My first marathon

<< I am planning to run in my first marathon but have some issues....>>

Perhaps there are other issues, as well, so just get them off your chest.
You'll feel better.

<<The longest distance I have ever run is 12 miles. At about 6 miles, I always
get the urge to go to the bathroom. #1 & #2. How do I prevent this from
happening?>>

Well, perhaps it is unpreventable, if you have done your duty before the onset
of your run. So just submit to your natural bosy urges. There's little you
can do about that, at this point. So just take a break, get off the road, find
a little privacy, and pull down your shorts. Let me know how if that works for
you, and how.

<<I always go to the bathroom just before running but it still happens
everytime.>>

So expect the expected! Just enjoy the release. No shame in that. It would be
unhealthy to do otherwise. Hope that helps.

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"Ohohwatwat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I am planning to run in my first marathon but have some issues....

The longest distance I have ever run is 12 miles. At about 6 miles, I

always

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get the urge to go to the bathroom. #1 & #2. How do I prevent this

from

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happening? I always go to the bathroom just before running but it

still happens

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everytime.

Too little information. When do run, morning, noon, early evening, 2
am? What are your eating habits vs.timing with your runs?

When I first started to run I used to jump out of bed, brush my one
tooth, go potty and run. Invariably I would be few miles out and have
the same potty problem. My solution was to get up a little earlier throw
down a few cups of coffee, some toast and allow mother nature to
complete it's excretion duties. Some people have problems with milk
products but not to the extreme of lactose intolerance. Investigate your
eating, digestion, excretion rate vs. your running.

-DougF

(Ohohwatwat) said:

I am planning to run in my first marathon but have some issues....

The longest distance I have ever run is 12 miles. At about 6 miles, I
always get the urge to go to the bathroom. #1 & #2. How do I prevent
this from happening? I always go to the bathroom just before running
but it still happens everytime.

Doug already mentioned some of this, but this is what works for me.

#1 - The main thing is to make sure that you aren't drinking your fluids at
the wrong time. I have fluids (Coffee/sports drink) 1.5 to 2 hours before
the start of the run, then no fluids until 5 to 10 minutes before the run.
At that time I'll have 12 to 20 oz of sports drink. That way I've
eliminated most of what is not being used by my body, and the fluids just
before my run are used up by the body (perspiration) rather than turned
into urine.

#2 - A few things that helped me. I cut back on the milk products the day
before a long run. Other than that, I don't eat anything I'm not used to
eating the day before. Get up at least 1.5 hours before the start of my run
to make sure I have taken care of business. BTW, there are few things worse
than having to find a place to do #2 during the middle of a long run.

Phil M.

--
If you can empty your own boat
Crossing the river of the world,
No one will oppose you,
No one will seek to harm you. -Chuang Tzu

Ohohwatwat said:

I am planning to run in my first marathon but have some issues....

The longest distance I have ever run is 12 miles. At about 6 miles, I always
get the urge to go to the bathroom. #1 & #2. How do I prevent this from
happening? I always go to the bathroom just before running but it still happens
everytime.

How long have you been at it? Various weird/uncomfortable things
(including potty) have gone away for me over the months as I settled
into a my distance and pace.

By the way that's one big issue I'd have with trying a marathon - not
having done a good number of 20+ mile runs, I wouldn't have a feel for
when/if/how much to eat and drink, or how fast to run, or what it should
feel like. Surely you should slowly work up to the distance.

It's a lot easier if you carb load and ensure proper hydration for about 2
days before your long run. So, if you run first thing Sat, load up and water
and carbs on Thurs and Fri.

On the morning of the run, just have your normal pre-run food (bagels are my
choice) and some water or sports drink, but not an excessive amount of
either.

If you try and fill yourself with carbs and water just before your run, or
even the night before, you're going to have problems. I try and eat at about
5pm the day before, then make sure I #2 before the run.

It's a problem though! But everyone has it. I think I must know about 100
places I can stop for #1 or # 2 on my runs.

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I am planning to run in my first marathon but have some issues....

The longest distance I have ever run is 12 miles. At about 6 miles, I

always

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get the urge to go to the bathroom. #1 & #2. How do I prevent this from
happening? I always go to the bathroom just before running but it still

happens

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everytime.

"Ohohwatwat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I am planning to run in my first marathon but have some issues....

The longest distance I have ever run is 12 miles. At about 6 miles, I

always

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get the urge to go to the bathroom. #1 & #2. How do I prevent this from
happening? I always go to the bathroom just before running but it still

happens

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everytime.

Getting up a bit earlier helped me. Gets things "moving" so that you are
ready to go before the run begins.

Some people drink coffee or just eat a little something to speed up the
process.

If you need to pee, on a training run this is not a big deal (assuming you
can pee without doing it in someone's yard or something).

