquezzed and put it back on. (NOTE for next race:dry socks in t2). i was not prepared for the event, took me off focus and was pist the first mile smeling my hand until I found water in a station to wash off.