I ran a sprint and off the bike I really had to go. Held it in and ran the 5K then boom 10 seconds ran right into bathroom.
Thoughts are now turning to Olympic course. What do most people do concerning bathroom?
Just hold it! Just happened yesterday during an OD. Had to piss like a racehorse off the bike, just held it as I didnt see a port o potty anywhere close and I needed every second of available time to reach my pathetic goal time. About 1/2 mile into the run the feeling went away. Where did it go?
Same story here…Had to pee before starting swim and intended to pee in wetsuit in water…Forgot to. Had to pee on bike but mostly forgot about it. Really had to pee for the whole 4 mile run. I know it cost me at least 30 seconds. Made a b-line straight to porto-potty. Just couldn’t bring myself to pee on the bike. Actually thought about stopping on the run and glad I didn’t as I only won 3rd in my age-group by 17 or so seconds.
Happened to me in a race yesterday, had a quick pee away from pointing children.
Swim: Pee x2… once when I get in the water and again when I’ve got about 200 left in the swim (it takes practice to pee while swimming haha).
Bike: I am usually good
Run: sometimes I have to pee and I’ve done both, hold it in or stop and pee somewhere… depends on the importance of the race.
However I’m racing an Oly next weekend and will probably pee on the bike (one of the last 2 downhills before transition) because I’ve been taking in more fluids and I don’t want to have the need to pee while running, will distract me along with causing potential GI issues as I continue to take on fluids.
So there’s my Oly Pee Plan haha. Only in a Tri forum can we talk about this as it’s a totally normal conversation.
Shanks
I usually go as much as I can before the race.
Don’t drink as much right before or during the race… I see people doing Sprints or Olys with enough bottles to do a Half?
Go while your swimming.
If you feel like you have to pee just go harder…you"ll sweat it out 
I passed a guy on Saturday that had one of those bottles that looked like a sperm behind his seat with a hose that goes to front of bike…That thing must hole 2 gallons of liquid.
Actually, he was in my Age Group…glad he was using it!
You should learn to just pee on yourself. If you have to go that bady, it’s mostly water and electrolytes. No big deal. My only advice is to learn how to do a “controlled” release so you don’t soak yourself, especially on the run. It evaporates pretty quickly on the bike. I used a port-o-potty in my first half IM to take a piss. It cost me two spots in my AG. Never again. It’s an especially good tool for when people are drafting. You just raise your butt off the saddle and let her rip.
The race we had there were huge 4-5 inch water ponds and need less to say I got soaked when going through it with the bike, so I dont know if peeing on myself will be a great choice. On half ironman, I figure maybe stop on the bike? But on olympic, stopping on bike can be deadly.
I watched the racers as they finished too, most did a bee-line right to the bathrooms, so i guess hold it in is the prevailing strategy.
if you were already getting soaked by the puddles, how does a little pee make things worse? You just need to do it once, realize that you’ll live, and then it becomes second nature. Think how hard it is to gain 30-45 seconds (minimum) through training. By stopping in a race, you’re just giving away time. Just HTFU.
I’ve heard stories about legs, shoes, and bike smelling and then becoming unbearably sticky after peeing in saddle?
When race is done, wipe down with water. When you get home. Wash the bike and clothes. Also change out of peed in clothes quickly after the race is over to avoid a rash.
Urine taken directly from the bladder is sterile. Once it leaves there is becomes infected with every germ in your nether regions. It is a rotten selfish practice.
Never stop to pee… Its a race.
Impressive, I can’t pee while swimming. Ice tried but I can’t do it. I’ve peed whilst on bike. No issues re stink, sticky or anything else. When running I just keep telling myself “next port a potty” and then when I get there I say " next one, lines too long."
i’ve held it… even when i have to go pretty bad. olympic is short enough. maybe take a quick stop in the woods on the run?