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(Ohohwatwat) said:

I am planning to run in my first marathon but have some issues....

The longest distance I have ever run is 12 miles. At about 6 miles, I always
get the urge to go to the bathroom. #1 & #2. How do I prevent this from
happening? I always go to the bathroom just before running but it still
happens
everytime.

you might be overdoing it on the fluids on race morning. hydrate a lot
the day before, then go easy the morning of. my body tells me to hit the
men's room several times before races... it's just automatic now. i
don't even have to think about it. also, i don't eat a big, heavy meal
the day before (breakfast the only possible exception). i keep the meals
moderate in size and avoid a lot of fibre or anything that'll want to be
moving out of me the next day. but hopefully a good purge can happen
that evening, and again next morn.

and race morning, i eat at least a few hours before the race, to allow
time for food to travel through me a bit so that i'll have a comfortable
"empty" feeling when the race is about to start. and avoid dairy and too
much fibre on race morning. these encourage the bod to want to "go".

Cam

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I am planning to run in my first marathon but have some issues....

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The longest distance I have ever run is 12 miles. At about 6 miles, I

always

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get the urge to go to the bathroom. #1 & #2. How do I prevent this from
happening?

Stop eating and drinking too much. (duhhh) I know on long runs if I ignore the
urges, they usually pass (no pun intended) within a few miles and I can wait
until I've done my 1.5 hours to go.

Don't eat anything from noon the day before ... drink a sport drink and maybe
some cranberry juice ... limit how much you drink that morning but drink a
salty sport drink about 3 min before the race ... it will absorb slower and by
then your system should shut down sending water in the wrong direction ...
enjoy the run ...

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Don't eat anything from noon the day before

LMAO

Ohohwatwat said:

I am planning to run in my first marathon but have some issues....

The longest distance I have ever run is 12 miles. At about 6 miles, I
always get the urge to go to the bathroom. #1 & #2. How do I prevent
this from happening? I always go to the bathroom just before running
but it still happens everytime.

You can't always prevent it. Different people's guts respond in different
ways to the stress of running but what has helped me enormously is denying
myself that morning cup of coffee.

I'd tried messing about with my diet and even tried Loperimide (Imodium) but
it wasn't until I dropped the coffee that my running became anxiety free
again.

Tim
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it wasn't until I dropped the coffee that my running became anxiety free
again.

WAY TOO MUCH INFO

Tim Downie said:

Ohohwatwat said:

I am planning to run in my first marathon but have some issues....

The longest distance I have ever run is 12 miles. At about 6 miles, I
always get the urge to go to the bathroom. #1 & #2. How do I prevent
this from happening? I always go to the bathroom just before running
but it still happens everytime.

You can't always prevent it. Different people's guts respond in different
ways to the stress of running but what has helped me enormously is denying
myself that morning cup of coffee.

also, realize, that there will be porta-potties. find out where and
tailor your food intake a bit. you really will have to unless you
want to do it in your pants.
....thehick

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unless you
want to do it in your pants.

I'm getting hot just thinking about it...

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I'd tried messing about with my diet and even tried Loperimide (Imodium) but
it wasn't until I dropped the coffee that my running became anxiety free
again.

An Imodium (or a half) will probably work, but reportedly
it can clog up your system for longer than one´d perhaps
want (which, of course, is something one could easily live
with after a succesful long race).

A solution that might work is to quit drinking coffee every
day, but to drink a large cupful in good time before a long
run or race.

Blueberry soup or juice has a (IMHO deserved) reputation
(among Nordic skiers at least) as an effective pit-stop-
preventer. (In any case it is an exzcellent energy drink.)

Anders

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I'd tried messing about with my diet and even tried Loperimide
(Imodium) but
it wasn't until I dropped the coffee that my running became anxiety
free
again.

An Imodium (or a half) will probably work, but reportedly
it can clog up your system for longer than one´d perhaps
want (which, of course, is something one could easily live
with after a succesful long race).

In my experience, Imodium isn't really much cop for inhibiting the kind of
exercise induced hyperperistalsis that runners get. I found that even two
Imodium tablets had little effect if I'd had my morning coffee.

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A solution that might work is to quit drinking coffee every
day, but to drink a large cupful in good time before a long
run or race.

Nooooo. I initially drank coffee on my long run morningns to ensure that
things got moving early (i.e. before my run) but the effect goes on for much
much longer. I can drink coffee happily ever day and by simply omitting the
morning cup before a morning run, I can run in comfort.

Tim

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Imodium isn't really much cop for inhibiting the kind of
exercise induced hyperperistalsis

Is that a new word for "dump" ?

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I found that even two
Imodium tablets had little effect if I'd had my morning coffee.

Lets face it Tim, you're just full of [censored].