Well, since racers are known to pee while on the bike, a lot more pee than you might leak, I wouldn't worry too much about it! I can't believe I'm sharing this, but my husband had his first experience with this during his first Ironman recently. Apparently he had previously "tried" to pee during a long race, but had never been able to. Well, during the 112 mile bike portion of the event, he had success! He had looked around and didn't see anybody around as he shifted his weight, "adjusted" and let it rip. Shortly after, a guy came along side and said, "I am so jealous! I've been trying to do that for the last 20 miles!"

What a crack up. My husband ended up with the 6th fastest bike split of the event . . . out of about 1,000. So, yeah . . . no stopping at the port-a-potty for MY Ironman!

I have had some "period" issues in my chamois. The tampon just doesn't always hold, and it doesn't work to wear a liner . . . I've tried! So what do ya do? Luckily there's some padding to absorb it and you just clean it as soon as you are able to. And always try to get out of your shorts as soon as you are able, even if you didn't "leak". The longer you are in sweaty shorts, the more likely you can develop rashes, infections, etc.

(By the way, the chamois in the shorts triathletes wear is much thinner than regular cycling shorts, so it's not like my hubby was sitting in a bunch of squishy pee for the rest of the ride! Eew! And he also doused himself with water right after. )