Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby View Post
Jiffer
And There's no way on earth that I could ride a century without stopping to go to the toilet. I know some men can urinate while on the bike, but there's no way I"M going to do that either.
I'm right there with you! I'd never go that long without finding a potty. Dh took just over 6 hours to do that ride (with the TONS of climbing). He may have actually taken the opportunity to go to the bathroom when his buddy stopped to refill his bottles. I'm not sure, be I know he so did not WANT to stop. I don't know how he does it. (I think I can say with certainty that he did NOT go while on his bike!) He can go so long without using the bathroom, just in general. I know when he does Marathons, like many runners, he'll find a bush or something if he absolutely has to, but seriously tries to avoid waiting in a line for the outhouses and usually doesn't go at all. That's about 3 hours and 15 to 30 minutes for him.

I never thought about kidney stones. I don't know if he was really at risk during that century because if he was sweating it all out, then it seems there'd be no need to pee. But I'm no expert on this. I'll ask him his take on this and if he's aware of the kidney stone possibility. I know he's big on eating right and staying hydrated. He reads up on all this stuff and lectures everyone else!