Hey runner what do you do when

[janie1234]

your on a long run and you really gotta go pee? Sorry if this is gross but today I went on a 6 mile run, which isn't that far but it is no way near a bathroom. What do you do? I was so seriously going to just pee in my pants. Isn't that what marathoners do??? Of course wearing my CXW running compression capri tights sure as heck didn't help much. Luckily I made it home but if I was on an 8 mile run I know I wouldn't have made it.

 

[JeanneMarie]

Fortunately I run in a very rural, wooded area, so I can duck behind a tree if it gets really bad. I usually run a pattern of streets that passes my house every so often though, so if I gotta go I just stop at home and then keep going.

I find though, that the process of running makes me not have to go, if that makes any sense. I lose that urge while I'm moving, even if I have to go when I start.

 

[farmgirl]

I lose the gotta go gotta go feeling

eventually! I'd agree with JeanneMarie-the more I run (weeks progression of long runs) the less I have to pee. During my marathon-I stopped to pee...no way am I gonna pee my pants-wouldn't that chafe??? I also run partially in a wooded area where I could squat but I also run near my hospital and several gas stations...so plenty of options. some of my friends chose their route around where their friends live so they could duck in quick if needed!
Happy running!
julie

 

[janie1234]

Wow I wish I could be as lucky as the both of you. These compression tights just push on my bladder. I run through a trail of vinyards. Right now there are a lot of workers preparing the vines so I would be so mortified if one of them caught me with my tights down I just came so close to just peeing in my pants today. I was curious if anyone else has ever had to resort to that. Dang it men have it so good they don't seem to have this problem.

 

[NinjaMom]

I have had to use the "outdoor" facilities (ie: tree, bush, woods..) a number of times. Luckily I run on the state trail which has areas where I can veer off and stay hidden

 

[Mckmain]

your on a long run and you really gotta go pee? Sorry if this is gross but today I went on a 6 mile run, which isn't that far but it is no way near a bathroom. What do you do? I was so seriously going to just pee in my pants. Isn't that what marathoners do??? Of course wearing my CXW running compression capri tights sure as heck didn't help much. Luckily I made it home but if I was on an 8 mile run I know I wouldn't have made it.

Nope, as a veteran marathon runner I have never peed in my pants. I use the bushes. And in most of the marathons I have run, you see people going off in the bushes all the time, and even some just right off the course, who really cares? I do know of some female Ultra runners that have pulled their shorts aside and peed while they ran...Bizarre, and no, I have not tried that!!

 

[lcobb2]

I have never peed my pants (or gone while I was running---I stop to do that), but I have NO PROBLEM with going in the woods or if it's dark enough, going between houses. I also go in gas stations, resturants, etc.

 

[cindi1]

I always go multiple times before my run and don't drink anything 30-60 minutes before I start my long runs. For some reason my brain/bladder seem to want to empty out before I start running - maybe it's the power of suggestion.

I keep well hydrated prior to that window, bring some water with me, and drink a lot afterwards, but that has kept me from having to go during my runs which so far have been in the 10-12 mile range.