TdF and the call of nature

[Wahine]

I think Phil calls them "natural breaks".

I met a woman in Canada a few years ago - a professional triathlete. She said when you gotta go, you pee yourself.

I had a tri coach that was quite disappointed in one of my races. She was also a pro. When I told her that I had spent too much time in the porta potties. She said "you'll just have to learn to pee in our pants." To which I responded, "Not until you start paying me to do these races and besides it was a diarrhea problem". She said that she could teach me how to take care of that on the go as well. I simply declined.

[snapdragen]

To which I responded, "Not until you start paying me to do these races and besides it was a diarrhea problem". She said that she could teach me how to take care of that on the go as well. I simply declined.

A wise choice!

[BikeMomma]

Hmm...this has on-the-bike possibilites. (sorry, had to post it...just HAD to!)
http://mysweetpee.com/index.asp

~BikeMomma

[RoadRaven]

I met a woman in Canada a few years ago - a professional triathlete. She said when you gotta go, you pee yourself.

Yup... as I admitted to on the first page... when you gotta go, you do.

I'm with Whip - I would prefer wee than snot... isn't wee supposed to be sterile upon exit from the body? And I believe it is less likely to carry the host of infectious bacteria and virus' that seem to thrive in "nose mucous"

[Eden]

Yup... as I admitted to on the first page... when you gotta go, you do.

I'm with Whip - I would prefer wee than snot... isn't wee supposed to be sterile upon exit from the body? And I believe it is less likely to carry the host of infectious bacteria and virus' that seem to thrive in "nose mucous"

I had a professor in college who was had been an eye specialist. He would cringe whenever he saw someone put a contact lens in their mouth to wet it before putting it in their eye. He said your mouth (and I'm sure snot) is so full of bacteria that it would be much better to pee on it - at least that is sterile (unless you have an active infection).

[CR400]

You know this topic always comes up this time of year. I have often wonder what other women do in this situation. I usually am half dehydrated most of the time so I usually don't have to go.
However, I went to a race once that had no restroom before the race so had to go out back. Anyway so nothing to wipe with and it still manages to run down your leg no matter how you stand, sit, squat whatever. Anyway so pull up the shorts and realize I had gotten then wet from pulling them back up to quick I guess. That was a gross feeling, but you get over it quick when you are racing.
But one thing to think about when purposely wetting shorts, if you get an open sore or abrasion before it dries, it is gonna hurt.

[Whip]

the wind would make the urine rain on them somehow!

Frankly, I would rather get pee on me than someone's snot. Just a personal preference.