"I was part of the way through the swim leg of a half-Ironman event when I realised that I had to pee. Immediately."
Surely the swim is the time to pee. If you're chasing a good time, pee in the water as much as possible prior to getting on the bike, as its much harder to pee on the bike (and a little more obvious for those following you!!!
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cougie has a good point thought, no need ot see your mate winking at you as you cycle along.
when racing wee when you want i reckon. weeing as ran along T1 and when cycling at IMDE remains my most remorable moment as does finding out i could wee and swim at the same time at IMCH.
Manners. that's a joke, triathletes and cyclists are some of the most ignorant feckers I have ever met.
Surely it isn't peeing when you're in the water...it's stoking the boiler?!
Perhaps that's just confined to surfer talk.
Seriously though, even though you are in for a long swim, wetsuits work because of the lack of flow of water within them, so the pee isn't washed out as well as you might think. Hygenic - to a point, but not good for stiching or seeams after a while so wash well. Also doesn't help the value if you mention it on Ebay.
A number 2 would be fine if you could be certain of it taking a leg exit and not the neck exit.... someone want to run a trial set and feedback on the probability of a neck exit?
Thought not.
I almost make a point of making sure that i get into the water at the beginning of a race busting for a pee, so that the initial shock of the cold water can be immediately countered by the warm spread of the contents of my bladder filling my suit. At some races you dont get any time to warm up in the water so this really is the only way to acclimatise!
Btw this of course only applies to open water starts - i'd definately advise holding it in for a pool swim...