Cycling/Racing and, well, your cycle..

[pinkbikes]

Well I guess it's not for everyone, but I've been on the contraceptive pill for almost as long as I've been doing triathlons and more recently endurance mountain bike racing (about 25years on and off). While I won't say that it's not a bit annoying still, being on the pill certainly takes the edge off the pain and the heavy flow for me (as well as being super-regular). I've never really been one for any major PMS either, so either I'm not too susceptible to the ravages of my hormones or the pill has been doing a good job of smoothing the moods over too.

So I have done quite a few triathlons during periods and for me it's just a matter of using a tampon and making sure you have one in your gear bag for a change straight after. (I leave the string tucked btw, or it sucks up a lot of water during the swim and could then leak... probably too much info I realise!)

And it's funny, but despite the fact that I sometimes haven't actually felt quite at the top of my game at the start of the race, there is something about the triathlon and starting in a small amount of "adversity" that seems to bring out the best in me and I frequently found that making the effort to get past feeling "not quite so good" ended up with me getting better results than I would normally. And there was the nice bonus that all those lovely endorphins made me a very happy camper after the race!

Do it. Enjoy it!

Edit: Oops - in the time it took to post, you've come back and said you did it! Well done!!!! Great that you achieved your goal time!